Objective-C

Save a Private Key as a PKCS #8 PEM File

Demonstrates the Chilkat PrivateKey.SavePkcs8PemFile method, which saves the key as unencrypted PKCS #8 PEM (the PRIVATE KEY label) to a file. The only argument 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: This writes the widely-compatible unencrypted .pem that most modern tooling reads — the text (Base64) form of PKCS #8. It is convenient and portable, but unprotected, so keep the file access-controlled or prefer the encrypted variant for anything that leaves a trusted location.

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#import <CkoPrivateKey.h>

BOOL success = NO;

//  Load a private key to export.
CkoPrivateKey *privKey = [[CkoPrivateKey alloc] init];
success = [privKey LoadPemFile: @"qa_data/private.pem"];
if (success == NO) {
    NSLog(@"%@",privKey.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

//  Save as unencrypted PKCS #8 PEM (the "PRIVATE KEY" label).
success = [privKey SavePkcs8PemFile: @"qa_output/private_pkcs8.pem"];
if (success == NO) {
    NSLog(@"%@",privKey.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

NSLog(@"%@",@"Saved.");