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.. _class_CryptoKey:

CryptoKey
=========

**Inherits:** :ref:`Resource<class_Resource>` **<** :ref:`Reference<class_Reference>` **<** :ref:`Object<class_Object>`

A cryptographic key (RSA).

Description
-----------

The CryptoKey class represents a cryptographic key. Keys can be loaded and saved like any other :ref:`Resource<class_Resource>`.

They can be used to generate a self-signed :ref:`X509Certificate<class_X509Certificate>` via :ref:`Crypto.generate_self_signed_certificate<class_Crypto_method_generate_self_signed_certificate>` and as private key in :ref:`StreamPeerSSL.accept_stream<class_StreamPeerSSL_method_accept_stream>` along with the appropriate certificate.

**Note:** Not available in HTML5 exports.

Methods
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| :ref:`Error<enum_@GlobalScope_Error>` | :ref:`load<class_CryptoKey_method_load>` **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` path **)** |
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| :ref:`Error<enum_@GlobalScope_Error>` | :ref:`save<class_CryptoKey_method_save>` **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` path **)** |
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Method Descriptions
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.. _class_CryptoKey_method_load:

- :ref:`Error<enum_@GlobalScope_Error>` **load** **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` path **)**

Loads a key from ``path`` ("\*.key" file).

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.. _class_CryptoKey_method_save:

- :ref:`Error<enum_@GlobalScope_Error>` **save** **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` path **)**

Saves a key to the given ``path`` (should be a "\*.key" file).

.. |virtual| replace:: :abbr:`virtual (This method should typically be overridden by the user to have any effect.)`
.. |const| replace:: :abbr:`const (This method has no side effects. It doesn't modify any of the instance's member variables.)`
.. |vararg| replace:: :abbr:`vararg (This method accepts any number of arguments after the ones described here.)`