wodKeys Component - BitCount Property
      
 

Description

Determines number of bits in the key.


Property type

An Integer value.  


Syntax

object.BitCount(KeyType)



The BitCount Property syntax has these parts:

Part Description
object An expression evaluating to an object of type Keys.
KeyType Required. A SSHKeyTypes enumeration, as described in settings. Type of the key (RSA/DSA).

Settings

The settings for KeyType are:

Constant Value Description
 RSAkey 0 Sets/returns bitcount for RSA key.
 DSAkey 1 Sets/returns bitcount for DSA key.

Remarks

This property will return number of bits in specified private key. Number of bits for each key is specified in Generate method when key is created. Most common value is 1024, but for stronger encryption sometimes this value can be larger.