Objective-C

Generate DSA SSH Key

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

#import <CkoSshKey.h>
#import <NSString.h>

BOOL success = NO;

CkoSshKey *key = [[CkoSshKey alloc] init];

int numBits;

// numBits should be a minimum of 1024 and
// a multiple of 64.  Typical values are
// 1024 or 2048. 
numBits = 2048;
success = [key GenerateDsaKey: [NSNumber numberWithInt: numBits]];
if (success != YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@",@"Invalid numBits passed to DSA key generation method.");
    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).

NSString *exportedKey = 0;
BOOL exportEncrypted;

// Export the DSA private key to OpenSSH, PuTTY, and XML and save. 
exportEncrypted = NO;
exportedKey = [key ToOpenSshPrivateKey: exportEncrypted];
// Chilkat provides a SaveText method for convenience...
success = [key SaveText: exportedKey path: @"privkey_openssh_unencrypted.pem"];

// Export with encryption to OpenSSH private key format:
key.Password = @"secret";
exportEncrypted = YES;
exportedKey = [key ToOpenSshPrivateKey: exportEncrypted];
success = [key SaveText: exportedKey path: @"privkey_openssh_encrypted.pem"];

// Export the DSA private key to unencrypted PuTTY format:
exportEncrypted = NO;
exportedKey = [key ToPuttyPrivateKey: exportEncrypted];
success = [key SaveText: exportedKey path: @"privkey_putty_unencrypted.ppk"];

// Export the DSA private key to encrypted PuTTY format:
key.Password = @"secret";
exportEncrypted = YES;
exportedKey = [key ToPuttyPrivateKey: exportEncrypted];
success = [key SaveText: exportedKey path: @"privkey_putty_encrypted.ppk"];

// Export private key to XML:
exportedKey = [key ToXml];
success = [key SaveText: exportedKey path: @"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 path: @"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 path: @"pubkey_openSsh.pub"];

NSLog(@"%@",@"Finished.");