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Add Private Key and Certificate to a PEM

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Demonstrates how to add certificates and private keys to a PEM.

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Java
import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    boolean success = false;

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

    // The Chilkat PEM class was introduced in v9.5.0.49.  
    // It requires the bundle to be unlocked, as shown above.
    CkPem pem = new CkPem();

    // Add the private key found in alice.key to this PEM.
    // 
    CkPrivateKey privKey = new CkPrivateKey();

    success = privKey.LoadAnyFormatFile("qa_data/alice.key","");
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(privKey.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Add it to the PEM:
    success = pem.AddPrivateKey(privKey);

    // Add the certificate found in alice.crt to this PEM.
    // 
    CkCert cert = new CkCert();

    success = cert.LoadFromFile("qa_data/alice.crt");
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(cert.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Add it to the PEM:
    boolean includeCertChain = false;
    success = pem.AddCert(cert,includeCertChain);

    // Write the PEM containing the private key and certificate.
    // The private key will be output in PKCS8 encrypted form.
    // Certificates are never encrypted.

    // This is the password that will be required to open and access the private key
    // from the PEM we're about to write..
    String password = "secret";
    boolean extendedAttrs = false;
    boolean noKeys = false;
    boolean noCerts = false;
    boolean noCaCerts = false;
    String encryptAlg = "aes128";

    String pemStr = pem.toPemEx(extendedAttrs,noKeys,noCerts,noCaCerts,encryptAlg,password);
    System.out.println(pemStr);
  }
}