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Java Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Set .pfx/.p12 Safe Bag Attributes

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Demonstrates how to set safebag attributes in a .pfx/.p12. This example creates a .pfx from a .pem containing a private key and certificates, but also sets PFX safebag attributes before writing the .pfx.

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import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.JsonObject;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Pfx;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.StringBuilder;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // We have a PEM containing one private key, and two certificates:
        // The private key is an ECDSA private key.
        // The private key is associated with the 1st certificate.
        // The 2nd certificate is the issuer of the 1st certificate.

        // -----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----
        // ME0CAQAwEwYHKoZIzj0CAQYIKoZIzj0DAQcEMzAxAgEBBCDgAn4Dal+0iEhIsYBk
        // 6SdSR344vyj0suhOIxsjmM19s6AKBggqhkjOPQMBBw==
        // -----END PRIVATE KEY-----
        // -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
        // MIIBXzCCAQSgAwIBAgIUGp2obfF61BG7QTsqpyT+VvxxJC0wCgYIKoZIzj0EAwIw
        // DTELMAkGA1UEAwwCQ0EwHhcNMjAwMzI5MTU1MTEwWhcNMzAwMzI3MTU1MTEwWjAN
        // MQswCQYDVQQDDAJFRTBZMBMGByqGSM49AgEGCCqGSM49AwEHA0IABEil+DhBUss8
        // kMCjEWvZHA+jdy1mQ76a2HFd+5p+AcFGQxNeG8/HXZax7FFzcrczWrli25R8P8j1
        // cqhwPY4HtwujQjBAMB0GA1UdDgQWBBTenwm6x4A4W5BzZ2OckKA2IFtPSTAfBgNV
        // HSMEGDAWgBTx1U/gWiRhAASl6FV04DxP3XmcazAKBggqhkjOPQQDAgNJADBGAiEA
        // rkqbz5t1M/CjqXSKE5ebBLQ3npF+q7GRC8C2ovDi/xoCIQDGve7OP/ppIDcCNonr
        // +WSRf5M/6Wvw1lnEsAXf3nLTeQ==
        // -----END CERTIFICATE-----
        // -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
        // MIIBcDCCARWgAwIBAgIUAnQiKKy/PdLnH0A6vYKBq21w1JAwCgYIKoZIzj0EAwIw
        // DTELMAkGA1UEAwwCQ0EwHhcNMjAwMzI5MTU1MTEwWhcNMzAwMzI3MTU1MTEwWjAN
        // MQswCQYDVQQDDAJDQTBZMBMGByqGSM49AgEGCCqGSM49AwEHA0IABPB6yVvqt8cL
        // EneRtnjoi87H0ATi+JP1w2qkz4GLOaPtFxAnV0LdQCuN91SGbAlKrSkhFyWWimjh
        // Rqe9+b/1WCijUzBRMB0GA1UdDgQWBBTx1U/gWiRhAASl6FV04DxP3XmcazAfBgNV
        // HSMEGDAWgBTx1U/gWiRhAASl6FV04DxP3XmcazAPBgNVHRMBAf8EBTADAQH/MAoG
        // CCqGSM49BAMCA0kAMEYCIQCcIfssfrOruVYvqhxbLGeyc5ppEX53zUU35wIE2t7C
        // fAIhAKhOTEvN+pdEn+cNwW3AEi7D08ZUQx3P80i4EnFPs0OQ
        // -----END CERTIFICATE-----

        Pfx pfx = new Pfx();
        StringBuilder sbPem = new StringBuilder();
        try {
            sbPem.loadFile("qa_data/pfx/test_ecdsa.pem", "utf-8");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println("Failed to load the PEM file.");
            return;
        }

        // The PEM in this example is unencrypted.  There is no password.
        String password = "";
        try {
            pfx.loadPem(sbPem.getAsString(), password);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // Let's add some safebag attributes for the private key...
        boolean forPrivateKey = true;
        int keyIdx = 0;
        try {
            pfx.setSafeBagAttr(forPrivateKey, keyIdx, "localKeyId", "16777216", "decimal");

            pfx.setSafeBagAttr(forPrivateKey, keyIdx, "keyContainerName", "{B99EB9E7-6AF7-42AF-A43A-D4B2225B7605}", "ascii");

            pfx.setSafeBagAttr(forPrivateKey, keyIdx, "storageProvider", "Microsoft Software Key Storage Provider", "ascii");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // Add the localKeyId safebag attribute to the 1st certificate.
        forPrivateKey = false;
        int certIdx = 0;
        try {
            pfx.setSafeBagAttr(forPrivateKey, certIdx, "localKeyId", "16777216", "decimal");

            // Write the pfx.
            pfx.toFile("secret", "qa_output/ee.pfx");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // Let's load the .pfx we just wrote to see if the safebag attributes exist.
        Pfx pfx2 = new Pfx();
        try {
            pfx2.loadPfxFile("qa_output/ee.pfx", "secret");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // Information about the contents of the PFX was collected in the call to LoadPfxFile.
        JsonObject json = new JsonObject();
        pfx2.getLastJsonData(json);

        json.setEmitCompact(false);
        System.out.println(json.emit());

        // Shows what's in the PFX just loaded:

        // {
        //   "authenticatedSafe": {
        //     "contentInfo": [
        //       {
        //         "type": "Data",
        //         "safeBag": [
        //           {
        //             "type": "pkcs8ShroudedKeyBag",
        //             "attrs": {
        //               "keyContainerName": "{B99EB9E7-6AF7-42AF-A43A-D4B2225B7605}",
        //               "msStorageProvider": "Microsoft Software Key Storage Provider",
        //               "localKeyId": "16777216"
        //             }
        //           }
        //         ]
        //       },
        //       {
        //         "type": "EncryptedData",
        //         "safeBag": [
        //           {
        //             "type": "certBag",
        //             "attrs": {
        //               "localKeyId": "16777216"
        //             },
        //             "subject": "EE",
        //             "serialNumber": "1a9da86df17ad411bb413b2aa724fe56fc71242d"
        //           },
        //           {
        //             "type": "certBag",
        //             "subject": "CA",
        //             "serialNumber": "02742228acbf3dd2e71f403abd8281ab6d70d490"
        //           }
        //         ]
        //       }
        //     ]
        //   }
        // }
    }
}