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Load a Private Key from a PEM File

Demonstrates the Chilkat PrivateKey.LoadPemFile method, which loads a private key from a PEM file. The only argument is the file path. It cannot load a password-protected key — use LoadEncryptedPemFile for that.

Note: The file path is relative to the application's current working directory. Absolute paths may also be used. Supply the path to your own key file.

Background: The file-based counterpart to LoadPem, for the common case where the key lives in a .pem file. Like LoadPem it handles only unencrypted PEM; if the file is encrypted the load fails, signaling that you need the password-aware loader. When the exact on-disk format is uncertain, LoadAnyFormatFile auto-detects it.

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

$success = $false

#  Demonstrates the PrivateKey.LoadPemFile method, which loads a private key from a PEM file.  The
#  only argument is the file path.  It cannot load a password-protected key -- use
#  LoadEncryptedPemFile for that.

$privKey = New-Object Chilkat.PrivateKey

$success = $privKey.LoadPemFile("qa_data/private_unencrypted.pem")
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($privKey.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

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