Unicode C++

Generate RSA Key and return Base64 PKCS8 Private Key

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Demonstrates how to generate a new 2048-bit RSA private key and returns the Base64 encoded PKCS8 representation of the private key. Unicode C++

#include <CkRsaW.h>
#include <CkPrivateKeyW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

    CkRsaW rsa;

    // Generate a 2048-bit key.  Chilkat RSA supports
    // key sizes ranging from 512 bits to 8192 bits.
    CkPrivateKeyW privKey;
    success = rsa.GenKey(2048,privKey);
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",rsa.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    // Get the private key in PKCS8 Base64 format
    const wchar_t *privKeyPkcs8Base64 = privKey.getPkcs8ENC(L"base64");

    // The key in base64 format will start similar to this:
    // MIIEvAIBADANBgkqhkiG9w0BA...
    wprintf(L"%s\n",privKeyPkcs8Base64);
    }