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Export a Public Key as XML

Demonstrates the Chilkat PublicKey.GetXml method, which returns the public key in Chilkat XML format. It takes no arguments; the exact representation (for example an RSAPublicKey element) depends on the key type.

Note: The file paths are relative to the application's current working directory. Absolute paths may also be used. Supply the paths appropriate to your own environment.

Background: The XML key format comes from the .NET/XML-DSIG world; exporting to it lets you hand a public key to .NET code or a system built around XML signatures. It is the inverse of LoadXml-style loading. Because a public key is not secret, this XML can be shared freely.

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<?php

$success = 0;

//  Load a public key to export.  LoadFromFile inspects the content, so it accepts DER, PEM, XML,
//  JWK, and other supported representations.
$pubKey = new COM("Chilkat.PublicKey");
$success = $pubKey->LoadFromFile('qa_data/public.pem');
if ($success == 0) {
    print $pubKey->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

//  Export the public key in Chilkat XML format.  The representation depends on the key type (for
//  example an RSAPublicKey element for RSA).
$xml = $pubKey->getXml();
if ($pubKey->LastMethodSuccess == 0) {
    print $pubKey->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

print $xml . "\n";

?>