Export a Private Key as XML

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Demonstrates the Chilkat PrivateKey.GetXml method, which exports the key in Chilkat-compatible XML (for example an RSAKeyValue element). It takes no arguments; the XML is not encrypted.

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: The XML key format belongs to the .NET/XML-DSIG world, where keys are represented as XML elements. Exporting to it is what you do to hand a key to .NET code or a system built around XML signatures — the inverse of LoadXml. It is plaintext, so the exported XML must be protected like any unencrypted key.

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bool success = false;

//  Load a private key to export.
Chilkat.PrivateKey privKey = new Chilkat.PrivateKey();
success = privKey.LoadPemFile("qa_data/private.pem");
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(privKey.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

//  Export in Chilkat-compatible XML (for example an RSAKeyValue element).  The XML is not
//  encrypted.
string xml = privKey.GetXml();
if (privKey.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(privKey.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Debug.WriteLine(xml);