#Key Creation

Create a cryptographic key pair based on supported algorithm using the walt.id crypto lib.

#Creating a local key

import id.walt.crypto.keys.KeyType
import id.walt.crypto.keys.jwk.JWKKey
import id.walt.crypto.keys.jwk.JWKKeyMetadata

suspend fun main() {
    val jwkKey = JWKKey.generate(KeyType.RSA, JWKKeyMetadata())
    println("Key ID: " + jwkKey.getKeyId())
}

The JWKKey.generate() method from the JWKKeyCreator creates a new key pair based on a given KeyType and metadata (provided via the JWKKeyMetadata object).

Supported Key Types: Ed25519, secp256k1, secp256r1, RSA

You can also optionally provide a keySize via the JWKKeyMetadata object to modify the size of the key in bits. When not provided, the library choose a default. Like so:

suspend fun main() {
    val localKey = JWKKey.generate(KeyType.RSA, JWKKeyMetadata(2048))
    println("Key ID: " + localKey.getKeyId())
}