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

A cryptographic key (RSA).

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Description
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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.

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Methods
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   | :ref:`bool<class_bool>`               | :ref:`is_public_only<class_CryptoKey_method_is_public_only>` **(** **)** |const|                                                                               |
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   | :ref:`Error<enum_@GlobalScope_Error>` | :ref:`load<class_CryptoKey_method_load>` **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` path, :ref:`bool<class_bool>` public_only=false **)**                               |
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   | :ref:`Error<enum_@GlobalScope_Error>` | :ref:`load_from_string<class_CryptoKey_method_load_from_string>` **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` string_key, :ref:`bool<class_bool>` public_only=false **)** |
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   | :ref:`Error<enum_@GlobalScope_Error>` | :ref:`save<class_CryptoKey_method_save>` **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` path, :ref:`bool<class_bool>` public_only=false **)**                               |
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   | :ref:`String<class_String>`           | :ref:`save_to_string<class_CryptoKey_method_save_to_string>` **(** :ref:`bool<class_bool>` public_only=false **)**                                             |
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Method Descriptions
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:ref:`bool<class_bool>` **is_public_only** **(** **)** |const|

Return ``true`` if this CryptoKey only has the public part, and not the private one.

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:ref:`Error<enum_@GlobalScope_Error>` **load** **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` path, :ref:`bool<class_bool>` public_only=false **)**

Loads a key from ``path``. If ``public_only`` is ``true``, only the public key will be loaded.

\ **Note:** ``path`` should be a "\*.pub" file if ``public_only`` is ``true``, a "\*.key" file otherwise.

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.. _class_CryptoKey_method_load_from_string:

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:ref:`Error<enum_@GlobalScope_Error>` **load_from_string** **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` string_key, :ref:`bool<class_bool>` public_only=false **)**

Loads a key from the given ``string``. If ``public_only`` is ``true``, only the public key will be loaded.

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:ref:`Error<enum_@GlobalScope_Error>` **save** **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` path, :ref:`bool<class_bool>` public_only=false **)**

Saves a key to the given ``path``. If ``public_only`` is ``true``, only the public key will be saved.

\ **Note:** ``path`` should be a "\*.pub" file if ``public_only`` is ``true``, a "\*.key" file otherwise.

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.. _class_CryptoKey_method_save_to_string:

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:ref:`String<class_String>` **save_to_string** **(** :ref:`bool<class_bool>` public_only=false **)**

Returns a string containing the key in PEM format. If ``public_only`` is ``true``, only the public key will be included.

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