B4X Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Generate RSA Key and Export to Encrypted PEM

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_LANGUAGE_ sample showing how to generate an RSA key and export to encrypted PEM. B4X

Dim success As Boolean = False

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

Dim rsa As ChilkatRsa
rsa.Initialize

'  Generate a 1024-bit key.  Chilkat RSA supports
'  key sizes ranging from 512 bits to 4096 bits.
Dim privKey As ChilkatPrivateKey
privKey.Initialize("privKey")
success = rsa.GenKey(1024, privKey)
If success = False Then
    Log(rsa.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


Dim strEncPem As String
strEncPem = privKey.GetPkcs8EncryptedPem("myPassword")

'  You now have the private key in an encrypted format,
'  which may be (for example) saved to a database.

Log(strEncPem)