Lua

Serialize a PFX to an Encoded String

Demonstrates Pfx.ToEncodedString, which serializes the current PFX contents and returns the PKCS#12 bytes encoded as text using a named encoding.

Background. Common encodings are base64 and hex. This is convenient when the PKCS#12 data must be stored or transmitted as printable text.

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local chilkat = require("chilkat")

local pfx = chilkat.Pfx.new()

-- 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.
-- The PFX password should come from a secure source rather than being hard-coded.
local password = "myPfxPassword"
local success = pfx:load_pfx_file("qa_data/identity.pfx", password)
if not success then
    print(pfx.last_error_text)
    return
end

-- Serialize the PFX contents using the given output password and return the PKCS#12 bytes encoded as
-- text.  Common encodings include base64 and hex.
local outputPassword = "myOutputPassword"
local encoded = pfx:to_encoded_string(outputPassword, "base64")
if not pfx.last_method_success then
    print(pfx.last_error_text)
    return
end

print(encoded)