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Load SSH Keys Produced by ssh-keygen

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Demonstrates how to load the public and private keys produced by ssh-keygen.

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-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    -- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max).  See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    DECLARE @success int
    SELECT @success = 0

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

    -- We first generate a key like this:

    --     ssh-keygen -f stg.chilkat.id
    --     Generating public/private rsa key pair.
    --     Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase):
    --     Enter same passphrase again:
    --     Your identification has been saved in stg.chilkat.id.
    --     Your public key has been saved in stg.chilkat.id.pub.
    --     The key fingerprint is:
    --     SHA256:hkbgexkspxYTa8rYUxouRU8Gi7lbbsT6dSLX+JlStKk me@example02240
    --     The key's randomart image is:
    --     +---[RSA 2048]----+
    --     |  o.=            |
    --     | + * =           |
    --     |o + X =          |
    --     | O * O.+         |
    --     |+ @ +.=oS        |
    --     | A o =+.         |
    --     |o + =oo          |
    --     | o +E+ o         |
    --     |  .  .+          |
    --     +----[SHA256]-----+

    -- 

    -- The public key (generated to the file stg.chilkat.id.pub) contains this:
    -- ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABA.. FDt+dKJEkhw8I7LpEi17diB9 me@example02240

    -- First let's load the public key:
    DECLARE @pubkey int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.SshKey', @pubkey OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @pubkey, 'LoadText', @sTmp0 OUT, 'qa_data/sshKeys/ssh-keygen/stg.chilkat.id.pub'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @pubkey, 'FromOpenSshPublicKey', @success OUT, @sTmp0
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @pubkey, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @pubkey
        RETURN
      END

    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @pubkey, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
    PRINT @sTmp0

    PRINT 'Successfully loaded the public key.'

    -- Now try the private key, which contains this:

    -- -----BEGIN OPENSSH PRIVATE KEY-----
    -- b3BlbnNzaC1rZXktdjEAAAAABG5vbmUAAAAEbm9uZQAAAAAAAAABAAABFwAAAAdzc2gtcn
    -- NhAAAAAwEAAQAAAQEArNH9CpKhVgpGbOEDaFH4CaL9iQE6IwVYqKFkcF9qdHc6XA+J9PeR
    -- 9CMvTtVWm/uCYsoYzRkitNIEokjxFwyQwJeng+qWh5t538Ji3v64ls0mgsdvecyYDYjU8T
    -- mqhivXk/DzNBUOuyN5ksP0ZmRJLuZ4J6MKCrPugvKsE4zDQkg7/lKUL40ugjpoYJnhRjHv
    -- uogSkcecq6Kdw20WdRWTFvXiRH8mdh9cVWi3fvj0sly0CDghmuWyjvcrIOuixvy8kfADva
    -- tDAyF1se0r8WW9xZzUYHjuCzxbI+yfU3xS9/vX9T9IG10ocSbqrBgd/xQ7fnSiRJIcPCOy
    -- 6RIte3YgfQAAA9BXf/XaV3/12gAAAAdzc2gtcnNhAAABAQCs0f0KkqFWCkZs4QNoUfgJov
    -- 2JATojBViooWRwX2p0dzpcD4n095H0Iy9O1Vab+4JiyhjNGSK00gSiSPEXDJDAl6eD6paH
    -- m3nfwmLe/riWzSaCx295zJgNiNTxOaqGK9eT8PM0FQ67I3mSw/RmZEku5ngnowoKs+6C8q
    -- wTjMNCSDv+UpQvjS6COmhgmeFGMe+6iBKRx5yrop3DbRZ1FZMW9eJEfyZ2H1xVaLd++PSy
    -- XLQIOCGa5bKO9ysg66LG/LyR8AO9q0MDIXWx7SvxZb3FnNRgeO4LPFsj7J9TfFL3+9f1P0
    -- gbXShxJuqsGB3/FDt+dKJEkhw8I7LpEi17diB9AAAAAwEAAQAAAQAPUtNAA75gdarG7rCx
    -- qEr498XJRx2Ti17QHPdd62fyCbxX+1y9JtJ/Njt0nv/99rAZ+Fd4oBjutYyJozQVWhzfpt
    -- LIpJ1SStvklkTUBvvxCyG2CN7+isCUuqQ++2D+YpbL3FqELLXQrBWUiOF7zrqaeP8AbLlw
    -- N4IXhFLzrNCHaODsbYAh8U1nOj1PvUO24quCzPRPH/LcERvgXeGEJSYoB0nwwKGppIpBnv
    -- jV5wvuhPdQVvN14e8SOodK76InfaGUsCUwr2ksaGhsTCGk7yCsyQUyzzV8InQ3CTPkLf9J
    -- BnBpymoyB/r3LnefX4AgKA7nplCRUANLbvTACTazHtcBAAAAgQCihdCPzywEkrn0VhYIOV
    -- sK7oIUD/EBEzb7yL+7naZqACStbhKiLKGgSJj2+3hgmQk2tZ94zN5lkCcLLFy9Ai47HkN+
    -- dSmZqac5pQeVyWrJ/67OSqWxMFfjkbF/0IxXJM2y+i//vGWBDo3NJmkYGwY+XnFP81qqh9
    -- boeQA0K6wn0wAAAIEA2tX2lZrwAyhl/L5XY1xsQ3uuoaIUeZD0vUs+mAv1pz8fbTAD2n37
    -- Rh57mxDNQIwiD8lV5wZ20NP03nAr8gUQaijsBRy3gDXHX7Qa/BaJ2bY0492HXwVYi9bsng
    -- GJQinYjmJQQeR/w4u5rNzuD8y1ysMwh/sE8IGu6LLG1IBDYr0AAACBAMord/G9vderFO+1
    -- tNZHl09m9mFLJTHRVH41Da2uCl2KJnYir511M9GSG9Un6L+UGu4F9CrypehgJHZ6QbwpgS
    -- JrwlCfE09jPkuH0aktg9fnrrEJYS30wWNNSj1v/91v1F3fdrZePd+UnKcP6zZB3jICzPhW
    -- elU1OYdWf+qFrnDBAAAAGWRqYWNrc29uMDIyQGRqYWNrc29uMDIyNDAB
    -- -----END OPENSSH PRIVATE KEY-----

    DECLARE @privkey int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.SshKey', @privkey OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @pubkey, 'LoadText', @sTmp0 OUT, 'qa_data/sshKeys/ssh-keygen/stg.chilkat.id'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @privkey, 'FromOpenSshPrivateKey', @success OUT, @sTmp0
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @privkey, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @pubkey
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @privkey
        RETURN
      END

    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @privkey, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
    PRINT @sTmp0

    PRINT 'Successfully loaded the private key.'

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @pubkey
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @privkey


END
GO