CryptoKey

Inherits: Resource < RefCounted < Object

A cryptographic key (RSA or elliptic-curve).

Description

The CryptoKey class represents a cryptographic key. Keys can be loaded and saved like any other Resource.

They can be used to generate a self-signed X509Certificate via Crypto.generate_self_signed_certificate and as private key in StreamPeerTLS.accept_stream along with the appropriate certificate.

bool	is_public_only() const
Error	load(path: String, public_only: bool = false)
Error	load_from_string(string_key: String, public_only: bool = false)
Error	save(path: String, public_only: bool = false)
String	save_to_string(public_only: bool = false)

bool is_public_only() const 🔗

Returns true if this CryptoKey only has the public part, and not the private one.

Error load(path: String, public_only: bool = false) 🔗

Loads a key from path. If public_only is true, only the public key will be loaded.

Note: path should be a “*.pub” file if public_only is true, a “*.key” file otherwise.

Error load_from_string(string_key: String, public_only: bool = false) 🔗

Loads a key from the given string_key. If public_only is true, only the public key will be loaded.

Error save(path: String, public_only: bool = false) 🔗

Saves a key to the given path. If public_only is true, only the public key will be saved.

Note: path should be a “*.pub” file if public_only is true, a “*.key” file otherwise.

String save_to_string(public_only: bool = false) 🔗

Returns a string containing the key in PEM format. If public_only is true, only the public key will be included.

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