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Visual Basic 6.0

DSA Get Key as XML

Gets the DSA key in XML format.

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Visual Basic 6.0
Dim success As Long
success = 0

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

Dim dsa As New ChilkatDsa

' Generate a new 2048 bit DSA key.
success = dsa.GenKey(2048)
If (success <> 1) Then
    Debug.Print dsa.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

' Get the public key as XML
Dim bPublicOnly As Long
bPublicOnly = 1
Dim xmlStr As String
xmlStr = dsa.ToXml(bPublicOnly)
Debug.Print xmlStr

' Sample output.

' <DSAKeyValue>
' 	<P>wBYOKu...2eoXw==</P>
' 	<Q>1taJI7...kV2/9c=</Q>
' 	<G>qjfbTi...eB1+g==</G>
' 	<Y>t3tz...NqjsPEg==</Y>
' </DSAKeyValue>

' Get the private key as XML.
bPublicOnly = 0
xmlStr = dsa.ToXml(bPublicOnly)

Debug.Print xmlStr

' Sample output.

' <DSAKeyValue>
' 	<P>wBYOKu...2eoXw==</P>
' 	<Q>1taJI7...kV2/9c=</Q>
' 	<G>qjfbTi...eB1+g==</G>
' 	<Y>t3tz...NqjsPEg==</Y>
' 	<X>lm9F...XzuVO+qU=</X>
' </DSAKeyValue>