TElPGPCustomSecretKey.BeginGenerate method

TElPGPCustomSecretKey.BeginGenerate

Starts asynchronous operation of generation of new key pair.

Declaration

[C#]
void BeginGenerate(int Bits, int Algorithm);

[VB.NET]
Sub BeginGenerate(ByVal Bits As Integer, ByVal Algorithm As Integer)

[Pascal]
procedure BeginGenerate(Bits : integer; Algorithm : TSBPGPPublicKeyAlgorithm);
TSBPGPPublicKeyAlgorithm = integer;

[C++]
void BeginGenerate(int32_t Bits, int32_t Algorithm);

[PHP]
void BeginGenerate(integer $Bits, integer $Algorithm)

[Java]
void beginGenerate(int Bits, int Algorithm);

Parameters

Bits - key length in bits.
Algorithm - encryption algorithm.

Values:

[.NET] [Pascal] [C++]	Value	Description
SB_PGP_ALGORITHM_PK_RSA	1 (0x01)	RSA (encrypt or sign) algorithm
SB_PGP_ALGORITHM_PK_RSA_ENCRYPT	2 (0x02)	RSA (encrypt-only) algorithm
SB_PGP_ALGORITHM_PK_RSA_SIGN	3 (0x03)	RSA (sign-only) algorithm
SB_PGP_ALGORITHM_PK_ELGAMAL_ENCRYPT	16 (0x10)	ElGamal (encrypt-only) algorithm
SB_PGP_ALGORITHM_PK_DSA	17 (0x11)	Digital Signature algorithm
SB_PGP_ALGORITHM_PK_ECDH	18 (0x12)	Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman key exchange algorithm
SB_PGP_ALGORITHM_PK_ECDSA	19 (0x13)	Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm
SB_PGP_ALGORITHM_PK_ELGAMAL	20 (0x14)	ElGamal (encrypt or sign) algorithm

Description

Use this method to start generating new key pair asynchronously. By default key secret fields are not encrypted and there is no password. You can encrypt them later by changing password/symmetric encrypting algorithm.

Use AsyncOperationFinished method to check when the operation is finished. Call EndGenerate to complete the asynchronous operation.

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