ImportAsymmetricKeyCommand Class

Namespace: Yubico.YubiKey.Piv.Commands Assembly: Yubico.YubiKey.dll

Import an existing private key into one of the asymmetric key slots (9a, 9c, 9d, 9e, 82 - 95).

C#

public sealed class ImportAsymmetricKeyCommand : Object, IYubiKeyCommand<ImportAsymmetricKeyResponse>

Inheritance System.Object ImportAsymmetricKeyCommand

Implements

IYubiKeyCommand<ImportAsymmetricKeyResponse>

Remarks

The partner Response class is ImportAsymmetricKeyResponse.

In order to import a key, you must authenticate the management key. The management key is not part of this command. For information on how to authenticate a management key in order to perform operations, see the User's Manual entry on PIV commands access control.

When you import a private key, you specify which slot will hold this key. If there is a key in that slot already, this command will replace it. That old key will be gone and there will be nothing you can do to recover it. Hence, use this command with caution.

If you have a certificate to accompany the private key you are importing using this command, you can load it using the Put Data command.

The PIN policy determines whether using the private key to sign or decrypt will require authenticating with the PIN or not. By default, the PIN policy is always require a PIN in order to use the key in that slot. See the User's Manual entry on PIN and touch policies for more information.

Similarly, the touch policy determines whether using the private key will require touch or not. The default is never.

When you pass the private key to this class, it will copy a reference to the object passed in, it will not copy the value. Because of this, you cannot call its Clear method until this object is done with it. It will be safe to clear the private key after calling connection.SendCommand. See the User's Manual entry on sensitive data for more information on this topic.

Example:

  var privateKey = new PivEccPrivateKey(privateValue);
  IYubiKeyConnection connection = key.Connect(YubiKeyApplication.Piv);

  var importKeyCommand = new ImportAsymmetricKeyCommand(
      privateKey, PivSlot.Signing, PivPinPolicy.Default, PivTouchPolicy.Default);
  ImportAsymmetricKeyResponse importAsymmetricKeyResponse =
      connection.SendCommand(importAsymmetricKeyCommand);

  if (importAsymmetricKeyResponse.Status != ResponseStatus.Success)
  {
      // Handle error
  }
  privateKey.Clear();

Constructors

Name	Description
ImportAsymmetricKeyCommand(PivPrivateKey)	Initializes a new instance of the ImportAsymmetricKeyCommand class. This command takes the private key as input, it will set the PinPolicy and TouchPolicy to the defaults.
ImportAsymmetricKeyCommand(PivPrivateKey, Byte, PivPinPolicy, PivTouchPolicy)	Initializes a new instance of the ImportAsymmetricKeyCommand class. This command takes the slot number, PIN and touch policies, and the private key as input.

Properties

Name	Description
Algorithm	The algorithm (and size) of the key being imported.
Application	Gets the YubiKeyApplication to which this command belongs. For this command it's PIV.
PinPolicy	The PIN policy the key will have. None is equivalent to Default.
SlotNumber	The slot into which the key will be imported.
TouchPolicy	The touch policy the key will have. None is equivalent to Default.

Methods

Name	Description
CreateCommandApdu()	Creates a well-formed CommandApdu to send to the YubiKey.
CreateResponseForApdu(ResponseApdu)	Creates the corresponding IYubiKeyResponse implementation for the current command.