(PowerShell) Generate an ECDSA Key

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Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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

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

# 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 = New-Object Chilkat.PrivateKey
$success = $ecc.GenKey("secp256r1",$fortuna,$privKey)
if ($success -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.")