(PowerBuilder) Generate RSA Key for SFTP

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Generates an 2048-bit RSA key for SSH/SFTP. Your application will use the generated private key. The public key is to be uploaded to the server and stored in the ".ssh" directory located under the HOME directory of the SSH/SFTP user account.

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integer li_rc
oleobject loo_Key
integer li_NumBits
integer li_Exponent
integer li_Success
string ls_ExportedKey
integer li_ExportEncrypted

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

loo_Key = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.SshKey" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_Key.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.SshKey")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Key
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

li_NumBits = 2048
li_Exponent = 65537
li_Success = loo_Key.GenerateRsaKey(li_NumBits,li_Exponent)
if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug "Bad params passed to RSA key generation method."
    destroy loo_Key
    return
end if

// 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).

// Export the RSA private key to encrypted PuTTY format:
loo_Key.Password = "secret"
li_ExportEncrypted = 1
ls_ExportedKey = loo_Key.ToPuttyPrivateKey(li_ExportEncrypted)
li_Success = loo_Key.SaveText(ls_ExportedKey,"qa_output/rsa_privkey_putty_encrypted.ppk")

// Export the public key to openSSH format..
ls_ExportedKey = loo_Key.ToOpenSshPublicKey()
li_Success = loo_Key.SaveText(ls_ExportedKey,"qa_output/id_rsa.pub")

// Sample id_rsa.pub:
// ssh-rsa
// AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAA.....6tK3+vjwX/YC9dIXUz2Z 

Write-Debug "Finished.  Upload the id_rsa.pub to your .ssh directory located on the SSH/SFTP server under your user account's HOME directory"
Write-Debug "(Your HOME directory is the default directory you are in when you login via an SSH terminal.)"

// After the id_rsa.pub is uploaded to your user account on the SSH/SFTP server, you can authenticate using the private key.
// Your application will load the private key (.ppk) as shown here: Load SSH/SFTP Private Key .ppk
// and then authenticate by calling AuthenticatePk (or AuthenticatePwPk).


destroy loo_Key