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 strict;
use warnings;
use Chilkat2;

my $pfx = Chilkat2::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.
my $password = 'myPfxPassword';
my $success = $pfx->LoadPfxFile('qa_data/identity.pfx', $password);
if (!$success) {
    print $pfx->LastErrorText, "\n";
    exit;
}

# Export all private keys and certificates currently held by the object as PEM-formatted text.
my $pem = $pfx->ToPem();
if (!$pfx->LastMethodSuccess) {
    print $pfx->LastErrorText, "\n";
    exit;
}

print $pem, "\n";