Load a Private Key from a PEM File

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Demonstrates the Chilkat PrivateKey.LoadPemFile method, which loads a private key from a PEM file. The only argument is the file path. It cannot load a password-protected key — use LoadEncryptedPemFile for that.

Note: The file path is relative to the application's current working directory. Absolute paths may also be used. Supply the path to your own key file.

Background: The file-based counterpart to LoadPem, for the common case where the key lives in a .pem file. Like LoadPem it handles only unencrypted PEM; if the file is encrypted the load fails, signaling that you need the password-aware loader. When the exact on-disk format is uncertain, LoadAnyFormatFile auto-detects it.

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    success := false

    //  Demonstrates the PrivateKey.LoadPemFile method, which loads a private key from a PEM file.  The
    //  only argument is the file path.  It cannot load a password-protected key -- use
    //  LoadEncryptedPemFile for that.

    privKey := chilkat.NewPrivateKey()

    success = privKey.LoadPemFile("qa_data/private_unencrypted.pem")
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(privKey.LastErrorText())
        privKey.DisposePrivateKey()
        return
    }

    fmt.Println("Loaded a ", privKey.KeyType(), " private key.")

    privKey.DisposePrivateKey()