CreateKey Method
Creates an OpenPGP key pair.
Syntax
int CreateKey(const QString& qsUserId, const QString& qsPassphrase);
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:
- KeyEncryptionAlgorithm
- KeyUsage
- KeyValidityTime
- PublicKeyLength
- PublicKeyAlgorithm
- PublicKeySignatureHashAlgorithm
- Curve
- SubKeyCurve
Error Handling
This method returns a result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message. (Note: This method's result code can also be obtained by calling the GetLastErrorCode() method after it returns.)