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Load SSH Keys Produced by ssh-keygen

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Demonstrates how to load the public and private keys produced by ssh-keygen.

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LOCAL lnSuccess
LOCAL loPubkey
LOCAL loPrivkey

lnSuccess = 0

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

* We first generate a key like this:

*     ssh-keygen -f stg.chilkat.id
*     Generating public/private rsa key pair.
*     Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase):
*     Enter same passphrase again:
*     Your identification has been saved in stg.chilkat.id.
*     Your public key has been saved in stg.chilkat.id.pub.
*     The key fingerprint is:
*     SHA256:hkbgexkspxYTa8rYUxouRU8Gi7lbbsT6dSLX+JlStKk me@example02240
*     The key's randomart image is:
*     +---[RSA 2048]----+
*     |  o.=            |
*     | + * =           |
*     |o + X =          |
*     | O * O.+         |
*     |+ @ +.=oS        |
*     | A o =+.         |
*     |o + =oo          |
*     | o +E+ o         |
*     |  .  .+          |
*     +----[SHA256]-----+

* 

* The public key (generated to the file stg.chilkat.id.pub) contains this:
* ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABA.. FDt+dKJEkhw8I7LpEi17diB9 me@example02240

* First let's load the public key:
loPubkey = CreateObject('Chilkat.SshKey')

lnSuccess = loPubkey.FromOpenSshPublicKey(loPubkey.LoadText("qa_data/sshKeys/ssh-keygen/stg.chilkat.id.pub"))
IF (lnSuccess = 0) THEN
    ? loPubkey.LastErrorText
    RELEASE loPubkey
    CANCEL
ENDIF

? loPubkey.LastErrorText
? "Successfully loaded the public key."

* Now try the private key, which contains this:

* -----BEGIN OPENSSH PRIVATE KEY-----
* b3BlbnNzaC1rZXktdjEAAAAABG5vbmUAAAAEbm9uZQAAAAAAAAABAAABFwAAAAdzc2gtcn
* NhAAAAAwEAAQAAAQEArNH9CpKhVgpGbOEDaFH4CaL9iQE6IwVYqKFkcF9qdHc6XA+J9PeR
* 9CMvTtVWm/uCYsoYzRkitNIEokjxFwyQwJeng+qWh5t538Ji3v64ls0mgsdvecyYDYjU8T
* mqhivXk/DzNBUOuyN5ksP0ZmRJLuZ4J6MKCrPugvKsE4zDQkg7/lKUL40ugjpoYJnhRjHv
* uogSkcecq6Kdw20WdRWTFvXiRH8mdh9cVWi3fvj0sly0CDghmuWyjvcrIOuixvy8kfADva
* tDAyF1se0r8WW9xZzUYHjuCzxbI+yfU3xS9/vX9T9IG10ocSbqrBgd/xQ7fnSiRJIcPCOy
* 6RIte3YgfQAAA9BXf/XaV3/12gAAAAdzc2gtcnNhAAABAQCs0f0KkqFWCkZs4QNoUfgJov
* 2JATojBViooWRwX2p0dzpcD4n095H0Iy9O1Vab+4JiyhjNGSK00gSiSPEXDJDAl6eD6paH
* m3nfwmLe/riWzSaCx295zJgNiNTxOaqGK9eT8PM0FQ67I3mSw/RmZEku5ngnowoKs+6C8q
* wTjMNCSDv+UpQvjS6COmhgmeFGMe+6iBKRx5yrop3DbRZ1FZMW9eJEfyZ2H1xVaLd++PSy
* XLQIOCGa5bKO9ysg66LG/LyR8AO9q0MDIXWx7SvxZb3FnNRgeO4LPFsj7J9TfFL3+9f1P0
* gbXShxJuqsGB3/FDt+dKJEkhw8I7LpEi17diB9AAAAAwEAAQAAAQAPUtNAA75gdarG7rCx
* qEr498XJRx2Ti17QHPdd62fyCbxX+1y9JtJ/Njt0nv/99rAZ+Fd4oBjutYyJozQVWhzfpt
* LIpJ1SStvklkTUBvvxCyG2CN7+isCUuqQ++2D+YpbL3FqELLXQrBWUiOF7zrqaeP8AbLlw
* N4IXhFLzrNCHaODsbYAh8U1nOj1PvUO24quCzPRPH/LcERvgXeGEJSYoB0nwwKGppIpBnv
* jV5wvuhPdQVvN14e8SOodK76InfaGUsCUwr2ksaGhsTCGk7yCsyQUyzzV8InQ3CTPkLf9J
* BnBpymoyB/r3LnefX4AgKA7nplCRUANLbvTACTazHtcBAAAAgQCihdCPzywEkrn0VhYIOV
* sK7oIUD/EBEzb7yL+7naZqACStbhKiLKGgSJj2+3hgmQk2tZ94zN5lkCcLLFy9Ai47HkN+
* dSmZqac5pQeVyWrJ/67OSqWxMFfjkbF/0IxXJM2y+i//vGWBDo3NJmkYGwY+XnFP81qqh9
* boeQA0K6wn0wAAAIEA2tX2lZrwAyhl/L5XY1xsQ3uuoaIUeZD0vUs+mAv1pz8fbTAD2n37
* Rh57mxDNQIwiD8lV5wZ20NP03nAr8gUQaijsBRy3gDXHX7Qa/BaJ2bY0492HXwVYi9bsng
* GJQinYjmJQQeR/w4u5rNzuD8y1ysMwh/sE8IGu6LLG1IBDYr0AAACBAMord/G9vderFO+1
* tNZHl09m9mFLJTHRVH41Da2uCl2KJnYir511M9GSG9Un6L+UGu4F9CrypehgJHZ6QbwpgS
* JrwlCfE09jPkuH0aktg9fnrrEJYS30wWNNSj1v/91v1F3fdrZePd+UnKcP6zZB3jICzPhW
* elU1OYdWf+qFrnDBAAAAGWRqYWNrc29uMDIyQGRqYWNrc29uMDIyNDAB
* -----END OPENSSH PRIVATE KEY-----

loPrivkey = CreateObject('Chilkat.SshKey')

lnSuccess = loPrivkey.FromOpenSshPrivateKey(loPubkey.LoadText("qa_data/sshKeys/ssh-keygen/stg.chilkat.id"))
IF (lnSuccess = 0) THEN
    ? loPrivkey.LastErrorText
    RELEASE loPubkey
    RELEASE loPrivkey
    CANCEL
ENDIF

? loPrivkey.LastErrorText
? "Successfully loaded the private key."

RELEASE loPubkey
RELEASE loPrivkey