Generate Method

Generates a new certificate.

Syntax

• C++
• Objective-C
• C

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int Generate(int iKeyBits);

Unicode (Windows)
INT Generate(INT iKeyBits);

- (void)generate:(int)keyBits;

#define MID_CERTIFICATEMANAGER_GENERATE 11

SECUREBLACKBOX_EXTERNAL int SECUREBLACKBOX_CALL SecureBlackbox_CertificateManager_Do(void *lpObj, int methid, int cparam, void *param[], int cbparam[], int64 *lpllVal);

Remarks

Call this method to generate a new certificate based on the information provided via Certificate, CACertificate, and CertificateRequest parameters as given below:

If neither CACertificate nor CertificateRequest are set, a self-signed certificate will be generated based on the information set up in Certificate object.

If CACertificate is provided but CertificateRequest is not, a certificate signed by the CA certificate will be generated based on the information configured in the Certificate object.

If both CACertificate and CertificateRequest are set, a certificate based on the certificate request and signed by the CA certificate will be generated. The private key contained in the certificate request will be used.

KeyBits specifies the number of bits in the key to be generated. Note that this property is ignored in the case of request-based generation.

Error Handling (C++)

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.)