Android™
Android™
Save a Private Key as a Traditional DER File
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Demonstrates the Chilkat PrivateKey.SavePkcs1File method, which saves the key using the traditional/preferred unencrypted DER representation. The only argument is the destination path.
Note: The file paths are relative to the application's current working directory. Absolute paths may also be used. Supply the paths appropriate to your own environment.
Background: This writes the older, algorithm-specific DER structure — useful for compatibility with tools that predate or do not accept PKCS #8. For new work, PKCS #8 (
SavePkcs8File) is more interoperable. The output is unencrypted, so protect the file accordingly.Chilkat Android™ Downloads
// Important: Don't forget to include the call to System.loadLibrary
// as shown at the bottom of this code sample.
package com.test;
import android.app.Activity;
import com.chilkatsoft.*;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.os.Bundle;
public class SimpleActivity extends Activity {
private static final String TAG = "Chilkat";
// Called when the activity is first created.
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
boolean success = false;
// Load a private key to export.
CkPrivateKey privKey = new CkPrivateKey();
success = privKey.LoadPemFile("qa_data/private.pem");
if (success == false) {
Log.i(TAG, privKey.lastErrorText());
return;
}
// Save using the traditional/preferred unencrypted DER representation.
success = privKey.SavePkcs1File("qa_output/private_pkcs1.der");
if (success == false) {
Log.i(TAG, privKey.lastErrorText());
return;
}
Log.i(TAG, "Saved.");
}
static {
System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
// Note: If the incorrect library name is passed to System.loadLibrary,
// then you will see the following error message at application startup:
//"The application <your-application-name> has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."
}
}