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Load a Private Key from PEM Text

Demonstrates the Chilkat PrivateKey.LoadPem method, which loads a private key from PEM text. The only argument is the PEM string. It has no password argument, so it cannot load an encrypted PEM — use LoadEncryptedPem for that.

Background: PEM is the Base64 text format (delimited by -----BEGIN----- lines) that most tooling uses for keys. This method is for the plain, unencrypted case where the key material sits in the clear inside the PEM — convenient, but it means the file itself is the only thing protecting the key. When the PEM is password-protected (a BEGIN ENCRYPTED PRIVATE KEY block or a legacy encrypted header), reach for the Encrypted loader instead.

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Local $bSuccess = False

;  Demonstrates the PrivateKey.LoadPem method, which loads a private key from PEM text.  The only
;  argument is the PEM string.  This method has no password argument, so it cannot load an
;  encrypted PEM -- use LoadEncryptedPem for that.

$oPrivKey = ObjCreate("Chilkat.PrivateKey")

;  The PEM text of an unencrypted private key.
Local $sPemText = "-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----" & @LF & "MIIEvAIBADANBgkq..." & @LF & "-----END PRIVATE KEY-----"

$bSuccess = $oPrivKey.LoadPem($sPemText)
If ($bSuccess = False) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oPrivKey.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

ConsoleWrite("Loaded a " & $oPrivKey.KeyType & " private key." & @CRLF)