(Unicode C++) RSA Signature using Private Key from .snk File

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A .snk file (Strong Name Key file) is a file format used in the .NET ecosystem to store an RSA public/private key pair. This key pair is typically used for strong-naming assemblies, which is a process of signing .NET assemblies to ensure their integrity and to uniquely identify them.

This example loads a private key from a .snk file and creates an RSA signature.

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#include <CkRsaW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    CkRsaW rsa;

    // Load the .snk and return the private key as XML.
    const wchar_t *xmlStr = rsa.snkToXml(L"./test.snk");
    if (rsa.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",rsa.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    bool success = rsa.ImportPrivateKey(xmlStr);
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",rsa.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    // Sign the SHA-256 hash of the utf-8 byte representation of the contents of sb
    // Return the signature in base64 format.
    rsa.put_EncodingMode(L"base64");
    rsa.put_Charset(L"utf-8");
    const wchar_t *sigBase64 = rsa.signStringENC(L"This is the text to be hashed and signed.",L"sha256");
    if (rsa.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",rsa.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"RSA signature as base64: %s\n",sigBase64);
    }