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Export a Private Key as XML

Demonstrates the Chilkat PrivateKey.GetXml method, which exports the key in Chilkat-compatible XML (for example an RSAKeyValue element). It takes no arguments; the XML is not encrypted.

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 belongs to the .NET/XML-DSIG world, where keys are represented as XML elements. Exporting to it is what you do to hand a key to .NET code or a system built around XML signatures — the inverse of LoadXml. It is plaintext, so the exported XML must be protected like any unencrypted key.

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<?php

include("chilkat.php");

$success = false;

//  Load a private key to export.
$privKey = new CkPrivateKey();
$success = $privKey->LoadPemFile('qa_data/private.pem');
if ($success == false) {
    print $privKey->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

//  Export in Chilkat-compatible XML (for example an RSAKeyValue element).  The XML is not
//  encrypted.
$xml = $privKey->getXml();
if ($privKey->get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
    print $privKey->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

print $xml . "\n";

?>