keyloader.cpp

The code below shows how to load a private key from a PEM format file, including handling any requirement for a passphrase. This is done using the QCA::KeyLoader class.

/*
 Copyright (C) 2007 Justin Karneges <justin@affinix.com>

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// QtCrypto has the declarations for all of QCA
#include <QtCrypto>

#include <QCoreApplication>
#include <QTimer>

class PassphraseHandler: public QObject
{
        Q_OBJECT
public:
        QCA::EventHandler handler;

        PassphraseHandler(QObject *parent = 0) : QObject(parent)
        {
                connect(&handler, SIGNAL(eventReady(int, const QCA::Event &)),
                        SLOT(eh_eventReady(int, const QCA::Event &)));
                handler.start();
        }

private slots:
        void eh_eventReady(int id, const QCA::Event &event)
        {
                if(event.type() == QCA::Event::Password)
                {
                        QCA::SecureArray pass;
                        QCA::ConsolePrompt prompt;
                        prompt.getHidden("Passphrase");
                        prompt.waitForFinished();
                        pass = prompt.result();
                        handler.submitPassword(id, pass);
                }
                else
                        handler.reject(id);
        }
};

class App : public QObject
{
        Q_OBJECT
public:
        QCA::KeyLoader keyLoader;
        QString str;

        App()
        {
                connect(&keyLoader, SIGNAL(finished()), SLOT(kl_finished()));
        }

public slots:
        void start()
        {
                keyLoader.loadPrivateKeyFromPEMFile(str);
        }

signals:
        void quit();

private slots:
        void kl_finished()
        {
                if(keyLoader.convertResult() == QCA::ConvertGood)
                {
                        QCA::PrivateKey key = keyLoader.privateKey();
                        printf("Loaded successfully.  Bits: %d\n", key.bitSize());
                }
                else
                        printf("Unable to load.\n");

                emit quit();
        }
};

int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
        QCA::Initializer init;
        QCoreApplication qapp(argc, argv);

        if(argc < 2)
        {
                printf("usage: keyloader [privatekey.pem]\n");
                return 0;
        }

        PassphraseHandler passphraseHandler;
        App app;
        app.str = argv[1];
        QObject::connect(&app, SIGNAL(quit()), &qapp, SLOT(quit()));
        QTimer::singleShot(0, &app, SLOT(start()));
        qapp.exec();
        return 0;
}

#include "keyloader.moc"

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