Symetric keys are used for the bulk of encrypting data since PKI encryption is slow.
This method generates a symetric key and returns a P6R::ICryptoKey interface for the newly generated key. The P6R::ICryptoKey interface can be passed to other crypto methods that require a key and it can be used to serialize the key data to a file or buffer.
- Parameters
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| ppKey | [ out ] The address of a pointer to a P6R::ICryptoKey in which will be placed a pointer to the newly created P6R::ICryptokey. |
| keySize | [ in ] Number of bits used in generating key |
| bReseed | [ in ] Force the reseeding of the random number generator used in key generation. |
- Returns
| Success | P6R::eOk | |
| Failure | eInvalidArg | One of the parameters is NULL or keySize is zero. |
| eNotInitialized | A successful call to initialize was not made before this call. |
| eIoError | Could not create the key file. |
| p6IEntropySource | Error returned from pEntropy. |
| eFail | The key generation calculation failed. |
