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Set .pfx/.p12 Safe Bag Attributes

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Demonstrates how to set safebag attributes in a .pfx/.p12. This example creates a .pfx from a .pem containing a private key and certificates, but also sets PFX safebag attributes before writing the .pfx. Xojo Plugin

Dim success As Boolean
success = False

// We have a PEM containing one private key, and two certificates:
// The private key is an ECDSA private key.
// The private key is associated with the 1st certificate.
// The 2nd certificate is the issuer of the 1st certificate.

// -----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----
// ME0CAQAwEwYHKoZIzj0CAQYIKoZIzj0DAQcEMzAxAgEBBCDgAn4Dal+0iEhIsYBk
// 6SdSR344vyj0suhOIxsjmM19s6AKBggqhkjOPQMBBw==
// -----END PRIVATE KEY-----
// -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
// MIIBXzCCAQSgAwIBAgIUGp2obfF61BG7QTsqpyT+VvxxJC0wCgYIKoZIzj0EAwIw
// DTELMAkGA1UEAwwCQ0EwHhcNMjAwMzI5MTU1MTEwWhcNMzAwMzI3MTU1MTEwWjAN
// MQswCQYDVQQDDAJFRTBZMBMGByqGSM49AgEGCCqGSM49AwEHA0IABEil+DhBUss8
// kMCjEWvZHA+jdy1mQ76a2HFd+5p+AcFGQxNeG8/HXZax7FFzcrczWrli25R8P8j1
// cqhwPY4HtwujQjBAMB0GA1UdDgQWBBTenwm6x4A4W5BzZ2OckKA2IFtPSTAfBgNV
// HSMEGDAWgBTx1U/gWiRhAASl6FV04DxP3XmcazAKBggqhkjOPQQDAgNJADBGAiEA
// rkqbz5t1M/CjqXSKE5ebBLQ3npF+q7GRC8C2ovDi/xoCIQDGve7OP/ppIDcCNonr
// +WSRf5M/6Wvw1lnEsAXf3nLTeQ==
// -----END CERTIFICATE-----
// -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
// MIIBcDCCARWgAwIBAgIUAnQiKKy/PdLnH0A6vYKBq21w1JAwCgYIKoZIzj0EAwIw
// DTELMAkGA1UEAwwCQ0EwHhcNMjAwMzI5MTU1MTEwWhcNMzAwMzI3MTU1MTEwWjAN
// MQswCQYDVQQDDAJDQTBZMBMGByqGSM49AgEGCCqGSM49AwEHA0IABPB6yVvqt8cL
// EneRtnjoi87H0ATi+JP1w2qkz4GLOaPtFxAnV0LdQCuN91SGbAlKrSkhFyWWimjh
// Rqe9+b/1WCijUzBRMB0GA1UdDgQWBBTx1U/gWiRhAASl6FV04DxP3XmcazAfBgNV
// HSMEGDAWgBTx1U/gWiRhAASl6FV04DxP3XmcazAPBgNVHRMBAf8EBTADAQH/MAoG
// CCqGSM49BAMCA0kAMEYCIQCcIfssfrOruVYvqhxbLGeyc5ppEX53zUU35wIE2t7C
// fAIhAKhOTEvN+pdEn+cNwW3AEi7D08ZUQx3P80i4EnFPs0OQ
// -----END CERTIFICATE-----

Dim pfx As New Chilkat.Pfx
Dim sbPem As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
success = sbPem.LoadFile("qa_data/pfx/test_ecdsa.pem","utf-8")
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog("Failed to load the PEM file.")
    Return
End If

// The PEM in this example is unencrypted.  There is no password.
Dim password As String
password = ""
success = pfx.LoadPem(sbPem.GetAsString(),password)
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(pfx.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

// Let's add some safebag attributes for the private key...
Dim forPrivateKey As Boolean
forPrivateKey = True
Dim keyIdx As Int32
keyIdx = 0
success = pfx.SetSafeBagAttr(forPrivateKey,keyIdx,"localKeyId","16777216","decimal")
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(pfx.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

success = pfx.SetSafeBagAttr(forPrivateKey,keyIdx,"keyContainerName","{B99EB9E7-6AF7-42AF-A43A-D4B2225B7605}","ascii")
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(pfx.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

success = pfx.SetSafeBagAttr(forPrivateKey,keyIdx,"storageProvider","Microsoft Software Key Storage Provider","ascii")
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(pfx.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

// Add the localKeyId safebag attribute to the 1st certificate.
forPrivateKey = False
Dim certIdx As Int32
certIdx = 0
success = pfx.SetSafeBagAttr(forPrivateKey,certIdx,"localKeyId","16777216","decimal")
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(pfx.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

// Write the pfx.
success = pfx.ToFile("secret","qa_output/ee.pfx")
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(pfx.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

// Let's load the .pfx we just wrote to see if the safebag attributes exist.
Dim pfx2 As New Chilkat.Pfx
success = pfx2.LoadPfxFile("qa_output/ee.pfx","secret")
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(pfx2.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

// Information about the contents of the PFX was collected in the call to LoadPfxFile.
Dim json As New Chilkat.JsonObject
pfx2.GetLastJsonData json

json.EmitCompact = False
System.DebugLog(json.Emit())

// Shows what's in the PFX just loaded:

// {
//   "authenticatedSafe": {
//     "contentInfo": [
//       {
//         "type": "Data",
//         "safeBag": [
//           {
//             "type": "pkcs8ShroudedKeyBag",
//             "attrs": {
//               "keyContainerName": "{B99EB9E7-6AF7-42AF-A43A-D4B2225B7605}",
//               "msStorageProvider": "Microsoft Software Key Storage Provider",
//               "localKeyId": "16777216"
//             }
//           }
//         ]
//       },
//       {
//         "type": "EncryptedData",
//         "safeBag": [
//           {
//             "type": "certBag",
//             "attrs": {
//               "localKeyId": "16777216"
//             },
//             "subject": "EE",
//             "serialNumber": "1a9da86df17ad411bb413b2aa724fe56fc71242d"
//           },
//           {
//             "type": "certBag",
//             "subject": "CA",
//             "serialNumber": "02742228acbf3dd2e71f403abd8281ab6d70d490"
//           }
//         ]
//       }
//     ]
//   }
// }