C

Add Private Key and Certificate to a PEM

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Demonstrates how to add certificates and private keys to a PEM. C

#include <C_CkPem.h>
#include <C_CkPrivateKey.h>
#include <C_CkCert.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkPem pem;
    HCkPrivateKey privKey;
    HCkCert cert;
    BOOL includeCertChain;
    const char *password;
    BOOL extendedAttrs;
    BOOL noKeys;
    BOOL noCerts;
    BOOL noCaCerts;
    const char *encryptAlg;
    const char *pemStr;

    success = FALSE;

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

    // The Chilkat PEM class was introduced in v9.5.0.49.  
    // It requires the bundle to be unlocked, as shown above.
    pem = CkPem_Create();

    // Add the private key found in alice.key to this PEM.
    // 
    privKey = CkPrivateKey_Create();

    success = CkPrivateKey_LoadAnyFormatFile(privKey,"qa_data/alice.key","");
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkPrivateKey_lastErrorText(privKey));
        CkPem_Dispose(pem);
        CkPrivateKey_Dispose(privKey);
        return;
    }

    // Add it to the PEM:
    success = CkPem_AddPrivateKey(pem,privKey);

    // Add the certificate found in alice.crt to this PEM.
    // 
    cert = CkCert_Create();

    success = CkCert_LoadFromFile(cert,"qa_data/alice.crt");
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkCert_lastErrorText(cert));
        CkPem_Dispose(pem);
        CkPrivateKey_Dispose(privKey);
        CkCert_Dispose(cert);
        return;
    }

    // Add it to the PEM:
    includeCertChain = FALSE;
    success = CkPem_AddCert(pem,cert,includeCertChain);

    // Write the PEM containing the private key and certificate.
    // The private key will be output in PKCS8 encrypted form.
    // Certificates are never encrypted.

    // This is the password that will be required to open and access the private key
    // from the PEM we're about to write..
    password = "secret";
    extendedAttrs = FALSE;
    noKeys = FALSE;
    noCerts = FALSE;
    noCaCerts = FALSE;
    encryptAlg = "aes128";

    pemStr = CkPem_toPemEx(pem,extendedAttrs,noKeys,noCerts,noCaCerts,encryptAlg,password);
    printf("%s\n",pemStr);


    CkPem_Dispose(pem);
    CkPrivateKey_Dispose(privKey);
    CkCert_Dispose(cert);

    }