(Ruby) 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.

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require 'chilkat'

pemPath = "/Users/chilkat/qa_data/ecc/prime256v1-privKey.pem"
# Provide a password if your PEM is encrypted. Otherwise pass the empty string.
pemPassword = ""

privKey = Chilkat::CkPrivateKey.new()
success = privKey.LoadAnyFormatFile(pemPath,pemPassword)
if (success == false)
    print privKey.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

# 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>"
success = privKey.SavePkcs8File("keychain:MyEcdsaKey123")
if (success == false)
    print privKey.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

print "Success." + "\n";

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