Unicode C++

Create PKCS1 RSA Signature with PEM Private Key

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Demonstrates how to load a private key from a PEM file and create a PKCS1 RSA digital signature. Unicode C++

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

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

    // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    CkPrivateKeyW pkey;

    // Load the private key from an RSA PEM file:
    success = pkey.LoadPemFile(L"pvkey2_rsa.pem");
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",pkey.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    CkRsaW rsa;

    // Import the private key into the RSA object:
    success = rsa.UsePrivateKey(pkey);
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",rsa.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    // Get the signature as hex.
    rsa.put_EncodingMode(L"hex");

    const wchar_t *strData = L"This is the string to be signed.";

    // Sign the string using the sha-1 hash algorithm.
    // Other valid choices are "md2", "md5", "sha256",
    // "sha384", and "sha512".
    const wchar_t *hexSig = rsa.signStringENC(strData,L"sha-1");

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

    wprintf(L"Success!\n");
    }