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Generating an RSA key pair in powershell
To generate an RSA key pair in PowerShell, you can use the New-RsaKeyPair
cmdlet available in the PSKeyVault
module. Here's an example of how to generate an RSA key pair:
Install the
PSKeyVault
module (if not already installed) by running the following command in PowerShell with administrative privileges:powershellInstall-Module -Name PSKeyVault
Import the
PSKeyVault
module by running the following command:powershellImport-Module PSKeyVault
Generate an RSA key pair using the
New-RsaKeyPair
cmdlet. You can specify the key size and output format as needed. For example, to generate a 2048-bit RSA key pair and store the private key in a variable, use the following command:powershell$privateKey = New-RsaKeyPair -KeySize 2048
By default, the
New-RsaKeyPair
cmdlet generates a key pair in PEM format. If you need the keys in a different format, such as XML or DER, you can specify the-OutputFormat
parameter accordingly.You can access the generated RSA key pair as follows:
powershell$privateKey.PrivateKey
$privateKey.PublicKey
The private key is stored in the
$privateKey.PrivateKey
variable, and the public key is stored in the$privateKey.PublicKey
variable.
Please note that the PSKeyVault
module provides additional functionality related to key management and Azure Key Vault integration. If you don't need these features, you can also consider using the .NET System.Security.Cryptography
namespace directly in PowerShell to generate RSA key pairs.