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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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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

$success = $false

$pfx = New-Object 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 -eq $false) {
    $($pfx.LastErrorText)
    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 -eq $false) {
    $($pfx.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$($encoded)