GenerateLocalAuthenticationKey(String) Method

Generates a local authentication key using the specified authentication password and the current engine ID.

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Visual Basic (Usage)
C#
Managed Extensions for C++
C++/CLI

Public Overloads Function GenerateLocalAuthenticationKey( _
   ByVal authenticationPassword As String _
) As Byte()

Dim instance As User
Dim authenticationPassword As String
Dim value() As Byte
 
value = instance.GenerateLocalAuthenticationKey(authenticationPassword)

public byte[] GenerateLocalAuthenticationKey( 
   string authenticationPassword
)

public: byte[]* GenerateLocalAuthenticationKey( 
   string* authenticationPassword
)

public:
array<byte>^ GenerateLocalAuthenticationKey( 
   String^ authenticationPassword
)

Parameters

authenticationPassword: The authentication password to use for key generation. Cannot be a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) or empty.

Return Value

A byte array containing the generated local authentication key.

Remarks

The generated key is derived from the provided password and the current EngineId and KeyExpansionAlgorithm. The generated key will automatically be added to the LocalAuthenticationKeys dictionary.

Reference

User Class
User Members
Overload List