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PublicKeyData properties


Returns public key - as byte array.

Type

An array of Byte values. For VC users, please declare it as SAFEARRAY FAR* (VT_UI1).

Syntax

  • Basic
object.PublicKeyData(KeyType)
The PublicKeyData(object,KeyType) syntax has these parts:
objectAn expression evaluating to an object of type SSHKeyPair.
KeyTypeRequired. A SSHKeyTypes enumeration, as described in settings. Type of the key (RSA, DSA or ECDSA).

Remarks

The settings for KeyType are:

Constant Value Description
RSAkey0 Uses RSA cipher to create keys.
DSAkey 1 Uses DSA cipher to create keys.
ECDSAkey 2 Uses ECDSA cipher to create keys.

This property will return raw data for public part of previously generated (or loaded) key. Unlike PublicKey property which returns String, this property returns byte array.


Platforms

Windows