Sample code for 30+ languages & platforms
Java Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

AWS KMS Import PFX Key

See more AWS KMS Examples

Imports a certificate's private key from a .pfx file to new key created in AWS KMS.

Chilkat Java Downloads

Chilkat2 Java
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Cert;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.JsonObject;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.PrivateKey;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
        // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

        // Note: This example is using a relative file path.  You can also specify a full file path, such as "C:/someDir/myCertAndKey.pfx"
        // or a file path the makes sense on non-Windows operating systems..
        Cert cert = new Cert();
        try {
            cert.loadPfxFile("qa_data/pfx/myCertAndKey.pfx", "pfx_password");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // Get the cert's private key.  This is what will be uploaded to AWS KMS.
        PrivateKey privKey = new PrivateKey();
        try {
            cert.getPrivateKey(privKey);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        JsonObject json = new JsonObject();
        json.updateString("service", "aws-kms");
        json.updateString("auth.access_key", "AWS_ACCESS_KEY");
        json.updateString("auth.secret_key", "AWS_SECRET_KEY");
        json.updateString("auth.region", "us-west-2");
        json.updateString("description", "Test of uploading existing private key to AWS KMS");

        // Let's add some information about the certificate this key belongs to.
        // This is for informational purposes only, so that we can examine the tags
        // in the AWS KMS console and know the corresponding certificate.
        json.updateString("tags[0].key", "CertSerial");
        json.updateString("tags[0].value", cert.getSerialNumber());
        json.updateString("tags[1].key", "CertIssuer");
        json.updateString("tags[1].value", cert.getIssuerCN());
        json.updateString("tags[2].key", "CertSubject");
        json.updateString("tags[2].value", cert.getSubjectCN());

        json.updateString("keyUsage", "SIGN_VERIFY");

        // The UploadToCloud method was added in Chilkat v9.5.0.96
        JsonObject jsonOut = new JsonObject();
        try {
            privKey.uploadToCloud(json, jsonOut);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // When successful, the jsonOut contains information about the private key in AWS KMS.
        // Most importantly, the KeyId.
        jsonOut.setEmitCompact(false);
        System.out.println(jsonOut.emit());

        // Sample JSON result:

        // {
        //   "AWSAccountId": "954491834127",
        //   "Arn": "arn:aws:kms:us-west-2:954491834127:key/187012e8-008f-4fc7-b100-5efe6146dff2",
        //   "KeySpec": "RSA_4096",
        //   "Description": "Test of uploading existing private key to AWS KMS",
        //   "KeyId": "187012e8-008f-4fc7-b100-5efe6146dff2",
        //   "KeyUsage": "SIGN_VERIFY"
        // }
    }
}