Key Generation and Conversion Overview

Typical key generation operations involve the following:

• Randomly create a key object for subsequent encryption and decryption.

• Convert external or internal binary data into a key object for subsequent encryption and decryption.

• Create a key object based on the specified key parameter for subsequent encryption and decryption.

• Obtain the binary data of a key object for storage or transmission.

• Obtain the properties of an asymmetric key object for storage or transmission.

The key object can be a symmetric key object (SymKey) or an asymmetric key pair object (KeyPair). The KeyPair object consists a public key (PubKey) and a private key (PriKey).