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Convert DSA DER Private Key to PEM

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Converts a DSA private key from DER format to PEM. Demonstrates how to write both encrypted and unencrypted PEM formatted private keys.

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require 'chilkat'

success = false

# This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
# See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

dsa = Chilkat::CkDsa.new()

# Load a DER private key.
success = dsa.FromDerFile("dsa_priv.der")
if (success != true)
    print dsa.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

# Save to unencrypted PEM:
pemStr = dsa.toPem()
success = dsa.SaveText(pemStr,"dsa_priv.pem")
if (success != true)
    print dsa.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

# Save to encrypted PEM:
pemStr = dsa.toEncryptedPem("myPassword")
success = dsa.SaveText(pemStr,"dsa_privEncrypted.pem")
if (success != true)
    print dsa.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

print "Finished!" + "\n";