(Unicode C) Generate an Ed25519 Key Pair

Demonstrates how to generate a new Ed25519 public/private key pair.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.83 or greater.

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#include <C_CkEdDSAW.h>
#include <C_CkPrngW.h>
#include <C_CkPrivateKeyW.h>
#include <C_CkJsonObjectW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    HCkEdDSAW eddsa;
    HCkPrngW prng;
    HCkPrivateKeyW privKey;
    BOOL success;
    const wchar_t *jwk;
    HCkJsonObjectW json;

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

    eddsa = CkEdDSAW_Create();
    prng = CkPrngW_Create();
    privKey = CkPrivateKeyW_Create();

    // Generates a new eddsa key and stores it in privKey.
    success = CkEdDSAW_GenEd25519Key(eddsa,prng,privKey);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkEdDSAW_lastErrorText(eddsa));
        CkEdDSAW_Dispose(eddsa);
        CkPrngW_Dispose(prng);
        CkPrivateKeyW_Dispose(privKey);
        return;
    }

    // Examine the ed25519 key in JWK format;
    jwk = CkPrivateKeyW_getJwk(privKey);

    json = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
    CkJsonObjectW_Load(json,jwk);
    CkJsonObjectW_putEmitCompact(json,FALSE);
    wprintf(L"%s\n",CkJsonObjectW_emit(json));

    // Sample output:
    // {
    //   "kty": "OKP",
    //   "crv": "Ed25519",
    //   "x": "SE2Kne5xt51z1eciMH2T2ftDQp96Gl6FhY6zSQujiP0",
    //   "d": "O-eRXewadF0sNyB0U9omcnt8Qg2ZmeK3WSXPYgqe570",
    //   "use": "sig"
    // }

    // In the above JWK, x is the public key, y is the private key.
    // Both are 32 bytes and are base64-url encoded.


    CkEdDSAW_Dispose(eddsa);
    CkPrngW_Dispose(prng);
    CkPrivateKeyW_Dispose(privKey);
    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);

    }