React Native

Apple Keychain - Import ECDSA Private Key

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Imports an ECDSA private key to the Apple Keychain.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v10.0.0 or greater.

React Native

import { PrivateKey } from '@chilkat/react-native'

function chilkatExample() {
  const pemPath = '/Users/chilkat/qa_data/ecc/prime256v1-privKey.pem';
  // Provide a password if your PEM is encrypted. Otherwise pass the empty string.
  const pemPassword = '';

  const privKey = new PrivateKey();
  try {
    privKey.loadAnyFormatFile(pemPath, pemPassword);
  } catch {
    console.log(privKey.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  // In Apple Keychain, the label for an item such as a private key is a user-friendly identifier that helps distinguish one item from
  // another in the Keychain. It is typically a brief name or description associated with the item. 
  // The label is displayed in the Keychain Access application and is useful for quickly identifying the purpose
  // or source of a specific key, certificate, or password entry.

  // The label does not affect the functionality or security of the item; it is purely for organizational purposes. 
  // You can edit or assign labels to make your Keychain easier to navigate.

  // On MacOS, you can save the private key to the Keychain by calling SavePkcs8File with a "filename" in the format"keychain:<label>"
  try {
    privKey.savePkcs8File('keychain:MyEcdsaKey123');
  } catch {
    console.log(privKey.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  console.log('Success.');

  // Here you can see:
  // 
  // 
}