Ok, so I got all the coding "finished". However, the call to
PEM_read_bio_RSAPrivateKey() is returning a null pointer.
What I am trying to accomplish is create a remote application with an
embedded private key that can securely retrieve a small block of data.
I started by generating a private key without a password:
openssl genrsa -out private.pem 2048
I then used various methods to hide the key in the application. I
stripped off the RSA header and footer and there are no line breaks.
Internally I rebuild the key and end up with a 1592 byte data
stream.What I end up with is something like this:
unsigned char *pk_data = "MIIE................";
I then create a memory BIO with:
pk_bio = BIO_new_mem_buf(pk_data, 1592);
This appears to return a valid BIO*. But, the man page does not state
what would happen if an error occurs. So, I cannot be 100% certain.
Next, I try to create an RSA *:
rsa = PEM_read_bio_RSAPrivateKey(pk_bio, NULL, 0, NULL);
The result is that rsa = NULL. I assume the RSA header and footer line
are unnecessary? Will the lack of line feeds cause any issues? Does
anyone have any ideas?
Signed,
Desperate
--
==============================================================================
John T. Cox
e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
www http://members.iglou.com/vampire
==============================================================================
______________________________________________________________________
OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org
User Support Mailing List openssl-users@openssl.org
Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]
