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Save a Private Key as a PKCS #8 PEM File

Demonstrates the Chilkat PrivateKey.SavePkcs8PemFile method, which saves the key as unencrypted PKCS #8 PEM (the PRIVATE KEY label) to a file. The only argument is the destination path.

Note: The file paths are relative to the application's current working directory. Absolute paths may also be used. Supply the paths appropriate to your own environment.

Background: This writes the widely-compatible unencrypted .pem that most modern tooling reads — the text (Base64) form of PKCS #8. It is convenient and portable, but unprotected, so keep the file access-controlled or prefer the encrypted variant for anything that leaves a trusted location.

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LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oPrivKey

nSuccess := 0

//  Load a private key to export.
oPrivKey := CreateObject("Chilkat.PrivateKey")
nSuccess := oPrivKey:LoadPemFile("qa_data/private.pem")
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? oPrivKey:LastErrorText
    oPrivKey:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  Save as unencrypted PKCS #8 PEM (the "PRIVATE KEY" label).
nSuccess := oPrivKey:SavePkcs8PemFile("qa_output/private_pkcs8.pem")
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? oPrivKey:LastErrorText
    oPrivKey:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

? "Saved."

oPrivKey:destroy()