(Java) Export a Certificate's Private Key to Various Formats

Loads a digital certificate and private key from a PFX file (also known as PKCS#12) and exports the private key to various formats: (1) PKCS8 Encrypted, (2) PKCS8 Encrypted PEM, (3) PKCS8 unencrypted, (4) PKCS8 PEM unencrypted, (5) RSA DER unencrypted, (6) RSA PEM unencrypted, (7) XML.

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import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    CkCert cert = new CkCert();

    // Load from the PFX file
    String pfxFilename = "/Users/chilkat/testData/pfx/chilkat_ssl_pwd_is_test.pfx";
    String pfxPassword = "test";

    // A PFX typically contains certificates in the chain of authentication.
    // The Chilkat cert object will choose the certificate w/
    // private key farthest from the root authority cert.
    // To access all the certificates in a PFX, use the 
    // Chilkat certificate store object instead.
    boolean success = cert.LoadPfxFile(pfxFilename,pfxPassword);
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(cert.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Get the private key...
    CkPrivateKey privKey;
    privKey = cert.ExportPrivateKey();
    if (cert.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        System.out.println(cert.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Export to various formats:

    String password = "secret";
    String path;

    // PKCS8 Encrypted DER
    path = "/Users/chilkat/testData/privkeys/chilkat_pkcs8_enc.der";
    success = privKey.SavePkcs8EncryptedFile(password,path);
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(privKey.lastErrorText());

        return;
        }

    // PKCS8 Encrypted PEM
    path = "/Users/chilkat/testData/privkeys/chilkat_pkcs8_enc.pem";
    success = privKey.SavePkcs8EncryptedPemFile(password,path);
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(privKey.lastErrorText());

        return;
        }

    // PKCS8 Unencrypted DER
    path = "/Users/chilkat/testData/privkeys/chilkat_pkcs8.der";
    success = privKey.SavePkcs8File(path);
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(privKey.lastErrorText());

        return;
        }

    // PKCS8 Unencrypted PEM
    path = "/Users/chilkat/testData/privkeys/chilkat_pkcs8.pem";
    success = privKey.SavePkcs8PemFile(path);
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(privKey.lastErrorText());

        return;
        }

    //  RSA DER (unencrypted)
    path = "/Users/chilkat/testData/privkeys/chilkat_rsa.der";
    success = privKey.SavePkcs1File(path);
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(privKey.lastErrorText());

        return;
        }

    // RSA PEM (unencrypted)
    path = "/Users/chilkat/testData/privkeys/chilkat_rsa.pem";
    success = privKey.SavePemFile(path);
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(privKey.lastErrorText());

        return;
        }

    // XML (unencrypted)
    path = "/Users/chilkat/testData/privkeys/chilkat.xml";
    success = privKey.SaveXmlFile(path);
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(privKey.lastErrorText());

        return;
        }

    System.out.println("Private key exported to all formats.");
  }
}