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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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integer li_rc
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_PubKey
string ls_Xml

li_Success = 0

//  Load a public key to export.  LoadFromFile inspects the content, so it accepts DER, PEM, XML,
//  JWK, and other supported representations.
loo_PubKey = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_PubKey.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.PublicKey")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_PubKey
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if
li_Success = loo_PubKey.LoadFromFile("qa_data/public.pem")
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_PubKey.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_PubKey
    return
end if

//  Export the public key in Chilkat XML format.  The representation depends on the key type (for
//  example an RSAPublicKey element for RSA).
ls_Xml = loo_PubKey.GetXml()
if loo_PubKey.LastMethodSuccess = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_PubKey.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_PubKey
    return
end if

Write-Debug ls_Xml


destroy loo_PubKey