Generate RSA Public/Private Key Pair and Export to PEM

Python example code showing how to generate an RSA public/private key pair and export to PEM files.

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import sys
import chilkat

rsa = chilkat.CkRsa()

success = rsa.UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial")
if (success != True):
    print "RSA component unlock failed"
    sys.exit()

#  Generate a 1024-bit key.  Chilkat RSA supports
#  key sizes ranging from 512 bits to 4096 bits.
success = rsa.GenerateKey(1024)
if (success != True):
    print rsa.lastErrorText()
    sys.exit()

#  Keys are exported in XML format:
publicKeyXml = rsa.exportPublicKey()
print publicKeyXml

privateKeyXml = rsa.exportPrivateKey()
print privateKeyXml

#  Save the private key in PEM format:
privKey = chilkat.CkPrivateKey()
privKey.LoadXml(privateKeyXml)
privKey.SaveRsaPemFile("privateKey.pem")

#  Save the public key in PEM format:
pubKey = chilkat.CkPublicKey()
pubKey.LoadXml(publicKeyXml)
pubKey.SaveOpenSslPemFile("publicKey.pem")