React Native Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Generate an ECDSA Key

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Demonstrates how to generate an ECDSA key. React Native

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

function chilkatExample() {
  // 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.
  const fortuna = new Prng();
  const entropy = fortuna.getEntropy(32, 'base64');
  fortuna.addEntropy(entropy, 'base64');

  const ecc = new Ecc();

  // Generate a random ECC private key on the secp256r1 curve.
  // Chilkat also supports other curves, such as secp384r1, secp521r1, and secp256k1.

  const privKey = new PrivateKey();
  try {
    ecc.genKey('secp256r1', fortuna, privKey);
  } catch {
    console.log(ecc.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  console.log(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.)
  try {
    privKey.savePkcs8EncryptedPemFile('pemPassword', 'myPemFiles/eccKey123.pem');
  } catch {
    console.log(privKey.lastErrorText);
  }

  console.log('finished.');
}