(.NET Core 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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Chilkat.Rsa rsa = new Chilkat.Rsa();

// Generate a 2048-bit key.
bool success = rsa.GenerateKey(2048);
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(rsa.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Chilkat.PrivateKey privKey = rsa.ExportPrivateKeyObj();
string password = "secret";
// Saving to a relative path (from the current working directory of the process).
string path = "rsaKeys/myTestRsaPrivate.pem";
// Encrypt the PEM using 256-bit AES encryption.
privKey.Pkcs8EncryptAlg = "aes256";
success = privKey.SavePkcs8EncryptedPemFile(password,path);
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(privKey.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// 

// We can also save the public key.
// There is no need to encrypt public keys.
Chilkat.PublicKey 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) {
    Debug.WriteLine(pubKey.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// 

Debug.WriteLine("Success.");