Ruby

Load a PFX from an Encoded String

Demonstrates Pfx.LoadPfxEncoded, which decodes text using a named binary encoding (such as base64) and loads the resulting bytes as a PFX / PKCS#12 container.

Background. This is useful when the PKCS#12 data has been transported or stored as printable text, such as base64.

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require 'chilkat'

success = false

pfx = Chilkat::CkPfx.new()

#  The PFX password should come from a secure source rather than being hard-coded.
password = "myPfxPassword"

#  Decode the base64 text into PFX / PKCS#12 bytes and load them.  Common encodings include base64
#  and hex.
encodedPfx = "MIIKrAIBAzCCCm...base64-encoded-pfx..."
success = pfx.LoadPfxEncoded(encodedPfx,"base64",password)
if (success == false)
    print pfx.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

print "Loaded " + pfx.get_NumCerts().to_s() + " certificate(s)." + "\n";