public sealed class ExternalAccountKey : IMessage<ExternalAccountKey>, IEquatable<ExternalAccountKey>, IDeepCloneable<ExternalAccountKey>, IBufferMessage, IMessage
Reference documentation and code samples for the Public Certificate Authority v1beta1 API class ExternalAccountKey.
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Base64-URL-encoded HS256 key.\nIt is generated by the PublicCertificateAuthorityService\nwhen the ExternalAccountKey is created\n\n### ExternalAccountKeyName\n\n public ExternalAccountKeyName ExternalAccountKeyName { get; set; }\n\n[ExternalAccountKeyName](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Security.PublicCA.V1Beta1/latest/Google.Cloud.Security.PublicCA.V1Beta1.ExternalAccountKeyName)-typed view over the [Name](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Security.PublicCA.V1Beta1/latest/Google.Cloud.Security.PublicCA.V1Beta1.ExternalAccountKey#Google_Cloud_Security_PublicCA_V1Beta1_ExternalAccountKey_Name) resource name property.\n\n### KeyId\n\n public string KeyId { get; set; }\n\nOutput only. Key ID.\nIt is generated by the PublicCertificateAuthorityService\nwhen the ExternalAccountKey is created\n\n### Name\n\n public string Name { get; set; }\n\nOutput only. Resource name.\nprojects/{project}/locations/{location}/externalAccountKeys/{key_id}"]]
