openssl_pkey_get

Description

resource openssl_pkey_get_private ( mixed key [, string passphrase] )

Returns a positive key resource identifier on success, or FALSE on error.

openssl_get_privatekey() parses key and prepares it for use by other functions. key can be one of the following:

a string having the format file://path/to/file.pem. The named file must contain a PEM encoded certificate/private key (it may contain both).
A PEM formatted private key.

The optional parameter passphrase must be used if the specified key is encrypted (protected by a passphrase).

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Joel Barker
31-Aug-2005 03:03


Note that the important part of meint's post is that there is a SINGLE argument: an ARRAY of two elements. In other words, the correct prototype of the function is



resource openssl_pkey_get_private ( array params )



where params = array( 0 => $key, 1 => $passphrase)



Thanks, meint, you made my day!

meint dot post at bigfoot dot com
17-Jan-2003 07:58


Trying for hours to get openssl_pkey_get_private to load my private key (no problems with openssl_pkey_get_public) I found that the following loaded the private key correctly:



$passphrase="test";

$priv_key_file_name = ("./private.pem");



if (openssl_pkey_get_private(array("file://$priv_key_file_name", $passphrase)))

{

        print "\nPrivate Key OK\n\n";

} else {

        print "\nPrivate key NOT OK\n\n";

}

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