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Load PEM Public/Private Key into RSA Object

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Demonstrates how to load a PEM key into the Chilkat RSA object.

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

$success = $false

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

$rsa = New-Object Chilkat.Rsa

#  First demonstrate importing a PEM public key:
$publicKeyPem = "PEM public-key data goes here"
$pubkey = New-Object Chilkat.PublicKey

$success = $pubkey.LoadFromString($publicKeyPem)
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($pubkey.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$success = $rsa.UsePublicKey($pubkey)
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($rsa.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

#  Demonstrate importing a PEM private key:
$privateKeyPem = "PEM private-key data goes here"
$privkey = New-Object Chilkat.PrivateKey

#  If the private key PEM is protected with a password, then 
#  call LoadEncryptedPem.  Otherwise call LoadPem.
$success = $privkey.LoadPem($privateKeyPem)
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($privkey.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$success = $rsa.UsePrivateKey($privkey)
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($rsa.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$("OK!")