Dialog Generation of an Asymmetric Key Pair

This dialog is accessed by selecting the menu item Digital Signatures/PKI \ PKI \ Key Generation/Import.

This dialog is used to specify the parameters to be used to generate an asymmetric key pair.Asymmetric key pairs can be generated for the following cryptosystems:

Elliptic curves and DSA keys can only be used in CrypTool to sign messages. RSA keys can be used in CrypTool to sign, encrypt and decrypt data.

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The dialog is divided into five areas (the lower three areas are only active when elliptic curve keys are generated):

Every key pair generated and any additional relevant data are stored under a key identifier.

Generated RSA and DSA key can be exported to a file in PKCS #12 format using the Available asymmetric key pairs dialog. You can use the PKCS #12 import button in this dialog to re-import those keys. Please note that there are some restrictions regarding PKCS #12 import.