CkPython

Export a Certificate's Private Key to Various Formats

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Loads a digital certificate and private key from a PFX file (also known as PKCS#12) and exports the private key to various formats: (1) PKCS8 Encrypted, (2) PKCS8 Encrypted PEM, (3) PKCS8 unencrypted, (4) PKCS8 PEM unencrypted, (5) RSA DER unencrypted, (6) RSA PEM unencrypted, (7) XML. CkPython

import sys
import chilkat

success = False

cert = chilkat.CkCert()

# Load from the PFX file
pfxFilename = "/Users/chilkat/testData/pfx/chilkat_ssl_pwd_is_test.pfx"
pfxPassword = "test"

# A PFX typically contains certificates in the chain of authentication.
# The Chilkat cert object will choose the certificate w/
# private key farthest from the root authority cert.
# To access all the certificates in a PFX, use the 
# Chilkat certificate store object instead.
success = cert.LoadPfxFile(pfxFilename,pfxPassword)
if (success == False):
    print(cert.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# Get the private key...
privKey = chilkat.CkPrivateKey()
success = cert.GetPrivateKey(privKey)
if (success == False):
    print(cert.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# Export to various formats:

password = "secret"

# PKCS8 Encrypted DER
path = "/Users/chilkat/testData/privkeys/chilkat_pkcs8_enc.der"
success = privKey.SavePkcs8EncryptedFile(password,path)
if (success == False):
    print(privKey.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# PKCS8 Encrypted PEM
path = "/Users/chilkat/testData/privkeys/chilkat_pkcs8_enc.pem"
success = privKey.SavePkcs8EncryptedPemFile(password,path)
if (success == False):
    print(privKey.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# PKCS8 Unencrypted DER
path = "/Users/chilkat/testData/privkeys/chilkat_pkcs8.der"
success = privKey.SavePkcs8File(path)
if (success == False):
    print(privKey.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# PKCS8 Unencrypted PEM
path = "/Users/chilkat/testData/privkeys/chilkat_pkcs8.pem"
success = privKey.SavePkcs8PemFile(path)
if (success == False):
    print(privKey.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

#  RSA DER (unencrypted)
path = "/Users/chilkat/testData/privkeys/chilkat_rsa.der"
success = privKey.SavePkcs1File(path)
if (success == False):
    print(privKey.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# RSA PEM (unencrypted)
path = "/Users/chilkat/testData/privkeys/chilkat_rsa.pem"
success = privKey.SavePemFile(path)
if (success == False):
    print(privKey.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# XML (unencrypted)
path = "/Users/chilkat/testData/privkeys/chilkat.xml"
success = privKey.SaveXmlFile(path)
if (success == False):
    print(privKey.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

print("Private key exported to various formats.")