System.Security.Cryptography. CngKey.Import doesn't work on Linux.

[VladislavMorozov]

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.security.cryptography.cngkey.import?view=netcore-2.2#System_Security_Cryptography_CngKey_Import_System_Byte___System_Security_Cryptography_CngKeyBlobFormat_

Please add a remark to the documentation that this method doesn't work on Linux.

[mairaw]

Thanks @VladislavMorozov for your feedback. @bartonjs can you confirm that?

[bartonjs]

Nothing with CNG in the name works on non-Windows systems. Including CngKey.Import.

[VladislavMorozov]

System.PlatformNotSupportedException
HResult=0x80131539
Message=Windows Cryptography Next Generation (CNG) is not supported on this platform.
Source=System.Security.Cryptography.Cng
StackTrace:
at System.Security.Cryptography.CngKeyBlobFormat.get_Pkcs8PrivateBlob()

I run it on Linux container in docker.

[mairaw]

Ok, thanks for confirming. I'm adding this to our backlog.