(Tcl) Generate a Random 256-bit AES Key and RSA Encrypt

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Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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load ./chilkat.dll

set success 0

# The RSA public key is used for encryption, and the private key for decryption.

# The public key's role is to make encryption accessible to anyone while ensuring that
# only the private key holder can decrypt the messages.
# The public key is designed to be widely distributed so anyone can use it to encrypt messages
# intended for the owner of the private key.

# Load our 2048-bit RSA public key.
set pubKey [new_CkPublicKey]

# In all Chilkat methods expecting a path, you pass either absolute or relative paths.
set success [CkPublicKey_LoadFromFile $pubKey "rsaKeys/Test2048Rsa.pem"]
if {$success == 0} then {
    puts [CkPublicKey_lastErrorText $pubKey]
    delete_CkPublicKey $pubKey
    exit
}

set rsa [new_CkRsa]

# Tell RSA to use the public key.
CkRsa_UsePublicKey $rsa $pubKey

# Generate a random 256-bit AES key (32 bytes)
set bdAesKey [new_CkBinData]

set prng [new_CkPrng]

CkPrng_GenRandomBd $prng 32 $bdAesKey

# RSA encrypt.
CkRsa_EncryptBd $rsa $bdAesKey 0

# Save the RSA encrypted AES key to a file.
set success [CkBinData_WriteFile $bdAesKey "rsaEncrypted/myAes.key"]

delete_CkPublicKey $pubKey
delete_CkRsa $rsa
delete_CkBinData $bdAesKey
delete_CkPrng $prng