C++

Write PKCS1 or PKCS8 Public Key PEM

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Demonstrates how to write either PKCS1 or PKCS8 format PEM files. PKCS1 public keys have this PEM format:

-----BEGIN RSA PUBLIC KEY-----
BASE64 ENCODED DATA
-----END RSA PUBLIC KEY-----

PKCS8 public keys have this PEM format:

-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----
BASE64 ENCODED DATA
-----END PUBLIC KEY-----

C++

#include <CkPem.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    success = false;

    CkPem pem;

    // Load a public key from a PEM file.
    // (Assume the PEM contains at least one public key..)
    success = pem.LoadPemFile("/Users/chilkat/testData/pem/myPublicKey.pem");
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << pem.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    int i;
    int numPublicKeys = pem.get_NumPublicKeys();
    if (numPublicKeys == 0) {
        std::cout << (("Error: Expected the PEM to contain public keys.")) << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // Get each public key as PEM, first in PKCS1 format, then in PKCS8.
    for (i = 1; i <= numPublicKeys; i++) {

        // First output to PKCS1 PEM format:
        std::cout << "This is PKCS1 format:" << "\r\n";
        pem.put_PublicKeyFormat("pkcs1");
        std::cout << pem.toPem() << "\r\n";

        // Now PKCS8 PEM format:
        std::cout << "This is PKCS8 format:" << "\r\n";
        pem.put_PublicKeyFormat("pkcs8");
        std::cout << pem.toPem() << "\r\n";

    }
    }