PHP

Serialize a PFX to an Encoded String

Demonstrates Pfx.ToEncodedString, which serializes the current PFX contents and returns the PKCS#12 bytes encoded as text using a named encoding.

Background. Common encodings are base64 and hex. This is convenient when the PKCS#12 data must be stored or transmitted as printable text.

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<?php

use Chilkat2\Pfx;

$pfx = new Pfx();

// 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';
try {
    $pfx->LoadPfxFile('qa_data/identity.pfx', $password);

    // Serialize the PFX contents using the given output password and return the PKCS#12 bytes encoded as
    // text.  Common encodings include base64 and hex.
    $outputPassword = 'myOutputPassword';
    $encoded = $pfx->ToEncodedString($outputPassword, 'base64');
} catch (\Chilkat2\Exception $e) {
    echo $e->getMessage(), "\n";
    exit;
}

echo $encoded, "\n";