JavaScript

Save a Public Key as a PEM File

Demonstrates the Chilkat PublicKey.SavePemFile method, which saves the public key in PEM format. The first argument selects the representation and PEM label, and the second is the destination path.

Note: The file paths are relative to the application's current working directory. Absolute paths may also be used. Supply the paths appropriate to your own environment.

Background: PEM is the most widely accepted public-key file format, so this is the usual way to write a key for distribution or for tools that expect a .pem. Choose false for the modern PUBLIC KEY (SubjectPublicKeyInfo) label in most cases, or true for the legacy RSA-specific label when required.

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;

//  Load a public key to export.  LoadFromFile inspects the content, so it accepts DER, PEM, XML,
//  JWK, and other supported representations.
var pubKey = new CkPublicKey();
success = pubKey.LoadFromFile("qa_data/public.pem");
if (success == false) {
    console.log(pubKey.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

//  Save the public key in PEM format.  The 1st argument selects the representation and PEM label,
//  and the 2nd is the destination path.
var preferPkcs1 = false;
success = pubKey.SavePemFile(preferPkcs1,"qa_output/public.pem");
if (success == false) {
    console.log(pubKey.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

console.log("Saved.");