PHP ActiveX

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

$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 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');
if ($pfx->LastMethodSuccess == 0) {
    print $pfx->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

print $encoded . "\n";

?>