Unicode C

Generate RSA SSH Key

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Generates an RSA SSH key and saves to various public and private key file formats (OpenSSH and PuTTY). Unicode C

#include <C_CkSshKeyW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkSshKeyW key;
    int numBits;
    int exponent;
    const wchar_t *exportedKey;
    BOOL exportEncrypted;

    success = FALSE;

    key = CkSshKeyW_Create();

    //  numBits may range from 384 to 4096.  Typical values are
    //  1024 or 2048.  (must be a multiple of 64)
    //  A good choice for the exponent is 65537.  Chilkat recommends
    //  always using this value.
    numBits = 2048;
    exponent = 65537;
    success = CkSshKeyW_GenerateRsaKey(key,numBits,exponent);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"Bad params passed to RSA key generation method.\n");
        CkSshKeyW_Dispose(key);
        return;
    }

    //  Note: Generating a public/private key pair is CPU intensive
    //  and may take a short amount of time (more than few seconds,
    //  but less than a minute).

    //  Export the RSA private key to OpenSSH, PuTTY, and XML and save. 
    exportEncrypted = FALSE;
    exportedKey = CkSshKeyW_toOpenSshPrivateKey(key,exportEncrypted);
    //  Chilkat provides a SaveText method for convenience...
    success = CkSshKeyW_SaveText(key,exportedKey,L"privkey_openssh_unencrypted.pem");

    //  Export with encryption to OpenSSH private key format:
    CkSshKeyW_putPassword(key,L"secret");
    exportEncrypted = TRUE;
    exportedKey = CkSshKeyW_toOpenSshPrivateKey(key,exportEncrypted);
    success = CkSshKeyW_SaveText(key,exportedKey,L"privkey_openssh_encrypted.pem");

    //  Export the RSA private key to unencrypted PuTTY format:
    exportEncrypted = FALSE;
    exportedKey = CkSshKeyW_toPuttyPrivateKey(key,exportEncrypted);
    success = CkSshKeyW_SaveText(key,exportedKey,L"privkey_putty_unencrypted.ppk");

    //  Export the RSA private key to encrypted PuTTY format:
    CkSshKeyW_putPassword(key,L"secret");
    exportEncrypted = TRUE;
    exportedKey = CkSshKeyW_toPuttyPrivateKey(key,exportEncrypted);
    success = CkSshKeyW_SaveText(key,exportedKey,L"privkey_putty_encrypted.ppk");

    //  Export private key to XML:
    exportedKey = CkSshKeyW_toXml(key);
    success = CkSshKeyW_SaveText(key,exportedKey,L"privkey.xml");

    //  ----------------------------------------------------
    //  Now for the public key....
    //  ----------------------------------------------------

    //  The Secure Shell (SSH) Public Key File Format
    //  is documented in RFC 4716.
    exportedKey = CkSshKeyW_toRfc4716PublicKey(key);
    success = CkSshKeyW_SaveText(key,exportedKey,L"pubkey_rfc4716.pub");

    //  OpenSSH has a separate public-key file format, which 
    //  is also supported by Chilkat SshKey:
    exportedKey = CkSshKeyW_toOpenSshPublicKey(key);
    success = CkSshKeyW_SaveText(key,exportedKey,L"pubkey_openSsh.pub");

    wprintf(L"Finished.\n");


    CkSshKeyW_Dispose(key);

    }