IKey Interface

Definition

Namespace:

Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.KeyManagement

Assembly:

Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.dll

Package:

Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection v9.0.0

Source:

IKey.cs

The basic interface for representing an authenticated encryption key.

public interface class IKey

public interface IKey

type IKey = interface

Public Interface IKey

Properties

ActivationDate	The date at which encryptions with this key can begin taking place.
CreationDate	The date on which this key was created.
Descriptor	Gets the IAuthenticatedEncryptorDescriptor instance associated with this key.
ExpirationDate	The date after which encryptions with this key may no longer take place.
IsRevoked	Returns a value stating whether this key was revoked.
KeyId	The id of the key.

Methods

CreateEncryptor()

Creates an IAuthenticatedEncryptor instance that can be used to encrypt data to and decrypt data from this key.