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Generate Brainpool EC Keys (BP256R1, BP384R1, BP512R1, ...)

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Demonstrates how to generate brainpool EC keys.

The brainpool elliptic curve (EC) is a set of standardized elliptic curves defined for use in cryptographic applications. These curves are defined over finite fields and are widely used for implementing elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) algorithms.

The brainpool curves were developed by the brainpool project, a collaborative effort initiated by the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) to define standardized elliptic curves with well-established security properties.

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Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
    Variant vFortuna
    Handle hoFortuna
    String sEntropy
    Handle hoEcc
    Variant vPrivKey
    Handle hoPrivKey
    String sTemp1

    Move False To iSuccess

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

    // Create a Fortuna PRNG and seed it with system entropy.
    // This will be our source of random data for generating the brainpool EC private key.
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatPrng)) To hoFortuna
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoFortuna))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoFortuna
    End
    Get ComGetEntropy Of hoFortuna 32 "base64" To sEntropy
    Get ComAddEntropy Of hoFortuna sEntropy "base64" To iSuccess

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatEcc)) To hoEcc
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoEcc))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoEcc
    End

    // You can generate keys using any of the following brainpool EC curves:
    // (case does not matter)  
    // BP160R1
    // BP192R1
    // BP224R1
    // BP256R1
    // BP320R1
    // BP384R1
    // BP512R1

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatPrivateKey)) To hoPrivKey
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoPrivKey))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoPrivKey
    End
    Get pvComObject of hoFortuna to vFortuna
    Get pvComObject of hoPrivKey to vPrivKey
    Get ComGenKey Of hoEcc "bp256r1" vFortuna vPrivKey To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoEcc To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get ComGetXml Of hoPrivKey To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1

    // Save the private key to PKCS8 encrypted PEM
    // (The private key can be saved in a variety of different formats. See the online reference documentation.)
    Get ComSavePkcs8EncryptedPemFile Of hoPrivKey "pemPassword" "c:/temp/qa_output/eccKey123.pem" To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoPrivKey To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
    End

    Get pvComObject of hoFortuna to vFortuna
    Get pvComObject of hoPrivKey to vPrivKey
    Get ComGenKey Of hoEcc "bp160r1" vFortuna vPrivKey To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoEcc To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get ComGetXml Of hoPrivKey To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1

    Get pvComObject of hoFortuna to vFortuna
    Get pvComObject of hoPrivKey to vPrivKey
    Get ComGenKey Of hoEcc "bp192r1" vFortuna vPrivKey To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoEcc To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get ComGetXml Of hoPrivKey To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1

    Get pvComObject of hoFortuna to vFortuna
    Get pvComObject of hoPrivKey to vPrivKey
    Get ComGenKey Of hoEcc "bp224r1" vFortuna vPrivKey To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoEcc To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get ComGetXml Of hoPrivKey To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1

    Get pvComObject of hoFortuna to vFortuna
    Get pvComObject of hoPrivKey to vPrivKey
    Get ComGenKey Of hoEcc "bp320r1" vFortuna vPrivKey To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoEcc To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get ComGetXml Of hoPrivKey To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1

    Get pvComObject of hoFortuna to vFortuna
    Get pvComObject of hoPrivKey to vPrivKey
    Get ComGenKey Of hoEcc "bp384r1" vFortuna vPrivKey To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoEcc To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get ComGetXml Of hoPrivKey To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1

    Get pvComObject of hoFortuna to vFortuna
    Get pvComObject of hoPrivKey to vPrivKey
    Get ComGenKey Of hoEcc "bp512r1" vFortuna vPrivKey To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoEcc To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get ComGetXml Of hoPrivKey To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1

    Showln "Finished generating Brainpool EC keys."


End_Procedure