Rsa.MakeKeys Method (String, String, Int32, Rsa.PublicExponent, Int32, String, CipherAlgorithm, HashAlgorithm, Rsa.Format, Boolean)

Generate an RSA public/private key pair, saving private key with PBES2 algorithm.

Syntax

public static int MakeKeys(
	string publicKeyFile,
	string privateKeyFile,
	int bits,
	Rsa.PublicExponent exponent,
	int iterCount,
	string password,
	CipherAlgorithm cipherAlg,
	HashAlgorithm hashAlg,
	Rsa.Format fileFormat,
	bool showProgress
)

Public Shared Function MakeKeys ( _
	publicKeyFile As String, _
	privateKeyFile As String, _
	bits As Integer, _
	exponent As Rsa.PublicExponent, _
	iterCount As Integer, _
	password As String, _
	cipherAlg As CipherAlgorithm, _
	hashAlg As HashAlgorithm, _
	fileFormat As Rsa.Format, _
	showProgress As Boolean _
) As Integer

Parameters

publicKeyFile

Output filename for public key

privateKeyFile

Output filename for (encrypted) private key

bits

Required key modulus size in bits (min 96)

exponent

Type: Rsa.PublicExponent
Exponent (Fermat Prime)

iterCount

Iteration count for encrypted private key

password

Password string for encrypted private key

cipherAlg

Type: CipherAlgorithm
Block cipher to use for encryption scheme [default = des-ede3-cbc]

hashAlg

Type: HashAlgorithm
Hash function to use in PRF HMAC algorithm [default = hmacWithSHA1]

fileFormat

Type: Rsa.Format
Format to save file [default = DER binary]

showProgress

Indicate progress in console

Return Value

Examples (VB.NET)

See Example1

See Also

VB6/C equivalent: RSA_MakeKeys

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