SQL Server

Load a Private Key from a File (Any Format)

Demonstrates the Chilkat PrivateKey.LoadAnyFormatFile method, which loads a private key from a file by inspecting its contents. The first argument is the file path and the second is the password (used if the detected key is encrypted).

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: This is the most convenient loader of all — point it at a key file whose format you do not know and it detects and loads it, whether PKCS #1/#8, encrypted PKCS #8, PEM, JWK, XML, or a Microsoft format. It is the pragmatic default for applications that accept keys from users or varied sources; use a format-specific loader only when you want to enforce a particular expected format.

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-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    DECLARE @success int
    SELECT @success = 0

    --  Demonstrates the PrivateKey.LoadAnyFormatFile method, which loads a private key from a file by
    --  inspecting its contents.  The 1st argument is the file path and the 2nd is the password (used
    --  if the detected key is encrypted).

    DECLARE @privKey int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.PrivateKey', @privKey OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    --  The key password is not hard-coded in a real application; obtain it from an interactive
    --  prompt, environment variable, or a secrets vault.
    DECLARE @password nvarchar(4000)
    SELECT @password = 'myKeyPassword'

    --  This is the most convenient loader when the file's exact format is unknown: Chilkat inspects
    --  the content and handles PKCS #1/#8, encrypted PKCS #8, PEM, JWK, XML, Microsoft formats, etc.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @privKey, 'LoadAnyFormatFile', @success OUT, 'qa_data/some_private_key', @password
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @privKey, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @privKey
        RETURN
      END


    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @privKey, 'KeyType', @sTmp0 OUT

    PRINT 'Loaded a ' + @sTmp0 + ' private key.'

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @privKey


END
GO