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Create PKCS1 RSA Signature with PEM Private Key

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Demonstrates how to load a private key from a PEM file and create a PKCS1 RSA digital signature.

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integer li_rc
long li_Success
oleobject loo_Pkey
oleobject loo_Rsa
string ls_StrData
string ls_HexSig

li_Success = 0

//  This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
//  See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

loo_Pkey = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Pkey.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.PrivateKey")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Pkey
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

//  Load the private key from an RSA PEM file:
li_Success = loo_Pkey.LoadPemFile("pvkey2_rsa.pem")
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Pkey.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Pkey
    return
end if

loo_Rsa = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Rsa.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Rsa")

//  Import the private key into the RSA object:
li_Success = loo_Rsa.UsePrivateKey(loo_Pkey)
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Rsa.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Pkey
    destroy loo_Rsa
    return
end if

//  Get the signature as hex.
loo_Rsa.EncodingMode = "hex"

ls_StrData = "This is the string to be signed."

//  Sign the string using the sha-1 hash algorithm.
//  Other valid choices are "md2", "md5", "sha256",
//  "sha384", and "sha512".
ls_HexSig = loo_Rsa.SignStringENC(ls_StrData,"sha-1")

Write-Debug ls_HexSig

Write-Debug "Success!"


destroy loo_Pkey
destroy loo_Rsa