React Native

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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import { PrivateKey } from '@chilkat/react-native'

function chilkatExample() {
  // 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.

  const privKey = new PrivateKey();

  // The PEM text of an unencrypted private key.
  const pemText = '-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----\nMIIEvAIBADANBgkq...\n-----END PRIVATE KEY-----';

  try {
    privKey.loadPem(pemText);
  } catch {
    console.log(privKey.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  console.log(`Loaded a ${privKey.keyType} private key.`);
}