JavaScript

Load Identities from PEM Text

Demonstrates Pfx.LoadPem, which loads one or more certificate/private-key identities from PEM-formatted text and builds the contents of the Pfx object.

The file path is relative to the application's current working directory. An absolute path may also be used. Supply the path appropriate to your own environment.

Background. The password decrypts any encrypted private keys in the PEM. This builds a PFX in memory from PEM material, which can then be serialized to PKCS#12.

Note

This example is intended for running within a Chilkat.Js embedded JavaScript engine. All Chilkat JavaScript examples require Chilkat v11.4.0 or greater.

JavaScript

var success = false;

var pfx = new CkPfx();

//  The file path is relative to the application's current working directory.  An absolute path
//  may also be used.  Supply the path appropriate to your own environment.
//  Load the PEM text (certificates and private keys) into a string.
var sbPem = new CkStringBuilder();
var bLoaded = sbPem.LoadFile("qa_data/identity.pem");
if (bLoaded !== true) {
    console.log("Failed to load the PEM file.");
    return;
}

var pemText = sbPem.GetAsString();
if (sbPem.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
    console.log(sbPem.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

//  The password decrypts any encrypted private keys in the PEM (use an empty string if none are
//  encrypted).  A password should come from a secure source rather than being hard-coded.
var password = "myPemPassword";
success = pfx.LoadPem(pemText,password);
if (success == false) {
    console.log(pfx.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

console.log("Loaded " + pfx.NumPrivateKeys + " private key(s).");