Lua

Export a PFX as PEM Text

Demonstrates Pfx.ToPem, which exports all private keys and certificates currently held by the object as PEM-formatted text.

Background. Certificates are written as standard BEGIN CERTIFICATE blocks. This converts PKCS#12 material into the widely used PEM format.

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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

-- Export all private keys and certificates currently held by the object as PEM-formatted text.
local pem = pfx:to_pem()
if not pfx.last_method_success then
    print(pfx.last_error_text)
    return
end

print(pem)