Serialize a PFX to an Encoded String

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Demonstrates Pfx.ToEncodedString, which serializes the current PFX contents and returns the PKCS#12 bytes encoded as text using a named encoding.

#include <C_CkPfx.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkPfx pfx;
    const char *password;
    const char *outputPassword;
    const char *encoded;

    success = FALSE;

    pfx = CkPfx_Create();

    //  The file path is relative to the application's current working directory.  An absolute path
    //  may also be used.  Supply the path appropriate to your own environment.
    //  The PFX password should come from a secure source rather than being hard-coded.
    password = "myPfxPassword";
    success = CkPfx_LoadPfxFile(pfx,"qa_data/identity.pfx",password);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkPfx_lastErrorText(pfx));
        CkPfx_Dispose(pfx);
        return;
    }

    //  Serialize the PFX contents using the given output password and return the PKCS#12 bytes encoded as
    //  text.  Common encodings include base64 and hex.
    outputPassword = "myOutputPassword";
    encoded = CkPfx_toEncodedString(pfx,outputPassword,"base64");
    if (CkPfx_getLastMethodSuccess(pfx) == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkPfx_lastErrorText(pfx));
        CkPfx_Dispose(pfx);
        return;
    }

    printf("%s\n",encoded);


    CkPfx_Dispose(pfx);

    }