(Java) RSA Sign with PKCS8 Encrypted Key

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Demonstrates how to load a private key from an encrypted PKCS8 file and create an RSA digital signature.

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

    CkPrivateKey pkey = new CkPrivateKey();

    // Load the private key from an RSA PEM file:
    boolean success = pkey.LoadPkcs8EncryptedFile("privateKey.key","myPassword");

    String pkeyXml;
    // Get the private key in XML format:
    pkeyXml = pkey.getXml();

    CkRsa rsa = new CkRsa();

    // Import the private key into the RSA object:
    success = rsa.ImportPrivateKey(pkeyXml);
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(rsa.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Return the signature in hex
    rsa.put_EncodingMode("hex");

    String strData = "This is the string to be signed.";

    // Sign the string using the sha-1 hash algorithm.
    // Other valid choices are "md2", "sha256", "sha384", "sha512",  and "md5".
    String hexSig = rsa.signStringENC(strData,"sha-1");

    System.out.println(hexSig);
  }
}