CreateKey Method
Creates a new key.
Syntax
void __fastcall CreateKey();Remarks
This method creates a new public and private key.
When calling CreateKey the Key* properties are populated with a new private and public key.
An Elgamal key is made up of a number of individual parameters.
The public key consists of the following parameters:
The component also includes the KeyPublicKey property which holds the PEM formatted public key for ease of use. This is helpful if you are in control of both signature creation and verification process. When sending the public key to a recipient note that not all implementations will support using the PEM formatted value in KeyPublicKey in which case the individual parameters must be sent.
The private key consists of the following parameters:
The component also include the KeyPrivateKey property which holds the PEM formatted private key for ease of use. This is helpful for storing the private key more easily.