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Export a PFX as PEM Text

Demonstrates Pfx.ToPem, which exports all private keys and certificates currently held by the object as PEM-formatted text.

Background. Certificates are written as standard BEGIN CERTIFICATE blocks. This converts PKCS#12 material into the widely used PEM format.

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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
}

#  Export all private keys and certificates currently held by the object as PEM-formatted text.
$pem = $pfx.ToPem()
if ($pfx.LastMethodSuccess -eq $false) {
    $($pfx.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$($pem)