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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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Local $bSuccess = False

; 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:
$oPubkey = ObjCreate("Chilkat.SshKey")

$bSuccess = $oPubkey.FromOpenSshPublicKey($oPubkey.LoadText("qa_data/sshKeys/ssh-keygen/stg.chilkat.id.pub"))
If ($bSuccess = False) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oPubkey.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

ConsoleWrite($oPubkey.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
ConsoleWrite("Successfully loaded the public key." & @CRLF)

; 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-----

$oPrivkey = ObjCreate("Chilkat.SshKey")

$bSuccess = $oPrivkey.FromOpenSshPrivateKey($oPubkey.LoadText("qa_data/sshKeys/ssh-keygen/stg.chilkat.id"))
If ($bSuccess = False) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oPrivkey.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

ConsoleWrite($oPrivkey.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
ConsoleWrite("Successfully loaded the private key." & @CRLF)