The write_pem functions exports a key or certificate to the standard
base64 PEM format. For private keys it is possible to set a password.
Usage
write_pem(x, path = NULL, password = NULL)
write_der(x, path = NULL)
write_pkcs1(x, path = NULL, password = NULL)
write_ssh(pubkey, path = NULL)
write_openssh_pem(key, path = NULL)
Arguments
x
a public/private key or certificate object
path
file to write to. If NULL it returns the output as a string.
password
string or callback function to set password (only applicable for
private keys).
pubkey
a public key
key
a private key
Details
The pkcs1 format is the old legacy format used by OpenSSH. PKCS1 does not
support the new ed25519 keys, for which you need write_openssh_pem.
For non-ssh clients, we recommend to simply use write_pem to export keys
and certs into the recommended formats.