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Serialize a PFX to an Encoded String

Demonstrates Pfx.ToEncodedString, which serializes the current PFX contents and returns the PKCS#12 bytes encoded as text using a named encoding.

Background. Common encodings are base64 and hex. This is convenient when the PKCS#12 data must be stored or transmitted as printable text.

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LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oPfx
LOCAL cPassword
LOCAL cOutputPassword
LOCAL cEncoded

nSuccess := 0

oPfx := CreateObject("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.
cPassword := "myPfxPassword"
nSuccess := oPfx:LoadPfxFile("qa_data/identity.pfx", cPassword)
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? oPfx:LastErrorText
    oPfx:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  Serialize the PFX contents using the given output password and return the PKCS#12 bytes encoded as
//  text.  Common encodings include base64 and hex.
cOutputPassword := "myOutputPassword"
cEncoded := oPfx:ToEncodedString(cOutputPassword, "base64")
IF (oPfx:LastMethodSuccess == 0)
    ? oPfx:LastErrorText
    oPfx:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

? cEncoded

oPfx:destroy()