Unicode C

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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#include <C_CkPrivateKeyW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkPrivateKeyW privKey;
    const wchar_t *password;

    success = FALSE;

    //  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).

    privKey = CkPrivateKeyW_Create();

    //  The key password is not hard-coded in a real application; obtain it from an interactive
    //  prompt, environment variable, or a secrets vault.
    password = L"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.
    success = CkPrivateKeyW_LoadAnyFormatFile(privKey,L"qa_data/some_private_key",password);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkPrivateKeyW_lastErrorText(privKey));
        CkPrivateKeyW_Dispose(privKey);
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"Loaded a %s private key.\n",CkPrivateKeyW_keyType(privKey));


    CkPrivateKeyW_Dispose(privKey);

    }