Swift

Load a Private Key from BinData (Any Format)

Demonstrates the Chilkat PrivateKey.LoadAnyFormat method, which loads a private key by inspecting the bytes in a BinData. The first argument is the BinData 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: When you have key bytes in memory but do not know their exact format — downloaded, decrypted, or pulled from a database — this figures it out for you, recognizing PKCS #1/#8 DER, encrypted PKCS #8, PEM, JWK, Chilkat XML, Microsoft formats, and more. It removes the guesswork of choosing a specific loader, at the small cost of the detection step. Supply the password so it can decrypt an encrypted key without a second call.

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func chilkatTest() {
    var success: Bool = false

    //  Demonstrates the PrivateKey.LoadAnyFormat method, which loads a private key by inspecting the
    //  bytes in a BinData.  The 1st argument is the BinData and the 2nd is the password (used if the
    //  detected key is encrypted).

    let bd = CkoBinData()!
    success = bd.loadFile(path: "qa_data/some_private_key")
    if success == false {
        print("\(bd.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    let privKey = CkoPrivateKey()!

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

    //  Chilkat auto-detects the representation: PKCS #1/#8 DER, encrypted PKCS #8, PEM, JWK,
    //  Chilkat XML, Microsoft formats, and more.
    success = privKey.loadAnyFormat(privKeyData: bd, password: password)
    if success == false {
        print("\(privKey.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    print("Loaded a \(privKey.keyType!) private key.")

}