[VB6 equivalent: RSA_ReadPrivateKeyInfo]
Dim strPriFile As String
Dim strEPKFile As String
Dim strPrivateKey As String
Dim strPK1 As String
Dim nRet As Integer
' Read in Bob's unencrypted PrivateKeyInfo data
strPriFile = "BobPrivRSAEncrypt.pri"
strPrivateKey = Rsa.ReadPrivateKeyInfo(strPriFile).ToString()
If strPrivateKey.Length = 0 Then
Console.WriteLine("Failed to read Private Key file")
Exit Sub
End If
' Now we save it with a password
strEPKFile = "BobPrivRSAEncrypt.epk"
nRet = Rsa.SaveEncPrivateKey(strEPKFile, strPrivateKey, 1000, "password", 0, 0)
Console.WriteLine("RSA_SaveEncPrivateKey returns " & nRet)
' Check we can read it
strPK1 = Rsa.ReadEncPrivateKey(strEPKFile, "password").ToString()
' To compare these strings, use the RSA_KeyHashCode function
Console.WriteLine("{0,8:X}", Rsa.KeyHashCode(strPK1))
Console.WriteLine("{0,8:X}", Rsa.KeyHashCode(strPrivateKey))
If Rsa.KeyHashCode(strPK1) = Rsa.KeyHashCode(strPrivateKey) Then
Console.WriteLine("Key string values match.")
Else
Console.WriteLine("ERROR: key strings do not match.")
End If
See Also:
Rsa.ReadPrivateKeyInfo Method