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Generate Key and Certificate Signing Request (CSR)

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Demonstrates how to generate a new RSA key and a Certificate Signing Request (CSR).

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.65 or greater.

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Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
    Handle hoRsa
    Variant vPrivKey
    Handle hoPrivKey
    Handle hoCsr
    String sPemStr
    Handle hoFac
    String sTemp1
    Boolean bTemp1

    Move False To iSuccess

    // Note: Requires Chilkat v9.5.0.65 or greater.

    // This requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    // First generate an RSA private key.
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatRsa)) To hoRsa
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoRsa))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoRsa
    End

    // Generate a random 2048-bit RSA key.
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatPrivateKey)) To hoPrivKey
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoPrivKey))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoPrivKey
    End
    Get pvComObject of hoPrivKey to vPrivKey
    Get ComGenKey Of hoRsa 2048 vPrivKey To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoRsa To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Create the CSR object and set properties.
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatCsr)) To hoCsr
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoCsr))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoCsr
    End

    // Specify the Common Name.  This is the only required property.
    // For SSL/TLS certificates, this would be the domain name. 
    // For email certificates this would be the email address. 
    Set ComCommonName Of hoCsr To "mysubdomain.mydomain.com"

    // Country Name (2 letter code)
    Set ComCountry Of hoCsr To "GB"

    // State or Province Name (full name)
    Set ComState Of hoCsr To "Yorks"

    // Locality Name (eg, city)
    Set ComLocality Of hoCsr To "York"

    // Organization Name (eg, company)
    Set ComCompany Of hoCsr To "Internet Widgits Pty Ltd"

    // Organizational Unit Name (eg, secion/division)
    Set ComCompanyDivision Of hoCsr To "IT"

    // Email address
    Set ComEmailAddress Of hoCsr To "support@mydomain.com"

    // Create the CSR using the private key.
    Get pvComObject of hoPrivKey to vPrivKey
    Get ComGenCsrPem Of hoCsr vPrivKey To sPemStr
    Get ComLastMethodSuccess Of hoCsr To bTemp1
    If (bTemp1 <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoCsr To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Save the private key and CSR to a files.
    Get ComSavePkcs8EncryptedPemFile Of hoPrivKey "password" "qa_output/privKey1.pem" To iSuccess

    Get Create (RefClass(cComCkFileAccess)) To hoFac
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoFac))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoFac
    End
    Get ComWriteEntireTextFile Of hoFac "qa_output/csr1.pem" sPemStr "utf-8" False To iSuccess

    // Show the CSR.
    Showln sPemStr

    // Sample output:
    // The CSR PEM can be checked here:
    // https://www.networking4all.com/en/support/tools/csr+check/
    // Copy-and-paste the PEM into the online CSR Decoding / CSR Verification form

    // 	-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----
    // 	MIIC6jCCAdICAQAwgaQxITAfBgNVBAMMGG15c3ViZG9tYWluLm15ZG9tYWluLmNv
    // 	bTELMAkGA1UEBhMCR0IxDjAMBgNVBAgMBVlvcmtzMQ0wCwYDVQQHDARZb3JrMSEw
    // 	HwYDVQQKDBhJbnRlcm5ldCBXaWRnaXRzIFB0eSBMdGQxCzAJBgNVBAsMAklUMSMw
    // 	IQYJKoZIhvcNAQkBFhRzdXBwb3J0QG15ZG9tYWluLmNvbTCCASIwDQYJKoZIhvcN
    // 	AQEBBQADggEPADCCAQoCggEBALnQ0un/wF8whk+gPuiAlf3qvx14jgAOV6Erm6EB
    // 	H7WACPCpnKcm/8KP+7uoPiwRQaENhMeCgf45vcivl2p6aAn/spLXyEkXyw2d8wFb
    // 	YYAGRkiz4Xf7ASJiKuwcOtORz+sSDzgtdfokHfXU1cYeFE2yQhSdLUY5fMn425+g
    // 	KoEEsRSjSDe6AKru4+4iGNrLKd8pB9IA5/jOE139IkWlB9r5fEPD5bUTsgqXk9eb
    // 	68O0gc712V2eZK07N24lDmFC4bIMTD4csDWocR5hFHXj7NX7c8sOBDcpEb9mPIk4
    // 	elxubnhkfnjhOi4J3lDHcT/0ALnbLhf9LnaiKqs+5VcVZvECAwEAAaAAMA0GCSqG
    // 	SIb3DQEBBQUAA4IBAQC0AETLIcP3foh5nbu2hVFS8uCUNZ5hEIR1eXmYZmZoBQq2
    // 	26ZAoT4CZwixlggC+n7WvAXJ5Pzxpl4wLV4loTiQzaKPX1w0ERo5ZRwLy0n56oG2
    // 	6QG+WTViT1C8rlgtVwkCFNOXr0kSSRs8FdaPllqKxK1hxYSL7zwNpumsk39F2cDt
    // 	vhcekvH0V3BuGrQFm3dKN/0azW6GOod9+Vq4VzSyOe3kp15oxLBsZOFOu/REujcw
    // 	Tzu2jt1asQKUm60CZ9wNHpYepR0Ww40uP1slbehEaFDa6V8b60/tlHHmBbJ4/fy5
    // 	hJnYCvjzFz4O9VtT+JtP9ldRHWV3KpZ8ne3AjD+F
    // 	-----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----


End_Procedure