Node.js

Generate an RSA Key and Save to Encrypted PEM

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Demonstrates how to generate an RSA key and save to an encrypted PEM file. Node.js

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function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

    var rsa = new chilkat.Rsa();

    //  Generate a 2048-bit key.
    var privKey = new chilkat.PrivateKey();
    success = rsa.GenKey(2048,privKey);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(rsa.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    var password = "secret";
    //  Saving to a relative path (from the current working directory of the process).
    var path = "rsaKeys/myTestRsaPrivate.pem";
    //  Encrypt the PEM using 256-bit AES encryption.
    privKey.Pkcs8EncryptAlg = "aes256";
    success = privKey.SavePkcs8EncryptedPemFile(password,path);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(privKey.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    //  

    //  We can also save the public key.
    //  There is no need to encrypt public keys.
    var pubKey = new chilkat.PublicKey();
    privKey.ToPublicKey(pubKey);

    path = "rsaKeys/myTestRsaPublic.pem";
    //  Choose PKCS1 or PKCS8
    //  We'll choose PKCS8.
    var preferPkcs1 = false;
    success = pubKey.SavePemFile(preferPkcs1,path);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(pubKey.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    //  

    console.log("Success.");

}

chilkatExample();