how to get private key from PEM file?

Question

i have a .PEM file that includes public key and a private key for SSL data transfer like this:

-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
      private key data
-----EN         


        

Answer 1

I encountered the same issue and found a solution as below:

First convert prkey.pem into prkey.xml with this tool //https://superdry.apphb.com/tools/online-rsa-key-converter

         var dataString = "test";

        byte[] dataToEncrypt = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(dataString);

        RSACryptoServiceProvider provider = new RSACryptoServiceProvider();
        provider.FromXmlString(File.ReadAllText("C:\prkey.xml"));
        byte[] signedBytes = provider.SignData(dataToEncrypt, new SHA256CryptoServiceProvider());

        textBox3.Text = BitConverter.ToString(signedBytes);