OpenSSL - Neither PUB key nor PRIV key:: nested asn1 error

Question

I am trying to initialize OpenSSL::PKey::RSA using a public key, and it is not working.

Following is the key pair:

-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
MI         


        

Answer 1

I was facing the same issue and I tried lot of different solutions given across internet. But the actual problem was with the key that I was providing. The formatting of the key should be proper. There should not be any extra character or \n , \t.

I hope this might help you. So, please check your key once again.