Java Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Generate RSA Key and Export to Encrypted PEM

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_LANGUAGE_ sample showing how to generate an RSA key and export to encrypted PEM. Chilkat2 Java

import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.PrivateKey;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Rsa;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
        // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

        Rsa rsa = new Rsa();

        // Generate a 1024-bit key.  Chilkat RSA supports
        // key sizes ranging from 512 bits to 4096 bits.
        PrivateKey privKey = new PrivateKey();
        try {
            rsa.genKey(1024, privKey);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        String strEncPem = privKey.getPkcs8EncryptedPem("myPassword");

        // You now have the private key in an encrypted format,
        // which may be (for example) saved to a database.

        System.out.println(strEncPem);
    }
}