Overview
The <Key> child element of the File CredentialResolver references a private key to load, either from a local file or, rarely, from a remote resource. This is a more verbose equivalent to using the key attribute.
Reference
Attributes
The <Key>, <Certificate> and <CRL> child elements share support for the following attributes:
Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
backingFilePath | local pathname | If a <URL> child element is used, this attribute is required in order to provide a local location to save a copy of the remote resource | |
reloadChanges | boolean | true | If a <Path> child element is used, controls whether changes to the file are monitored in order to reload the information |
reloadInterval | time in seconds | 0 | If non-zero, and a <URL> child element is used, indicates the maximum elapsed time in seconds after which the URL will be checked for changes |
In addition the following key-specific settings are supported:
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| string | Optional password for decrypting the certificate | |
format | "PEM", "DER", or "PKCS12" | Optional indicator of key format (auto-detected in most cases) |
Child Elements
The <Key>, <Certificate>, and <CRL> elements share the following child elements:
Name | Cardinality | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
<Path> | 0 or 1 (<Key>) | Contains a pathname for the containing element | |
<URL> | 0 or 1 | Contains a remote URL for the containing element | |
In addition the following key-specific elements are supported:
Name | Cardinality | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
<Name> | 0 or more | Attaches an "alias" to the key to allow for selection of the key based on its name. Also adds the name to the | |