1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/base/common/src/com/netscape/certsrv/dbs/keydb/KeyId.java b/base/common/src/com/netscape/certsrv/dbs/keydb/KeyId.java
index f998bf97a..b8bb1870b 100644
--- a/base/common/src/com/netscape/certsrv/dbs/keydb/KeyId.java
+++ b/base/common/src/com/netscape/certsrv/dbs/keydb/KeyId.java
@@ -95,6 +95,17 @@ public class KeyId {
         return value.toString();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Converts the KeyId into its hex string representation. The string
+     * form can be stored in a database (such as the LDAP directory)
+     *
+     * @return
+     *         a string containing the hex (hex 16) value for the identifier.
+     */
+    public String toHexString() {
+        return "0x"+value.toString(16);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public int hashCode() {
         final int prime = 31;