Java.lang.Object; java.security.KeyPair; All Implemented Interfaces: Serializable. Public final class KeyPair extends Object implements Serializable. This class is a simple holder for a key pair (a public key and a private key). It does not enforce any security, and, when initialized, should be treated like a PrivateKey. Constructs a key. For a non-technical person, how do I generate a ECDSA key pair easily? To generate an Elliptic Curve private key in PEM format using. Adding an external key.
The genkey command of the keytool programenables you to generate a key pair.
Navigate to the JAVA_HOME/bin directory,where JAVA_HOME is the installation directory ofthe Java SDK.
Enter the following command:
When prompted, enter your keystore password.
When prompted, enter the Distinguished Name information.
What is your first and last name?
Caution –When prompted for your first and last name, make sureyou enter the machine hostname.
What is the name of your organizational unit?
What is the name of your organization?
What is the name of your City or Locality?
What is the name of your State or Province?
What is the two-letter country code for this unit?
Is CN=first_and_last_name, OU=organizational_unit, O=organization_name,L=city_or_locality, ST=state_or_province, C=two_letter_country_codecorrect?
When prompted, enter a password for the keystore entry.If the password is same as the keystore password, press Return.
Note –Ifyou want to use a keystore, it is recommended to use the sbyn.keystore file in the JavaCAPS-install-dir/repository/repository/server directory.
To sign an assembly with a strong name, you must have a public/private key pair. This public and private cryptographic key pair is used during compilation to create a strong-named assembly. You can create a key pair using the Strong Name tool (Sn.exe). Key pair files usually have an .snk extension.
Note
In Visual Studio, the C# and Visual Basic project property pages include a Signing tab that enables you to select existing key files or to generate new key files without using Sn.exe. In Visual C++, you can specify the location of an existing key file in the Advanced property page in the Linker section of the Configuration Properties section of the Property Pages window. The use of the AssemblyKeyFileAttribute attribute to identify key file pairs was made obsolete beginning with Visual Studio 2005.
To create a key pair, at a command prompt, type the following command:
sn –k <file name>
In this command, file name is the name of the output file containing the key pair. /generate-new-ssh-key-github.html.

The following example creates a key pair called sgKey.snk.
If you intend to delay sign an assembly and you control the whole key pair (which is unlikely outside test scenarios), you can use the following commands to generate a key pair and then extract the public key from it into a separate file. First, create the key pair:
Next, extract the public key from the key pair and copy it to a separate file:
Once you create the key pair, you must put the file where the strong name signing tools can find it.
When signing an assembly with a strong name, the Assembly Linker (Al.exe) looks for the key file relative to the current directory and to the output directory. When using command-line compilers, you can simply copy the key to the current directory containing your code modules.
If you are using an earlier version of Visual Studio that does not have a Signing tab in the project properties, the recommended key file location is the project directory with the file attribute specified as follows: