KeyStore.GetKey(String, Char[]) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Java.Security

Assembly:: Mono.Android.dll

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Returns the key associated with the given alias, using the given password to recover it.

[Android.Runtime.Register("getKey", "(Ljava/lang/String;[C)Ljava/security/Key;", "")]
public Java.Security.IKey? GetKey (string? alias, char[]? password);

[<Android.Runtime.Register("getKey", "(Ljava/lang/String;[C)Ljava/security/Key;", "")>]
member this.GetKey : string * char[] -> Java.Security.IKey

Parameters

alias: String

the alias name

password: Char[]

the password for recovering the key

Returns

IKey

the requested key, or null if the given alias does not exist or does not identify a key-related entry.

Attributes: RegisterAttribute

Exceptions

KeyStoreException

if this KeyStore is not initialized.

NoSuchAlgorithmException

if the algorithm for recovering the key is not available.

UnrecoverableKeyException

if the key can not be recovered.

Remarks

Returns the key associated with the given alias, using the given password to recover it. The key must have been associated with the alias by a call to setKeyEntry, or by a call to setEntry with a PrivateKeyEntry or SecretKeyEntry.

Java documentation for java.security.KeyStore.getKey(java.lang.String, char[]).

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Applies to