(Java) Export a Private Key from an MS Storage Provider

Demonstrates how to export a private key from a Microsoft Storage Provider.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.83 or greater.

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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[])
  {
    // This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.83 or greater.

    // We'll export a certificate's private key from the MS storage provider.
    // It is assumed the certificate + private key is already installed on the Windows system.
    // The export does not remove the key from the Windows storage provider.

    // First, let's get a certificate in one of the many ways we can do it.
    // (I ran certmgr.msc, opened a certificate, and noted it's thumbprint.)
    CkCert cert = new CkCert();
    boolean success = cert.LoadByThumbprint("ea5a129c1919a52d238ee28d9f3a8f345b768388","hex");
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(cert.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    System.out.println("Found: " + cert.subjectDN());

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

    // OK.. we have the private key.  Do whatever we want with it..

    // -------------------------------------------------------------
    // Now let's export in a more roundabout way by getting information about the 
    // storage provider and key name and then we'll export completely independent
    // of the certificate.
    // 
    // Remember: The private key is not contained within the certificate.  An X.509 certificate
    // embeds the public key, but the counterpart private key is stored elsewhere, such
    // as in a .pfx/.p12, or as in this case, in the Windows "protected store", or perhaps on
    // a smartcard or hardware token.  (But a private key stored on a smartcard or token cannot
    // be exported.  It must remain on the hardware.)
    // 

    String storageProvider = cert.cspName();
    String keyName = cert.keyContainerName();

    System.out.println("Information about the certificate's private key:");
    System.out.println("Storage Provider: " + storageProvider);
    System.out.println("Key Name: " + keyName);

    // Export using just the name of the storage provider and key.
    CkKeyContainer keyCon = new CkKeyContainer();
    CkPrivateKey privKey2 = new CkPrivateKey();
    boolean silentFlag = false;
    success = keyCon.ExportKey(keyName,storageProvider,silentFlag,privKey2);
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(keyCon.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // OK.. we have the private key in privKey2.  Do whatever we want with it..
    // Perhaps we save as encrypted PKCS8 PEM.
    success = privKey2.SavePkcs8EncryptedPemFile("myPassword","qa_output/privKey2.pem");
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(privKey2.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    System.out.println("Success.");
  }
}