Unicode C

Generate new DSA Key from OpenSSL Parameters File

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Generates a new DSA key from an OpenSSL-created parameters file (DER and PEM formats supported). Examples of using OpenSSL to create parameter files are shown here:

openssl dsaparam -outform DER 1024 <  seedData.txt >dsaparam.der

openssl dsaparam 1024 < seedData.txt >dsaparam.pem

Unicode C

#include <C_CkDsaW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkDsaW dsa;
    const wchar_t *pemStr;
    const wchar_t *xmlStr;
    BOOL bPublicOnly;

    success = FALSE;

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

    dsa = CkDsaW_Create();

    success = CkDsaW_GenKeyFromParamsDerFile(dsa,L"dsaparam.der");
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkDsaW_lastErrorText(dsa));
        CkDsaW_Dispose(dsa);
        return;
    }

    // To generate a key from PEM, call GenKeyFromParamsPem 
    // (for an in-memory PEM string) or GenKeyFromParamsFilePem
    // for a PEM file.

    // The public and private keys may now be exported to PEM, DER,
    // and XML formatted files.

    // First for the public key...
    // The public key never needs to be encrypted.

    // Save the public key in PEM format:
    pemStr = CkDsaW_toPublicPem(dsa);
    // This example will not check the return value of SaveText...
    success = CkDsaW_SaveText(dsa,pemStr,L"dsa_pub.pem");

    // Save the public key in DER format:
    success = CkDsaW_ToPublicDerFile(dsa,L"dsa_pub.der");

    bPublicOnly = TRUE;
    // Save to XML
    xmlStr = CkDsaW_toXml(dsa,bPublicOnly);
    success = CkDsaW_SaveText(dsa,pemStr,L"dsa_pub.xml");

    // ------------------------------------
    // Now for the private key....
    // ------------------------------------

    // Unencrypted PEM:
    pemStr = CkDsaW_toPem(dsa);
    success = CkDsaW_SaveText(dsa,pemStr,L"dsa_priv.pem");

    // Encrypted PEM:
    pemStr = CkDsaW_toEncryptedPem(dsa,L"myPassword");
    success = CkDsaW_SaveText(dsa,pemStr,L"dsa_privEncrypted.pem");

    // DER:
    success = CkDsaW_ToDerFile(dsa,L"dsa_priv.der");

    // XML:
    bPublicOnly = FALSE;
    xmlStr = CkDsaW_toXml(dsa,bPublicOnly);
    success = CkDsaW_SaveText(dsa,pemStr,L"dsa_priv.xml");

    wprintf(L"Finished!\n");


    CkDsaW_Dispose(dsa);

    }