| Interface | osid.authentication.keys.Key | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Implements | osid.OsidObject | ||
| Description | 
                 The key represents cryptographic data managed by the 
                authentication service. An   | ||
| Method | getAgentId | ||
| Description | 
                     Gets the   | ||
| Return | osid.id.Id | the agent  Id   | |
| Compliance | mandatory | This method must be implemented. | |
| Method | getAgent | ||
| Description | 
                     Gets the   | ||
| Return | osid.authentication.Agent | the agent | |
| Errors | OPERATION_FAILED | unable to complete request | |
| Compliance | mandatory | This method must be implemented. | |
| Method | getKeyRecord | ||
| Description | 
                     Gets the key record corresponding to the given   | ||
| Parameters | osid.type.Type | keyRecordType | a key record type | 
| Return | osid.authentication.keys.records.KeyRecord | the key record | |
| Errors | NULL_ARGUMENT |  keyRecordType  is  null   |                 |
| OPERATION_FAILED | unable to complete request | ||
| UNSUPPORTED |  hasRecordType(keyRecordType)  is  false   |                 ||
| Compliance | mandatory | This method must be implemented. | |