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Load SSH Keys Produced by ssh-keygen

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Demonstrates how to load the public and private keys produced by ssh-keygen.

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PureBasic
IncludeFile "CkSshKey.pb"

Procedure ChilkatExample()

    success.i = 0

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

    ; We first generate a key like this:

    ;     ssh-keygen -f stg.chilkat.id
    ;     Generating public/private rsa key pair.
    ;     Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase):
    ;     Enter same passphrase again:
    ;     Your identification has been saved in stg.chilkat.id.
    ;     Your public key has been saved in stg.chilkat.id.pub.
    ;     The key fingerprint is:
    ;     SHA256:hkbgexkspxYTa8rYUxouRU8Gi7lbbsT6dSLX+JlStKk me@example02240
    ;     The key's randomart image is:
    ;     +---[RSA 2048]----+
    ;     |  o.=            |
    ;     | + * =           |
    ;     |o + X =          |
    ;     | O * O.+         |
    ;     |+ @ +.=oS        |
    ;     | A o =+.         |
    ;     |o + =oo          |
    ;     | o +E+ o         |
    ;     |  .  .+          |
    ;     +----[SHA256]-----+

    ; 

    ; The public key (generated to the file stg.chilkat.id.pub) contains this:
    ; ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABA.. FDt+dKJEkhw8I7LpEi17diB9 me@example02240

    ; First let's load the public key:
    pubkey.i = CkSshKey::ckCreate()
    If pubkey.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    success = CkSshKey::ckFromOpenSshPublicKey(pubkey,CkSshKey::ckLoadText(pubkey,"qa_data/sshKeys/ssh-keygen/stg.chilkat.id.pub"))
    If success = 0
        Debug CkSshKey::ckLastErrorText(pubkey)
        CkSshKey::ckDispose(pubkey)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    Debug CkSshKey::ckLastErrorText(pubkey)
    Debug "Successfully loaded the public key."

    ; Now try the private key, which contains this:

    ; -----BEGIN OPENSSH PRIVATE KEY-----
    ; b3BlbnNzaC1rZXktdjEAAAAABG5vbmUAAAAEbm9uZQAAAAAAAAABAAABFwAAAAdzc2gtcn
    ; NhAAAAAwEAAQAAAQEArNH9CpKhVgpGbOEDaFH4CaL9iQE6IwVYqKFkcF9qdHc6XA+J9PeR
    ; 9CMvTtVWm/uCYsoYzRkitNIEokjxFwyQwJeng+qWh5t538Ji3v64ls0mgsdvecyYDYjU8T
    ; mqhivXk/DzNBUOuyN5ksP0ZmRJLuZ4J6MKCrPugvKsE4zDQkg7/lKUL40ugjpoYJnhRjHv
    ; uogSkcecq6Kdw20WdRWTFvXiRH8mdh9cVWi3fvj0sly0CDghmuWyjvcrIOuixvy8kfADva
    ; tDAyF1se0r8WW9xZzUYHjuCzxbI+yfU3xS9/vX9T9IG10ocSbqrBgd/xQ7fnSiRJIcPCOy
    ; 6RIte3YgfQAAA9BXf/XaV3/12gAAAAdzc2gtcnNhAAABAQCs0f0KkqFWCkZs4QNoUfgJov
    ; 2JATojBViooWRwX2p0dzpcD4n095H0Iy9O1Vab+4JiyhjNGSK00gSiSPEXDJDAl6eD6paH
    ; m3nfwmLe/riWzSaCx295zJgNiNTxOaqGK9eT8PM0FQ67I3mSw/RmZEku5ngnowoKs+6C8q
    ; wTjMNCSDv+UpQvjS6COmhgmeFGMe+6iBKRx5yrop3DbRZ1FZMW9eJEfyZ2H1xVaLd++PSy
    ; XLQIOCGa5bKO9ysg66LG/LyR8AO9q0MDIXWx7SvxZb3FnNRgeO4LPFsj7J9TfFL3+9f1P0
    ; gbXShxJuqsGB3/FDt+dKJEkhw8I7LpEi17diB9AAAAAwEAAQAAAQAPUtNAA75gdarG7rCx
    ; qEr498XJRx2Ti17QHPdd62fyCbxX+1y9JtJ/Njt0nv/99rAZ+Fd4oBjutYyJozQVWhzfpt
    ; LIpJ1SStvklkTUBvvxCyG2CN7+isCUuqQ++2D+YpbL3FqELLXQrBWUiOF7zrqaeP8AbLlw
    ; N4IXhFLzrNCHaODsbYAh8U1nOj1PvUO24quCzPRPH/LcERvgXeGEJSYoB0nwwKGppIpBnv
    ; jV5wvuhPdQVvN14e8SOodK76InfaGUsCUwr2ksaGhsTCGk7yCsyQUyzzV8InQ3CTPkLf9J
    ; BnBpymoyB/r3LnefX4AgKA7nplCRUANLbvTACTazHtcBAAAAgQCihdCPzywEkrn0VhYIOV
    ; sK7oIUD/EBEzb7yL+7naZqACStbhKiLKGgSJj2+3hgmQk2tZ94zN5lkCcLLFy9Ai47HkN+
    ; dSmZqac5pQeVyWrJ/67OSqWxMFfjkbF/0IxXJM2y+i//vGWBDo3NJmkYGwY+XnFP81qqh9
    ; boeQA0K6wn0wAAAIEA2tX2lZrwAyhl/L5XY1xsQ3uuoaIUeZD0vUs+mAv1pz8fbTAD2n37
    ; Rh57mxDNQIwiD8lV5wZ20NP03nAr8gUQaijsBRy3gDXHX7Qa/BaJ2bY0492HXwVYi9bsng
    ; GJQinYjmJQQeR/w4u5rNzuD8y1ysMwh/sE8IGu6LLG1IBDYr0AAACBAMord/G9vderFO+1
    ; tNZHl09m9mFLJTHRVH41Da2uCl2KJnYir511M9GSG9Un6L+UGu4F9CrypehgJHZ6QbwpgS
    ; JrwlCfE09jPkuH0aktg9fnrrEJYS30wWNNSj1v/91v1F3fdrZePd+UnKcP6zZB3jICzPhW
    ; elU1OYdWf+qFrnDBAAAAGWRqYWNrc29uMDIyQGRqYWNrc29uMDIyNDAB
    ; -----END OPENSSH PRIVATE KEY-----

    privkey.i = CkSshKey::ckCreate()
    If privkey.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    success = CkSshKey::ckFromOpenSshPrivateKey(privkey,CkSshKey::ckLoadText(pubkey,"qa_data/sshKeys/ssh-keygen/stg.chilkat.id"))
    If success = 0
        Debug CkSshKey::ckLastErrorText(privkey)
        CkSshKey::ckDispose(pubkey)
        CkSshKey::ckDispose(privkey)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    Debug CkSshKey::ckLastErrorText(privkey)
    Debug "Successfully loaded the private key."


    CkSshKey::ckDispose(pubkey)
    CkSshKey::ckDispose(privkey)


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure