(VBScript) RSA Signature/Verify with .key and .cer

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Demonstrates how to use a .key file (private key) and digital certificate (.cer, public key) to create and verify an RSA signature.

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Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)

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

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.PrivateKey")
set privKey = CreateObject("Chilkat.PrivateKey")

' Load the private key from an RSA .key file:
success = privKey.LoadPemFile("privateKey.key")
If (success <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(privKey.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

' Get the private key in XML format:
privKeyXml = privKey.GetXml()

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.Rsa")
set rsa = CreateObject("Chilkat.Rsa")

' Import the private key into the RSA component:
success = rsa.ImportPrivateKey(privKeyXml)
If (success <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(rsa.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

' Create the signature as a hex string:
rsa.EncodingMode = "hex"

strData = "This is the string to be signed."

' Sign the string using the sha-1 hash algorithm.
' Other valid choices are "md2", "sha256", "sha384",
' "sha512", and "md5".
hexSig = rsa.SignStringENC(strData,"sha-1")

outFile.WriteLine(hexSig)

' Load a digital certificate from a .cer file:
' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.Cert")
set cert = CreateObject("Chilkat.Cert")

success = cert.LoadFromFile("myCert.cer")
If (success <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(cert.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

' pubKey is a Chilkat.PublicKey
Set pubKey = cert.ExportPublicKey()

' Now verify using a separate instance of the RSA object:
' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.Rsa")
set rsa2 = CreateObject("Chilkat.Rsa")

' Import the public key into the RSA object:
success = rsa2.ImportPublicKey(pubKey.GetXml())
If (success <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(rsa2.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

' The signature is a hex string, so make sure the EncodingMode is correct:
rsa2.EncodingMode = "hex"

' Verify the signature:
success = rsa2.VerifyStringENC(strData,"sha-1",hexSig)
If (success <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(rsa2.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

outFile.WriteLine("Success.")

outFile.Close