(PowerShell) Generate an ECC Key

Demonstrates how to generate an ECC key.

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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-9.5.0-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

# All Chilkat classes can be unlocked at once at the beginning of a program
# by calling UnlockBundle.  It requires a Bundle unlock code.
$chilkatGlob = New-Object Chilkat.Global
$success = $chilkatGlob.UnlockBundle("Anything for 30-day trial.")
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($chilkatGlob.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# Create a Fortuna PRNG and seed it with system entropy.
# This will be our source of random data for generating the ECC private key.
$fortuna = New-Object Chilkat.Prng
$entropy = $fortuna.GetEntropy(32,"base64")
$success = $fortuna.AddEntropy($entropy,"base64")

$ecc = New-Object Chilkat.Ecc

# Generate a random ECC private key on the secp256r1 curve.
# Chilkat also supports other curves, such as secp384r1, secp521r1, and secp256k1.

$privKey = $ecc.GenEccKey("secp256r1",$fortuna)
if ($ecc.LastMethodSuccess -ne $true) {
    $($ecc.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$($privKey.GetXml())

# Save the private key to PKCS8 encrypted PEM
# (The private key can be saved in a variety of different formats. See the online reference documentation.)
$success = $privKey.SavePkcs8EncryptedPemFile("pemPassword","myPemFiles/eccKey123.pem")
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($privKey.LastErrorText)
}

$("finished.")