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Convert DSA PEM Private Key to DER

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Converts a DSA private key from PEM format to DER. The first part of the example will convert an unencrypted PEM to DER, then 2nd part will convert an encrypted PEM to unencrypted DER. B4X

Dim success As Boolean = False

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

Dim dsa As ChilkatDsa
dsa.Initialize

'  Load a PEM private key.
Dim pemPrivateKey As String
pemPrivateKey = dsa.LoadText("dsa_priv.pem")
'  Import the unencrypted PEM into the DSA object.
success = dsa.FromPem(pemPrivateKey)
If success <> True Then
    Log(dsa.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


'  Write it out as a DER file:
success = dsa.ToDerFile("dsa_priv.der")
If success <> True Then
    Log(dsa.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


'  Load an encrypted PEM private key.
pemPrivateKey = dsa.LoadText("dsa_privEncrypted.pem")
'  Import the encrypted PEM into the DSA object.
success = dsa.FromEncryptedPem("myPassword", pemPrivateKey)
If success <> True Then
    Log(dsa.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


'  Write it out as an unencrypted DER file:
success = dsa.ToDerFile("dsa_priv2.der")
If success <> True Then
    Log(dsa.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


Log("Finished!")