(Visual Basic 6.0) RSA OAEP Padding

Demonstrates how to use OAEP padding with the RSA encryption algorithm. More information about OAEP Padding.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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Dim success As Long
success = 0

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

Dim rsa As New ChilkatRsa

' RSA public key in XML format:
Dim pubKeyXml As String
pubKeyXml = "<RSAPublicKey><Modulus>of3im3mRgd2NLXIGoK6uYLg6jj0Ug2b42rnqa5Tbwz2ieFqMJqt+++x2oqLYGurlz49nt+7/785g3XYWqoka4u9c9zul6YubIjnBM72dQy7rEkEfbUxgjcxqXyjZFx+FpaxFUecLu688XEu+9UA42VKiCgcl+E7TrqnfeeYpNXc=</Modulus><Exponent>AQAB</Exponent></RSAPublicKey>"

Dim pubKey As New PublicKey
success = pubKey.LoadFromString(pubKeyXml)
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print pubKey.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

success = rsa.UsePublicKey(pubKey)
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print rsa.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

' To use Optimal Asymmetric Encryption Padding (OAEP) padding,
' simply set the PkcsPadding property to 0
rsa.PkcsPadding = 0

' Encrypt a string and return the encrypted data base64-encoded:
rsa.EncodingMode = "base64"

Dim plainText As String
plainText = "RSA Encryption should be easy."

Dim usePrivateKey As Long
usePrivateKey = 0
Dim encryptedStr As String
encryptedStr = rsa.EncryptStringENC(plainText,usePrivateKey)
Debug.Print encryptedStr