Load Identities from PEM Text

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Demonstrates Pfx.LoadPem, which loads one or more certificate/private-key identities from PEM-formatted text and builds the contents of the Pfx object.

The file path is relative to the application's current working directory. An absolute path may also be used. Supply the path appropriate to your own environment.

Dim success As Boolean = False

Dim pfx As New Chilkat.Pfx

'  The file path is relative to the application's current working directory.  An absolute path
'  may also be used.  Supply the path appropriate to your own environment.
'  Load the PEM text (certificates and private keys) into a string.
Dim sbPem As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
Dim bLoaded As Boolean = sbPem.LoadFile("qa_data/identity.pem")
If (bLoaded <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine("Failed to load the PEM file.")
    Exit Sub
End If

Dim pemText As String = sbPem.GetAsString()
If (sbPem.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(sbPem.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


'  The password decrypts any encrypted private keys in the PEM (use an empty string if none are
'  encrypted).  A password should come from a secure source rather than being hard-coded.
Dim password As String = "myPemPassword"
success = pfx.LoadPem(pemText,password)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(pfx.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If

Debug.WriteLine("Loaded " & pfx.NumPrivateKeys & " private key(s).")