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Chilkat2-Python

RSA Import Private Key

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Shows how to select/import a private key for RSA signing or decryption.

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import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

privKey = chilkat2.PrivateKey()
password = "secret"
# In all Chilkat methods expecting a path, you pass either absolute or relative paths.
success = privKey.LoadAnyFormatFile("rsaKeys/myTestRsaPrivate.pem",password)
if (success == False):
    print(privKey.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

rsa = chilkat2.Rsa()

# Tell the RSA object to use the private key (i.e. import the private key)
rsa.UsePrivateKey(privKey)