(Go) Generate DSA SSH Key

Generates a DSA SSH key and saves to various public and private key file formats (OpenSSH and PuTTY).

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    key := chilkat.NewSshKey()

    var success bool

    var numBits int

    // numBits should be a minimum of 1024 and
    // a multiple of 64.  Typical values are
    // 1024 or 2048. 
    numBits = 2048
    success = key.GenerateDsaKey(numBits)
    if success != true {
        fmt.Println("Invalid numBits passed to DSA key generation method.")
        key.DisposeSshKey()
        return
    }

    // Note: Generating a public/private key pair is CPU intensive
    // and may take a short amount of time (more than few seconds,
    // but less than a minute).

    var exportedKey *string = new(string)
    var exportEncrypted bool

    // Export the DSA private key to OpenSSH, PuTTY, and XML and save. 
    exportEncrypted = false
    exportedKey = *key.ToOpenSshPrivateKey(exportEncrypted)
    // Chilkat provides a SaveText method for convenience...
    success = key.SaveText(*exportedKey,"privkey_openssh_unencrypted.pem")

    // Export with encryption to OpenSSH private key format:
    key.SetPassword("secret")
    exportEncrypted = true
    exportedKey = *key.ToOpenSshPrivateKey(exportEncrypted)
    success = key.SaveText(*exportedKey,"privkey_openssh_encrypted.pem")

    // Export the DSA private key to unencrypted PuTTY format:
    exportEncrypted = false
    exportedKey = *key.ToPuttyPrivateKey(exportEncrypted)
    success = key.SaveText(*exportedKey,"privkey_putty_unencrypted.ppk")

    // Export the DSA private key to encrypted PuTTY format:
    key.SetPassword("secret")
    exportEncrypted = true
    exportedKey = *key.ToPuttyPrivateKey(exportEncrypted)
    success = key.SaveText(*exportedKey,"privkey_putty_encrypted.ppk")

    // Export private key to XML:
    exportedKey = *key.ToXml()
    success = key.SaveText(*exportedKey,"privkey.xml")

    // ----------------------------------------------------
    // Now for the public key....
    // ----------------------------------------------------

    // The Secure Shell (SSH) Public Key File Format
    // is documented in RFC 4716.
    exportedKey = *key.ToRfc4716PublicKey()
    success = key.SaveText(*exportedKey,"pubkey_rfc4716.pub")

    // OpenSSH has a separate public-key file format, which 
    // is also supported by Chilkat SshKey:
    exportedKey = *key.ToOpenSshPublicKey()
    success = key.SaveText(*exportedKey,"pubkey_openSsh.pub")

    fmt.Println("Finished.")

    key.DisposeSshKey()