Unicode C

Export a Public Key as XML

Demonstrates the Chilkat PublicKey.GetXml method, which returns the public key in Chilkat XML format. It takes no arguments; the exact representation (for example an RSAPublicKey element) depends on the key type.

Note: The file paths are relative to the application's current working directory. Absolute paths may also be used. Supply the paths appropriate to your own environment.

Background: The XML key format comes from the .NET/XML-DSIG world; exporting to it lets you hand a public key to .NET code or a system built around XML signatures. It is the inverse of LoadXml-style loading. Because a public key is not secret, this XML can be shared freely.

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#include <C_CkPublicKeyW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkPublicKeyW pubKey;
    const wchar_t *xml;

    success = FALSE;

    //  Load a public key to export.  LoadFromFile inspects the content, so it accepts DER, PEM, XML,
    //  JWK, and other supported representations.
    pubKey = CkPublicKeyW_Create();
    success = CkPublicKeyW_LoadFromFile(pubKey,L"qa_data/public.pem");
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkPublicKeyW_lastErrorText(pubKey));
        CkPublicKeyW_Dispose(pubKey);
        return;
    }

    //  Export the public key in Chilkat XML format.  The representation depends on the key type (for
    //  example an RSAPublicKey element for RSA).
    xml = CkPublicKeyW_getXml(pubKey);
    if (CkPublicKeyW_getLastMethodSuccess(pubKey) == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkPublicKeyW_lastErrorText(pubKey));
        CkPublicKeyW_Dispose(pubKey);
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"%s\n",xml);


    CkPublicKeyW_Dispose(pubKey);

    }