React Native

Save a Private Key as an Encrypted PKCS #8 PEM File

Demonstrates the Chilkat PrivateKey.SavePkcs8EncryptedPemFile method, which saves the key as password-protected PKCS #8 PEM (the ENCRYPTED PRIVATE KEY label). The first argument is the password and the second is the destination path.

Note: The file paths are relative to the application's current working directory. Absolute paths may also be used. Supply the paths appropriate to your own environment.

Background: The text (PEM) form of an encrypted saved key — portable across systems and safe to store because the private material is protected by a passphrase. It is the encrypted counterpart to SavePkcs8PemFile and a good default for keys kept in configuration or version-controlled deployment repositories. Source the password securely.

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

function chilkatExample() {
  // Load a private key to export.
  const privKey = new PrivateKey();
  try {
    privKey.loadPemFile('qa_data/private.pem');
  } catch {
    console.log(privKey.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  // The key password is not hard-coded in a real application; obtain it from an interactive
  // prompt, environment variable, or a secrets vault.
  const password = 'myKeyPassword';

  // Save as password-protected PKCS #8 PEM (the "ENCRYPTED PRIVATE KEY" label).  The 1st argument
  // is the password and the 2nd is the destination path.
  try {
    privKey.savePkcs8EncryptedPemFile(password, 'qa_output/private_pkcs8_enc.pem');
  } catch {
    console.log(privKey.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  console.log('Saved (encrypted).');
}