(C++) AWS KMS Import PFX Key

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Imports a certificate's private key from a .pfx file to new key created in AWS KMS.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.96 or later.

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#include <CkCert.h>
#include <CkPrivateKey.h>
#include <CkJsonObject.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    // Note: This example is using a relative file path.  You can also specify a full file path, such as "C:/someDir/myCertAndKey.pfx"
    // or a file path the makes sense on non-Windows operating systems..
    CkCert cert;
    bool success = cert.LoadPfxFile("qa_data/pfx/myCertAndKey.pfx","pfx_password");
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << cert.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // Get the cert's private key.  This is what will be uploaded to AWS KMS.
    CkPrivateKey *privKey = cert.ExportPrivateKey();
    if (cert.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        std::cout << "The certificate does not have a private key." << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    CkJsonObject json;
    json.UpdateString("service","aws-kms");
    json.UpdateString("auth.access_key","AWS_ACCESS_KEY");
    json.UpdateString("auth.secret_key","AWS_SECRET_KEY");
    json.UpdateString("auth.region","us-west-2");
    json.UpdateString("description","Test of uploading existing private key to AWS KMS");

    // Let's add some information about the certificate this key belongs to.
    // This is for informational purposes only, so that we can examine the tags
    // in the AWS KMS console and know the corresponding certificate.
    json.UpdateString("tags[0].key","CertSerial");
    json.UpdateString("tags[0].value",cert.serialNumber());
    json.UpdateString("tags[1].key","CertIssuer");
    json.UpdateString("tags[1].value",cert.issuerCN());
    json.UpdateString("tags[2].key","CertSubject");
    json.UpdateString("tags[2].value",cert.subjectCN());

    json.UpdateString("keyUsage","SIGN_VERIFY");

    // The UploadToCloud method was added in Chilkat v9.5.0.96
    CkJsonObject jsonOut;
    success = privKey->UploadToCloud(json,jsonOut);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << privKey->lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        delete privKey;
        return;
    }

    delete privKey;

    // When successful, the jsonOut contains information about the private key in AWS KMS.
    // Most importantly, the KeyId.
    jsonOut.put_EmitCompact(false);
    std::cout << jsonOut.emit() << "\r\n";

    // Sample JSON result:

    // {
    //   "AWSAccountId": "954491834127",
    //   "Arn": "arn:aws:kms:us-west-2:954491834127:key/187012e8-008f-4fc7-b100-5efe6146dff2",
    //   "KeySpec": "RSA_4096",
    //   "Description": "Test of uploading existing private key to AWS KMS",
    //   "KeyId": "187012e8-008f-4fc7-b100-5efe6146dff2",
    //   "KeyUsage": "SIGN_VERIFY"
    // }
    }