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Delphi DLL

Add Private Key and Certificate to a PEM

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Demonstrates how to add certificates and private keys to a PEM.

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Delphi DLL
uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, PrivateKey, Cert, Pem;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Boolean;
pem: HCkPem;
privKey: HCkPrivateKey;
cert: HCkCert;
includeCertChain: Boolean;
password: PWideChar;
extendedAttrs: Boolean;
noKeys: Boolean;
noCerts: Boolean;
noCaCerts: Boolean;
encryptAlg: PWideChar;
pemStr: PWideChar;

begin
success := False;

// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

// The Chilkat PEM class was introduced in v9.5.0.49.  
// It requires the bundle to be unlocked, as shown above.
pem := CkPem_Create();

// Add the private key found in alice.key to this PEM.
// 
privKey := CkPrivateKey_Create();

success := CkPrivateKey_LoadAnyFormatFile(privKey,'qa_data/alice.key','');
if (success <> True) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkPrivateKey__lastErrorText(privKey));
    Exit;
  end;

// Add it to the PEM:
success := CkPem_AddPrivateKey(pem,privKey);

// Add the certificate found in alice.crt to this PEM.
// 
cert := CkCert_Create();

success := CkCert_LoadFromFile(cert,'qa_data/alice.crt');
if (success <> True) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkCert__lastErrorText(cert));
    Exit;
  end;

// Add it to the PEM:
includeCertChain := False;
success := CkPem_AddCert(pem,cert,includeCertChain);

// Write the PEM containing the private key and certificate.
// The private key will be output in PKCS8 encrypted form.
// Certificates are never encrypted.

// This is the password that will be required to open and access the private key
// from the PEM we're about to write..
password := 'secret';
extendedAttrs := False;
noKeys := False;
noCerts := False;
noCaCerts := False;
encryptAlg := 'aes128';

pemStr := CkPem__toPemEx(pem,extendedAttrs,noKeys,noCerts,noCaCerts,encryptAlg,password);
Memo1.Lines.Add(pemStr);

CkPem_Dispose(pem);
CkPrivateKey_Dispose(privKey);
CkCert_Dispose(cert);

end;