CreateKey Method
Creates an OpenPGP key pair.
Syntax
keymgr.createKey(userId, passphrase, [callback])
Callback
The 'callback' parameter specifies a function which will be called when the operation completes (or an error is encountered). If the 'callback' parameter is not specified, then the method will block and will not return until the operation completes (or an error is encountered).
The callback for this method is defined as:
function(err){ }
'err' is the error that occurred. If there was no error, then 'err' is 'null'.
'err' has 2 properties which hold detailed information:
err.code err.message
Remarks
This method creates a new OpenPGP key pair. The UserId parameter specifies the user Id of the key.
The UserId format is:
FirstName LastName (Comment) <Email>Not all values are required when selecting or generating a key, but at least FirstName or Email are required.
Additional configuration settings may be set to further configure the details of the key being created. Please see the following settings for details: