(Delphi ActiveX) Export a Certificate's Private Key to Various Formats

Loads a digital certificate and private key from a PFX file (also known as PKCS#12) and exports the private key to various formats: (1) PKCS8 Encrypted, (2) PKCS8 Encrypted PEM, (3) PKCS8 unencrypted, (4) PKCS8 PEM unencrypted, (5) RSA DER unencrypted, (6) RSA PEM unencrypted, (7) XML.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Chilkat_TLB;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Integer;
cert: TChilkatCert;
pfxFilename: WideString;
pfxPassword: WideString;
privKey: TPrivateKey;
password: WideString;
path: WideString;

begin
success := 0;

cert := TChilkatCert.Create(Self);

// Load from the PFX file
pfxFilename := '/Users/chilkat/testData/pfx/chilkat_ssl_pwd_is_test.pfx';
pfxPassword := 'test';

// A PFX typically contains certificates in the chain of authentication.
// The Chilkat cert object will choose the certificate w/
// private key farthest from the root authority cert.
// To access all the certificates in a PFX, use the 
// Chilkat certificate store object instead.
success := cert.LoadPfxFile(pfxFilename,pfxPassword);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(cert.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// Get the private key...
privKey := TPrivateKey.Create(Self);
success := cert.GetPrivateKey(privKey.ControlInterface);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(cert.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// Export to various formats:

password := 'secret';

// PKCS8 Encrypted DER
path := '/Users/chilkat/testData/privkeys/chilkat_pkcs8_enc.der';
success := privKey.SavePkcs8EncryptedFile(password,path);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(privKey.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// PKCS8 Encrypted PEM
path := '/Users/chilkat/testData/privkeys/chilkat_pkcs8_enc.pem';
success := privKey.SavePkcs8EncryptedPemFile(password,path);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(privKey.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// PKCS8 Unencrypted DER
path := '/Users/chilkat/testData/privkeys/chilkat_pkcs8.der';
success := privKey.SavePkcs8File(path);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(privKey.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// PKCS8 Unencrypted PEM
path := '/Users/chilkat/testData/privkeys/chilkat_pkcs8.pem';
success := privKey.SavePkcs8PemFile(path);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(privKey.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

//  RSA DER (unencrypted)
path := '/Users/chilkat/testData/privkeys/chilkat_rsa.der';
success := privKey.SavePkcs1File(path);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(privKey.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// RSA PEM (unencrypted)
path := '/Users/chilkat/testData/privkeys/chilkat_rsa.pem';
success := privKey.SavePemFile(path);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(privKey.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// XML (unencrypted)
path := '/Users/chilkat/testData/privkeys/chilkat.xml';
success := privKey.SaveXmlFile(path);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(privKey.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add('Private key exported to various formats.');
end;