(Delphi ActiveX) Generate RSA Key and Export to Encrypted PEM

Delphi ActiveX sample showing how to generate an RSA key and export to encrypted PEM.

Chilkat for Delphi Downloads Chilkat ActiveX DLL for Delphi Chilkat non-ActiveX DLL for Delphi * The examples here use the ActiveX DLL.

uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Chilkat_TLB;

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procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
rsa: TChilkatRsa;
success: Integer;
keyXml: WideString;
privKey: TPrivateKey;
strEncPem: WideString;

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

rsa := TChilkatRsa.Create(Self);

// Generate a 1024-bit key.  Chilkat RSA supports
// key sizes ranging from 512 bits to 4096 bits.
success := rsa.GenerateKey(1024);
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(rsa.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// Get the private key as unencrypted XML:
keyXml := rsa.ExportPrivateKey();
Memo1.Lines.Add(keyXml);

// To encrypt the key -- meaning to get the key in
// an encrypted PEM format -- load it into a PrivateKey object,
// and then export to encrypted PEM:
privKey := TPrivateKey.Create(Self);

success := privKey.LoadXml(keyXml);
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(privKey.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

strEncPem := privKey.GetPkcs8EncryptedPem('myPassword');

// You now have the private key in an encrypted format,
// which may be (for example) saved to a database
end;