(Xojo Plugin) Generate RSA Key and Export to Encrypted PEM

Xojo Plugin sample showing how to generate an RSA key and export to encrypted PEM.

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

Dim rsa As New Chilkat.Rsa

// Generate a 1024-bit key.  Chilkat RSA supports
// key sizes ranging from 512 bits to 4096 bits.
Dim success As Boolean
success = rsa.GenerateKey(1024)
If (success <> True) Then
    System.DebugLog(rsa.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

// Get the private key as unencrypted XML:
Dim keyXml As String
keyXml = rsa.ExportPrivateKey()
System.DebugLog(keyXml)

// To encrypt the key -- meaning to get the key in
// an encrypted PEM format -- load it into a PrivateKey object,
// and then export to encrypted PEM:
Dim privKey As New Chilkat.PrivateKey

success = privKey.LoadXml(keyXml)
If (success <> True) Then
    System.DebugLog(privKey.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

Dim strEncPem As String

strEncPem = privKey.GetPkcs8EncryptedPem("myPassword")

// You now have the private key in an encrypted format,
// which may be (for example) saved to a database