Enumerate Private Keys in a PFX

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Demonstrates Pfx.PrivateKeyAt, which copies the private key at a zero-based index into a PrivateKey object. The example enumerates all private keys in the 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.

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.
'  The PFX password should come from a secure source rather than being hard-coded.
Dim password As String = "myPfxPassword"
success = pfx.LoadPfxFile("qa_data/identity.pfx",password)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(pfx.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


'  Enumerate the private keys in the PFX by zero-based index.  Valid indexes are less than
'  NumPrivateKeys.
Dim numKeys As Integer = pfx.NumPrivateKeys
Dim privKey As New Chilkat.PrivateKey
Dim i As Integer
For i = 0 To numKeys - 1
    success = pfx.PrivateKeyAt(i,privKey)
    If (success = False) Then
        Debug.WriteLine(pfx.LastErrorText)
        Exit Sub
    End If

    Debug.WriteLine("Private key " & i & ": " & privKey.KeyType & " (" & privKey.BitLength & " bits)")
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