Re: How to store keys generated from Crypt::RSA module??

[Jonathan Vanasco <suppressed>]

On Jan 6, 2008, at 12:37 PM, Kurt Hansen wrote:

> >  I'm using Crypt::RSA module for generating public & private keys.  
> > Now the
> > problem is that when I'm storing the keys in the database, and again
> > bringing them to do the signature or verification the Crypt::RSA  
> > module is
> > unable to understand the key format. I'm storing the keys in the  
> > Varchar
> > field of the MySQL.
> > Could any body tell me when storing the keys in the databases what  
> > would be
> > the type of the field or how to work with the keys??
> Try the "blob" type. I think varchar is too short to store the  
> private key in a format Crypt:RSA expects. We store the keys in  
> files, but store the encrypted data in "blob" records.

i save as TEXT in postgres

you need to make sure that you're reading/writing them correctly.   
some modules use base16, base32, base64 ; its a PITA realizing that  
your issues are entirely with base representation.