Perl
Chilkat2 Perl
Export Selected PFX Contents as PEM
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Demonstrates Pfx.ToPemEx, which exports selected PFX contents as PEM-formatted text with control over which parts are included and how private keys are encrypted.
Background. Private keys are written in PKCS #8 form. Supported key-encryption algorithms include
aes128, aes192, aes256, and 3des; leaving the algorithm empty produces unencrypted keys.Chilkat Perl Downloads
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 selected PFX contents as PEM-formatted text. The boolean arguments control what is
# included: extended attributes, and whether to omit private keys, certificates, or CA certificates.
my $bExtendedAttrs = 0;
my $bNoKeys = 0;
my $bNoCerts = 0;
my $bNoCaCerts = 0;
# Encrypt the exported private keys. Supported algorithms include aes128, aes192, aes256, and 3des;
# leave the algorithm empty for unencrypted keys. The key password should come from a secure source.
my $keyPassword = 'myKeyPassword';
my $pem = $pfx->ToPemEx($bExtendedAttrs, $bNoKeys, $bNoCerts, $bNoCaCerts, 'aes256', $keyPassword);
if (!$pfx->LastMethodSuccess) {
print $pfx->LastErrorText, "\n";
exit;
}
print $pem, "\n";