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Serialize a PFX to BinData

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Demonstrates Pfx.ToBd, which serializes the current PFX contents as PKCS#12 data into a BinData object, using the supplied output password.

Background. This is the in-memory equivalent of ToFile, producing the PKCS#12 bytes for further processing or transport.

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PHP ActiveX
<?php

$success = 0;

$pfx = new COM("Chilkat.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';
$success = $pfx->LoadPfxFile('qa_data/identity.pfx',$password);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $pfx->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

//  Serialize the PFX contents as PKCS#12 data into a BinData, using the given output password.
$outputPassword = 'myOutputPassword';
$bd = new COM("Chilkat.BinData");
$success = $pfx->ToBd($outputPassword,$bd);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $pfx->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

print 'Serialized ' . $bd->NumBytes . ' bytes of PKCS#12 data.' . "\n";

?>