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Load an Encrypted Private Key from a PEM File

Demonstrates the Chilkat PrivateKey.LoadEncryptedPemFile method, which loads a private key from a file, using a password when the key is encrypted. The first argument is the file path and the second is the password.

Note: The file path is relative to the application's current working directory. Absolute paths may also be used. Supply the path to your own key file.

Background: The file-based encrypted loader — the natural choice for a .pem key stored with a passphrase, as most deployment keys are. It decrypts encrypted PKCS #8 PEM and also accepts unencrypted files, so it works whether or not the specific file is protected. Supply the passphrase from a secure source.

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use strict;
use warnings;
use Chilkat2;

# Demonstrates the PrivateKey.LoadEncryptedPemFile method, which loads a private key from a file,
# using a password when the key is encrypted.  The 1st argument is the file path and the 2nd is
# the password.

my $privKey = Chilkat2::PrivateKey->new;

# The key password is not hard-coded in a real application; obtain it from an interactive
# prompt, environment variable, or a secrets vault.
my $password = 'myKeyPassword';

my $success = $privKey->LoadEncryptedPemFile('qa_data/private_encrypted.pem', $password);
if (!$success) {
    print $privKey->LastErrorText, "\n";
    exit;
}

print 'Loaded a ', $privKey->KeyType, " private key.\n";