JavaScript Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

AWS KMS Import PFX Key

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Imports a certificate's private key from a .pfx file to new key created in AWS KMS. JavaScript

var success = false;

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

//  Note: This example is using a relative file path.  You can also specify a full file path, such as "C:/someDir/myCertAndKey.pfx"
//  or a file path the makes sense on non-Windows operating systems..
var cert = new CkCert();
success = cert.LoadPfxFile("qa_data/pfx/myCertAndKey.pfx","pfx_password");
if (success == false) {
    console.log(cert.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

//  Get the cert's private key.  This is what will be uploaded to AWS KMS.
var privKey = new CkPrivateKey();
success = cert.GetPrivateKey(privKey);
if (success == false) {
    console.log(cert.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

var json = new CkJsonObject();
json.UpdateString("service","aws-kms");
json.UpdateString("auth.access_key","AWS_ACCESS_KEY");
json.UpdateString("auth.secret_key","AWS_SECRET_KEY");
json.UpdateString("auth.region","us-west-2");
json.UpdateString("description","Test of uploading existing private key to AWS KMS");

//  Let's add some information about the certificate this key belongs to.
//  This is for informational purposes only, so that we can examine the tags
//  in the AWS KMS console and know the corresponding certificate.
json.UpdateString("tags[0].key","CertSerial");
json.UpdateString("tags[0].value",cert.SerialNumber);
json.UpdateString("tags[1].key","CertIssuer");
json.UpdateString("tags[1].value",cert.IssuerCN);
json.UpdateString("tags[2].key","CertSubject");
json.UpdateString("tags[2].value",cert.SubjectCN);

json.UpdateString("keyUsage","SIGN_VERIFY");

//  The UploadToCloud method was added in Chilkat v9.5.0.96
var jsonOut = new CkJsonObject();
success = privKey.UploadToCloud(json,jsonOut);
if (success == false) {
    console.log(privKey.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

//  When successful, the jsonOut contains information about the private key in AWS KMS.
//  Most importantly, the KeyId.
jsonOut.EmitCompact = false;
console.log(jsonOut.Emit());

//  Sample JSON result:

//  {
//    "AWSAccountId": "954491834127",
//    "Arn": "arn:aws:kms:us-west-2:954491834127:key/187012e8-008f-4fc7-b100-5efe6146dff2",
//    "KeySpec": "RSA_4096",
//    "Description": "Test of uploading existing private key to AWS KMS",
//    "KeyId": "187012e8-008f-4fc7-b100-5efe6146dff2",
//    "KeyUsage": "SIGN_VERIFY"
//  }