Perl

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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use chilkat();

$success = 0;

$pfx = chilkat::CkPfx->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.
$password = "myPfxPassword";
$success = $pfx->LoadPfxFile("qa_data/identity.pfx",$password);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $pfx->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

#  Export all private keys and certificates currently held by the object as PEM-formatted text.
$pem = $pfx->toPem();
if ($pfx->get_LastMethodSuccess() == 0) {
    print $pfx->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

print $pem . "\r\n";