AzureKeyCredential (Azure SDK for Java Reference Documentation)

java.lang.Object
- com.azure.core.credential.AzureKeyCredential

```
public final class AzureKeyCredential
extends Object
```
Represents a credential that uses a key to authenticate to an Azure Service.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

AzureKeyCredential(String key)
Creates a credential that authorizes request with the given key.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`getKey()`	Retrieves the key associated to this credential.
`AzureKeyCredential`	`update(String key)`	Rotates the key associated to this credential.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - AzureKeyCredential
```
public AzureKeyCredential(String key)
```
    Creates a credential that authorizes request with the given key.
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - The key used to authorize requests.
    
    Throws:
    
    NullPointerException - If key is null.
    
    IllegalArgumentException - If key is an empty string.
- Method Detail
  - getKey
```
public String getKey()
```
    Retrieves the key associated to this credential.
    
    Returns:
    
    The key being used to authorize requests.
  - update
```
public AzureKeyCredential update(String key)
```
    Rotates the key associated to this credential.
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - The new key to associated with this credential.
    
    Returns:
    
    The updated AzureKeyCredential object.
    
    Throws:
    
    NullPointerException - If key is null.
    
    IllegalArgumentException - If key is an empty string.