//----- Get the binary RSA PRIVATE key, decrypting if necessary ----
static byte[] DecodeOpenSSLPrivateKey(String instr)
{
const String pemprivheader = "-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----";
const String pemprivfooter = "-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----";
String pemstr = instr.Trim();
byte[] binkey;
if (!pemstr.StartsWith(pemprivheader) || !pemstr.EndsWith(pemprivfooter))
{
return(null);
}
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(pemstr);
sb.Replace(pemprivheader, ""); //remove headers/footers, if present
sb.Replace(pemprivfooter, "");
String pvkstr = sb.ToString().Trim(); //get string after removing leading/trailing whitespace
try
{ // if there are no PEM encryption info lines, this is an UNencrypted PEM private key
binkey = Convert.FromBase64String(pvkstr);
return(binkey);
}
catch (System.FormatException)
{ //if can't b64 decode, it must be an encrypted private key
//Console.WriteLine("Not an unencrypted OpenSSL PEM private key");
}
StringReader str = new StringReader(pvkstr);
//-------- read PEM encryption info. lines and extract salt -----
if (!str.ReadLine().StartsWith("Proc-Type: 4,ENCRYPTED"))
{
return(null);
}
String saltline = str.ReadLine();
if (!saltline.StartsWith("DEK-Info: DES-EDE3-CBC,"))
{
return(null);
}
String saltstr = saltline.Substring(saltline.IndexOf(",") + 1).Trim();
byte[] salt = new byte[saltstr.Length / 2];
for (int i = 0; i < salt.Length; i++)
{
salt[i] = Convert.ToByte(saltstr.Substring(i * 2, 2), 16);
}
if (!(str.ReadLine() == ""))
{
return(null);
}
//------ remaining b64 data is encrypted RSA key ----
String encryptedstr = str.ReadToEnd();
try
{ //should have b64 encrypted RSA key now
binkey = Convert.FromBase64String(encryptedstr);
}
catch (System.FormatException)
{ // bad b64 data.
return(null);
}
//------ Get the 3DES 24 byte key using PDK used by OpenSSL ----
SecureString despswd = GetSecPswd("Enter password to derive 3DES key==>");
//Console.Write("\nEnter password to derive 3DES key: ");
//String pswd = Console.ReadLine();
byte[] deskey = GetOpenSSL3deskey(salt, despswd, 1, 2); // count=1 (for OpenSSL implementation); 2 iterations to get at least 24 bytes
if (deskey == null)
{
return(null);
}
//showBytes("3DES key", deskey) ;
//------ Decrypt the encrypted 3des-encrypted RSA private key ------
byte[] rsakey = DecryptKey(binkey, deskey, salt); //OpenSSL uses salt value in PEM header also as 3DES IV
if (rsakey != null)
{
return(rsakey); //we have a decrypted RSA private key
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("Failed to decrypt RSA private key; probably wrong password.");
return(null);
}
}
