VBScript

SFTP use Cert's Private Key from PFX (.pfx/.p12)

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Demonstrates how to use the private key associated with a certificate from a .pfx/.p12 file. VBScript

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

success = 0

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

set cert = CreateObject("Chilkat.Cert")

pfxFilepath = "qa_data/pfx/my.pfx"
pfxPassword = "secret"

' A PFX typically contains certificates in the chain of authentication.
' The Chilkat cert object will choose the certificate w/
' private key farthest from the root authority cert.
' To access all the certificates in a PFX, use the 
' Chilkat certificate store object instead.
success = cert.LoadPfxFile(pfxFilepath,pfxPassword)
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(cert.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

' Get the private key.  
set privKey = CreateObject("Chilkat.PrivateKey")
success = cert.GetPrivateKey(privKey)
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(cert.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

privKeyPem = privKey.GetPkcs8Pem()
If (privKey.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(privKey.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

set sshKey = CreateObject("Chilkat.SshKey")
success = sshKey.FromOpenSshPrivateKey(privKeyPem)
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(sshKey.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

' Connect to an SSH/SFTP server
set sftp = CreateObject("Chilkat.SFtp")
success = sftp.Connect("sftp.example.com",22)
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(sftp.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

' Authenticate with the SSH server using a username + private key.
' (The private key serves as the password.  The username identifies
' the SSH user account on the server.)
success = sftp.AuthenticatePk("mySshLogin",sshKey)
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(sftp.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

outFile.WriteLine("OK, the connection and authentication with the SSH server is completed.")

' This example is only to show the connection + authentication using a private key associated with a certificate in the Windows certificate store...

outFile.Close