Perl Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Generate RSA Key and Export to Encrypted PEM

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_LANGUAGE_ sample showing how to generate an RSA key and export to encrypted PEM. Chilkat2 Perl

use strict;
use warnings;
use Chilkat2;

# This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
# See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

my $rsa = Chilkat2::Rsa->new;

# Generate a 1024-bit key.  Chilkat RSA supports
# key sizes ranging from 512 bits to 4096 bits.
my $privKey = Chilkat2::PrivateKey->new;
my $success = $rsa->GenKey(1024, $privKey);
if (!$success) {
    print $rsa->LastErrorText, "\n";
    exit;
}

my $strEncPem = $privKey->GetPkcs8EncryptedPem('myPassword');

# You now have the private key in an encrypted format,
# which may be (for example) saved to a database.

print $strEncPem, "\n";