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Generate a CSR containing an Extension Request

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Demonstrates how to generate a CSR containing a 1.2.840.113549.1.9.14 extensionRequest.

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import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Csr;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Ecc;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.PrivateKey;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Prng;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Xml;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // This requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
        // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

        // This example will generate a secp256r1 ECDSA key for the CSR.
        Ecc ecc = new Ecc();
        Prng prng = new Prng();
        PrivateKey privKey = new PrivateKey();

        try {
            ecc.genKey("secp256r1", prng, privKey);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println("Failed to generate a new ECDSA private key.");
            return;
        }

        Csr csr = new Csr();

        // Add common CSR fields:
        csr.setCommonName("mysubdomain.mydomain.com");
        csr.setCountry("GB");
        csr.setState("Yorks");
        csr.setLocality("York");
        csr.setCompany("Internet Widgits Pty Ltd");
        csr.setEmailAddress("support@mydomain.com");

        // Add the following 1.2.840.113549.1.9.14 extensionRequest
        // Note: The easiest way to know the content and format of the XML to be added is to examine
        // a pre-existing CSR with the same desired extensionRequest.  You can use Chilkat to
        // get the extensionRequest from an existing CSR.

        // Here is a sample extension request:

        // <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
        // <set>
        //    <sequence>
        //        <sequence>
        //            <oid>1.3.6.1.4.1.311.20.2</oid>
        //            <asnOctets>
        //                <printable>ZATCA-Code-Signing</printable>
        //            </asnOctets>
        //        </sequence>
        //        <sequence>
        //            <oid>2.5.29.17</oid>
        //            <asnOctets>
        //                <sequence>
        //                    <contextSpecific tag="4" constructed="1">
        //                        <sequence>
        //                            <set>
        //                                <sequence>
        //                                    <oid>2.5.4.4</oid>
        //                                    <utf8>334623324234325</utf8>
        //                                </sequence>
        //                            </set>
        //                            <set>
        //                                <sequence>
        //                                    <oid>0.9.2342.19200300.100.1.1</oid>
        //                                    <utf8>310122393500003</utf8>
        //                                </sequence>
        //                            </set>
        //                            <set>
        //                                <sequence>
        //                                    <oid>2.5.4.12</oid>
        //                                    <utf8>0000</utf8>
        //                                </sequence>
        //                            </set>
        //                            <set>
        //                                <sequence>
        //                                    <oid>2.5.4.26</oid>
        //                                    <utf8>Sample E</utf8>
        //                                </sequence>
        //                            </set>
        //                            <set>
        //                                <sequence>
        //                                    <oid>2.5.4.15</oid>
        //                                    <utf8>Sample Business</utf8>
        //                                </sequence>
        //                            </set>
        //                        </sequence>
        //                    </contextSpecific>
        //                </sequence>
        //            </asnOctets>
        //        </sequence>
        //    </sequence>
        // </set>

        // Use this online tool to generate code from sample XML:
        // Generate Code to Create XML

        // Here's the code to generate the above extension request.

        Xml xml = new Xml();
        xml.setTag("set");
        xml.updateChildContent("sequence|sequence|oid", "1.3.6.1.4.1.311.20.2");
        xml.updateChildContent("sequence|sequence|asnOctets|printable", "ZATCA-Code-Signing");
        xml.updateChildContent("sequence|sequence[1]|oid", "2.5.29.17");
        xml.updateAttrAt("sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific", true, "tag", "4");
        xml.updateAttrAt("sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific", true, "constructed", "1");
        xml.updateChildContent("sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set|sequence|oid", "2.5.4.4");
        xml.updateChildContent("sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set|sequence|utf8", "334623324234325");
        xml.updateChildContent("sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set[1]|sequence|oid", "0.9.2342.19200300.100.1.1");
        xml.updateChildContent("sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set[1]|sequence|utf8", "310122393500003");
        xml.updateChildContent("sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set[2]|sequence|oid", "2.5.4.12");
        xml.updateChildContent("sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set[2]|sequence|utf8", "0000");
        xml.updateChildContent("sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set[3]|sequence|oid", "2.5.4.26");
        xml.updateChildContent("sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set[3]|sequence|utf8", "Sample E");
        xml.updateChildContent("sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set[4]|sequence|oid", "2.5.4.15");
        xml.updateChildContent("sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set[4]|sequence|utf8", "Sample Business");

        // Add the extension request to the CSR
        csr.setExtensionRequest(xml);

        // Generate the CSR with the extension request
        String csrPem;
        try {
            csrPem = csr.genCsrPem(privKey);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        System.out.println(csrPem);

        // Sample PEM output:

        // -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----
        // MIICEjCCAbkCAQAwgZcxITAfBgNVBAMMGG15c3ViZG9tYWluLm15ZG9tYWluLmNv
        // bTELMAkGA1UEBhMCR0IxDjAMBgNVBAgMBVlvcmtzMQ0wCwYDVQQHDARZb3JrMSEw
        // HwYDVQQKDBhJbnRlcm5ldCBXaWRnaXRzIFB0eSBMdGQxIzAhBgkqhkiG9w0BCQEW
        // FHN1cHBvcnRAbXlkb21haW4uY29tMFkwEwYHKoZIzj0CAQYIKoZIzj0DAQcDQgAE
        // g8EVNSV0ttlM9kG2E+J3ZB9WEDYVf2QA/8idrPRUafia1CHjd1kslwZA8eP2bAcf
        // 2O493QAENqtW6DTHJbRz8KCBvjCBuwYJKoZIhvcNAQkOMYGtMIGqMCEGCSsGAQQB
        // gjcUAgQUExJaQVRDQS1Db2RlLVNpZ25pbmcwgYQGA1UdEQR9MHukeTB3MRgwFgYD
        // VQQEDA8zMzQ2MjMzMjQyMzQzMjUxHzAdBgoJkiaJk/IsZAEBDA8zMTAxMjIzOTM1
        // MDAwMDMxDTALBgNVBAwMBDAwMDAxETAPBgNVBBoMCFNhbXBsZSBFMRgwFgYDVQQP
        // DA9TYW1wbGUgQnVzaW5lc3MwCgYIKoZIzj0EAwIDRwAwRAIgF7D30eSBklfo+oel
        // 1B0z64eJDB9MB3rCoiFZlj+mz0YCIHYI87eyqdtw2LOcAoBRhyxlBT6i28+Z/8t9
        // bYsMIYvp
        // -----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----
    }
}