PKey.DescriptionPrivateKey
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Describes the private key.

| Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Certificates](component_Certificates.md) | [7.0](newinversion70.md) | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |

MBS( "PKey.DescriptionPrivateKey"; PKeyRef ) 

**MBS**( **"PKey.DescriptionPrivateKey";** /\* Describes the private key. \*/  
**$PKeyRef**) /\* The reference to the private key.e.g. $pkey \*/ 

### Parameters

| Parameter | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| PKeyRef | The reference to the private key. | $pkey |

### Result

Returns text or error.

### Description

Describes the private key.  
This is only for human to read.  
### See also

- [PKCS12.ReadFromContainer](PKCS12ReadFromContainer.md)
- [PKCS12.ReadFromFile](PKCS12ReadFromFile.md)
- [PKey.DescriptionPublicKey](PKeyDescriptionPublicKey.md)

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Created 23th December 2016 , last changed 23th December 2016

  
[PKey.Bits](PKeyBits.md) - [PKey.DescriptionPublicKey](PKeyDescriptionPublicKey.md)

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