Lua

Load a PFX from an Encoded String

Demonstrates Pfx.LoadPfxEncoded, which decodes text using a named binary encoding (such as base64) and loads the resulting bytes as a PFX / PKCS#12 container.

Background. This is useful when the PKCS#12 data has been transported or stored as printable text, such as base64.

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local chilkat = require("chilkat")

local pfx = chilkat.Pfx.new()

-- The PFX password should come from a secure source rather than being hard-coded.
local password = "myPfxPassword"

-- Decode the base64 text into PFX / PKCS#12 bytes and load them.  Common encodings include base64
-- and hex.
local encodedPfx = "MIIKrAIBAzCCCm...base64-encoded-pfx..."
local success = pfx:load_pfx_encoded(encodedPfx, "base64", password)
if not success then
    print(pfx.last_error_text)
    return
end

print("Loaded " .. pfx.num_certs .. " certificate(s).")