GenerateKey Method

Generates a symmetric key or an asymmetric key pair on the KMIP server.

Syntax

kmipclient.generateKey(keyAlgorithm, keyLength, id, [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, data){ }

'err' is the error that occurred. If there was no error, then 'err' is 'null'.

'data' is the value returned by the method.

'err' has 2 properties which hold detailed information:

err.code
err.message

Remarks

Use KeyAlgorithm and KeyLength to indicate the desired algorithm and key length. Provide an identifier (name) of the new key via the Id parameter.

The method returns the Id assigned by the server to the new key object. This may differ from the one you supplied.