(PowerBuilder) Generate RSA Key and return Base64 PKCS8 Private Key

Demonstrates how to generate a new 2048-bit RSA private key and returns the Base64 encoded PKCS8 representation of the private key.

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integer li_rc
oleobject loo_Rsa
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_PrivKey
string ls_PrivKeyPkcs8Base64

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

// Generate a 2048-bit key.  Chilkat RSA supports
// key sizes ranging from 512 bits to 8192 bits.
li_Success = loo_Rsa.GenerateKey(2048)
if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Rsa.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Rsa
    return
end if

loo_PrivKey = loo_Rsa.ExportPrivateKeyObj()

// Get the private key in PKCS8 Base64 format
ls_PrivKeyPkcs8Base64 = loo_PrivKey.GetPkcs8ENC("base64")

// The key in base64 format will start similar to this:
// MIIEvAIBADANBgkqhkiG9w0BA...
Write-Debug ls_PrivKeyPkcs8Base64


destroy loo_Rsa