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Set .pfx/.p12 Safe Bag Attributes

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Demonstrates how to set safebag attributes in a .pfx/.p12. This example creates a .pfx from a .pem containing a private key and certificates, but also sets PFX safebag attributes before writing the .pfx.

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import sys
import chilkat

success = False

#  We have a PEM containing one private key, and two certificates:
#  The private key is an ECDSA private key.
#  The private key is associated with the 1st certificate.
#  The 2nd certificate is the issuer of the 1st certificate.

#  -----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----
#  ME0CAQAwEwYHKoZIzj0CAQYIKoZIzj0DAQcEMzAxAgEBBCDgAn4Dal+0iEhIsYBk
#  6SdSR344vyj0suhOIxsjmM19s6AKBggqhkjOPQMBBw==
#  -----END PRIVATE KEY-----
#  -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
#  MIIBXzCCAQSgAwIBAgIUGp2obfF61BG7QTsqpyT+VvxxJC0wCgYIKoZIzj0EAwIw
#  DTELMAkGA1UEAwwCQ0EwHhcNMjAwMzI5MTU1MTEwWhcNMzAwMzI3MTU1MTEwWjAN
#  MQswCQYDVQQDDAJFRTBZMBMGByqGSM49AgEGCCqGSM49AwEHA0IABEil+DhBUss8
#  kMCjEWvZHA+jdy1mQ76a2HFd+5p+AcFGQxNeG8/HXZax7FFzcrczWrli25R8P8j1
#  cqhwPY4HtwujQjBAMB0GA1UdDgQWBBTenwm6x4A4W5BzZ2OckKA2IFtPSTAfBgNV
#  HSMEGDAWgBTx1U/gWiRhAASl6FV04DxP3XmcazAKBggqhkjOPQQDAgNJADBGAiEA
#  rkqbz5t1M/CjqXSKE5ebBLQ3npF+q7GRC8C2ovDi/xoCIQDGve7OP/ppIDcCNonr
#  +WSRf5M/6Wvw1lnEsAXf3nLTeQ==
#  -----END CERTIFICATE-----
#  -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
#  MIIBcDCCARWgAwIBAgIUAnQiKKy/PdLnH0A6vYKBq21w1JAwCgYIKoZIzj0EAwIw
#  DTELMAkGA1UEAwwCQ0EwHhcNMjAwMzI5MTU1MTEwWhcNMzAwMzI3MTU1MTEwWjAN
#  MQswCQYDVQQDDAJDQTBZMBMGByqGSM49AgEGCCqGSM49AwEHA0IABPB6yVvqt8cL
#  EneRtnjoi87H0ATi+JP1w2qkz4GLOaPtFxAnV0LdQCuN91SGbAlKrSkhFyWWimjh
#  Rqe9+b/1WCijUzBRMB0GA1UdDgQWBBTx1U/gWiRhAASl6FV04DxP3XmcazAfBgNV
#  HSMEGDAWgBTx1U/gWiRhAASl6FV04DxP3XmcazAPBgNVHRMBAf8EBTADAQH/MAoG
#  CCqGSM49BAMCA0kAMEYCIQCcIfssfrOruVYvqhxbLGeyc5ppEX53zUU35wIE2t7C
#  fAIhAKhOTEvN+pdEn+cNwW3AEi7D08ZUQx3P80i4EnFPs0OQ
#  -----END CERTIFICATE-----

pfx = chilkat.CkPfx()
sbPem = chilkat.CkStringBuilder()
success = sbPem.LoadFile("qa_data/pfx/test_ecdsa.pem","utf-8")
if (success == False):
    print("Failed to load the PEM file.")
    sys.exit()

#  The PEM in this example is unencrypted.  There is no password.
password = ""
success = pfx.LoadPem(sbPem.getAsString(),password)
if (success == False):
    print(pfx.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

#  Let's add some safebag attributes for the private key...
forPrivateKey = True
keyIdx = 0
success = pfx.SetSafeBagAttr(forPrivateKey,keyIdx,"localKeyId","16777216","decimal")
if (success == False):
    print(pfx.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

success = pfx.SetSafeBagAttr(forPrivateKey,keyIdx,"keyContainerName","{B99EB9E7-6AF7-42AF-A43A-D4B2225B7605}","ascii")
if (success == False):
    print(pfx.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

success = pfx.SetSafeBagAttr(forPrivateKey,keyIdx,"storageProvider","Microsoft Software Key Storage Provider","ascii")
if (success == False):
    print(pfx.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

#  Add the localKeyId safebag attribute to the 1st certificate.
forPrivateKey = False
certIdx = 0
success = pfx.SetSafeBagAttr(forPrivateKey,certIdx,"localKeyId","16777216","decimal")
if (success == False):
    print(pfx.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

#  Write the pfx.
success = pfx.ToFile("secret","qa_output/ee.pfx")
if (success == False):
    print(pfx.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

#  Let's load the .pfx we just wrote to see if the safebag attributes exist.
pfx2 = chilkat.CkPfx()
success = pfx2.LoadPfxFile("qa_output/ee.pfx","secret")
if (success == False):
    print(pfx2.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

#  Information about the contents of the PFX was collected in the call to LoadPfxFile.
json = chilkat.CkJsonObject()
pfx2.GetLastJsonData(json)

json.put_EmitCompact(False)
print(json.emit())

#  Shows what's in the PFX just loaded:

#  {
#    "authenticatedSafe": {
#      "contentInfo": [
#        {
#          "type": "Data",
#          "safeBag": [
#            {
#              "type": "pkcs8ShroudedKeyBag",
#              "attrs": {
#                "keyContainerName": "{B99EB9E7-6AF7-42AF-A43A-D4B2225B7605}",
#                "msStorageProvider": "Microsoft Software Key Storage Provider",
#                "localKeyId": "16777216"
#              }
#            }
#          ]
#        },
#        {
#          "type": "EncryptedData",
#          "safeBag": [
#            {
#              "type": "certBag",
#              "attrs": {
#                "localKeyId": "16777216"
#              },
#              "subject": "EE",
#              "serialNumber": "1a9da86df17ad411bb413b2aa724fe56fc71242d"
#            },
#            {
#              "type": "certBag",
#              "subject": "CA",
#              "serialNumber": "02742228acbf3dd2e71f403abd8281ab6d70d490"
#            }
#          ]
#        }
#      ]
#    }
#  }