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Load a Private Key from PEM Text

Demonstrates the Chilkat PrivateKey.LoadPem method, which loads a private key from PEM text. The only argument is the PEM string. It has no password argument, so it cannot load an encrypted PEM — use LoadEncryptedPem for that.

Background: PEM is the Base64 text format (delimited by -----BEGIN----- lines) that most tooling uses for keys. This method is for the plain, unencrypted case where the key material sits in the clear inside the PEM — convenient, but it means the file itself is the only thing protecting the key. When the PEM is password-protected (a BEGIN ENCRYPTED PRIVATE KEY block or a legacy encrypted header), reach for the Encrypted loader instead.

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

$success = $false

#  Demonstrates the PrivateKey.LoadPem method, which loads a private key from PEM text.  The only
#  argument is the PEM string.  This method has no password argument, so it cannot load an
#  encrypted PEM -- use LoadEncryptedPem for that.

$privKey = New-Object Chilkat.PrivateKey

#  The PEM text of an unencrypted private key.
$pemText = "-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----`nMIIEvAIBADANBgkq...`n-----END PRIVATE KEY-----"

$success = $privKey.LoadPem($pemText)
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($privKey.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$("Loaded a " + $privKey.KeyType + " private key.")