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Unicode C

Add Private Key and Certificate to a PEM

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Demonstrates how to add certificates and private keys to a PEM.

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Unicode C
#include <C_CkPemW.h>
#include <C_CkPrivateKeyW.h>
#include <C_CkCertW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkPemW pem;
    HCkPrivateKeyW privKey;
    HCkCertW cert;
    BOOL includeCertChain;
    const wchar_t *password;
    BOOL extendedAttrs;
    BOOL noKeys;
    BOOL noCerts;
    BOOL noCaCerts;
    const wchar_t *encryptAlg;
    const wchar_t *pemStr;

    success = FALSE;

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

    // The Chilkat PEM class was introduced in v9.5.0.49.  
    // It requires the bundle to be unlocked, as shown above.
    pem = CkPemW_Create();

    // Add the private key found in alice.key to this PEM.
    // 
    privKey = CkPrivateKeyW_Create();

    success = CkPrivateKeyW_LoadAnyFormatFile(privKey,L"qa_data/alice.key",L"");
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkPrivateKeyW_lastErrorText(privKey));
        CkPemW_Dispose(pem);
        CkPrivateKeyW_Dispose(privKey);
        return;
    }

    // Add it to the PEM:
    success = CkPemW_AddPrivateKey(pem,privKey);

    // Add the certificate found in alice.crt to this PEM.
    // 
    cert = CkCertW_Create();

    success = CkCertW_LoadFromFile(cert,L"qa_data/alice.crt");
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkCertW_lastErrorText(cert));
        CkPemW_Dispose(pem);
        CkPrivateKeyW_Dispose(privKey);
        CkCertW_Dispose(cert);
        return;
    }

    // Add it to the PEM:
    includeCertChain = FALSE;
    success = CkPemW_AddCert(pem,cert,includeCertChain);

    // Write the PEM containing the private key and certificate.
    // The private key will be output in PKCS8 encrypted form.
    // Certificates are never encrypted.

    // This is the password that will be required to open and access the private key
    // from the PEM we're about to write..
    password = L"secret";
    extendedAttrs = FALSE;
    noKeys = FALSE;
    noCerts = FALSE;
    noCaCerts = FALSE;
    encryptAlg = L"aes128";

    pemStr = CkPemW_toPemEx(pem,extendedAttrs,noKeys,noCerts,noCaCerts,encryptAlg,password);
    wprintf(L"%s\n",pemStr);


    CkPemW_Dispose(pem);
    CkPrivateKeyW_Dispose(privKey);
    CkCertW_Dispose(cert);

    }