(C++) Generate an RSA Key and Save to Encrypted PEM

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Demonstrates how to generate an RSA key and save to an encrypted PEM file.

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#include <CkRsa.h>
#include <CkPrivateKey.h>
#include <CkPublicKey.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    CkRsa rsa;

    // Generate a 2048-bit key.
    bool success = rsa.GenerateKey(2048);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << rsa.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    CkPrivateKey *privKey = rsa.ExportPrivateKeyObj();
    const char *password = "secret";
    // Saving to a relative path (from the current working directory of the process).
    const char *path = "rsaKeys/myTestRsaPrivate.pem";
    // Encrypt the PEM using 256-bit AES encryption.
    privKey->put_Pkcs8EncryptAlg("aes256");
    success = privKey->SavePkcs8EncryptedPemFile(password,path);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << privKey->lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    delete privKey;

    // 

    // We can also save the public key.
    // There is no need to encrypt public keys.
    CkPublicKey *pubKey = rsa.ExportPublicKeyObj();
    path = "rsaKeys/myTestRsaPublic.pem";
    // Choose PKCS1 or PKCS8
    // We'll choose PKCS8.
    bool preferPkcs1 = false;
    success = pubKey->SavePemFile(preferPkcs1,path);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << pubKey->lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    delete pubKey;

    // 

    std::cout << "Success." << "\r\n";
    }