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UID: NF:certenroll.ISignerCertificate.get_Silent
title: ISignerCertificate::get_Silent (certenroll.h)
description: Specifies or retrieves a Boolean value that indicates whether the user is notified when the private key is used to sign a certificate request.
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- COM
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- CertEnroll.dll
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- ISignerCertificate.Silent
- ISignerCertificate.get_Silent
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# ISignerCertificate::get_Silent


## -description


The <b>Silent</b> property specifies or retrieves a Boolean value that indicates whether the user is notified when the private key is used to sign a certificate request.

This property is read/write.


## -parameters


## -remarks



Call this property to specify a value before calling the <a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/desktop/api/certenroll/nf-certenroll-isignercertificate-initialize">Initialize</a> method. Setting this property also sets the <a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/desktop/api/certenroll/nf-certenroll-ix509privatekey-get_silent">Silent</a> property on the <a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/desktop/api/certenroll/nn-certenroll-ix509privatekey">IX509PrivateKey</a> object. You can retrieve the private key object by calling <a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/desktop/api/certenroll/nf-certenroll-isignercertificate-get_privatekey">PrivateKey</a>. You can call the following properties to retrieve additional information about the signing certificate object:

<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/desktop/api/certenroll/nf-certenroll-isignercertificate-get_certificate">Certificate</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/desktop/api/certenroll/nf-certenroll-isignercertificate-get_parentwindow">ParentWindow</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/desktop/api/certenroll/nf-certenroll-isignercertificate-put_pin">Pin</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/desktop/api/certenroll/nf-certenroll-isignercertificate-get_signatureinformation">SignatureInformation</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/desktop/api/certenroll/nf-certenroll-isignercertificate-get_uicontextmessage">UIContextMessage</a>
</li>
</ul>



## -see-also




<a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/desktop/api/certenroll/nn-certenroll-isignercertificate">ISignerCertificate</a>
 

 

