Nelson B Bolyard wrote:
> Dave Townsend wrote, On 2008-05-28 10:46:
>> I am writing code that exports and imports private keys from the
>> internal key slot (using an EncryptedPrivateKeyInfo structure). I have
>> the export working, the files written out seem to be readable by openssl
>> so I think that side is fine.
>>
>> The problem comes on import. If the key slot already contains the same
>> private key that is being imported then
>> PK11_ImportDERPrivateKeyInfoAndReturnKey returns a failure. The failure
>> is a generic SECFailure so I cannot tell if it failed because the key
>> already existed or if the data itself was faulty in some way. In
>> addition some properties of the key that already exists are changed by
>> the import (the nickname f.e.).
>
> Did you check the error code by calling PORT_GetError or PR_GetError?
> What error code did you get?

Ah no I did not. That is coming out as -8190, SEC_ERROR_BAD_DATA, which 
seems strange. The data definately seems correct as the import works 
fine when the key is not there.

Dave
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