Lua

Load Certificate (.cer) and Private Key (.pvk) generated from makecert

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Demonstrates how to load a certificate (.cer) and private key (.pvk) from the files produced by makecert, such as in the following command:

makecert -sv mycertificate.pvk -n "CN=My Simple Certificate" mycertificate.cer -sky Exchange

Lua

local chilkat = require("chilkat")

-- First load the .cer file.
-- The certificate file (.cer) contains only the certificate (does not include the private key)
local cert = chilkat.Cert.new()
local success = cert:load_from_file("qa_data/certs_and_keys/makecert/mycertificate.cer")
if not success then
    print(cert.last_error_text)
    return
end

-- Next, load the .pvk file.
-- Note: The password "secret" is what you entered when makecert displayed the dialog asking for a password..
local privKey = chilkat.PrivateKey.new()
success = privKey:load_pvk_file("qa_data/certs_and_keys/makecert/mycertificate.pvk", "secret")
if not success then
    print(privKey.last_error_text)
    return
end

-- Finally, associate the private key with the certificate.
success = cert:set_private_key(privKey)
if not success then
    print(cert.last_error_text)
    return
end

-- At this point, the certificate can be used for signing.  For example..
local pdf = chilkat.Pdf.new()

-- ....
-- ....

success = pdf:set_signing_cert(cert)

-- ...
-- ....

-- Some Chilkat classes also provide a method where the cert and private key can be passed separately.
-- For example, if SetSigningCert2 is called, then we don't need to explicitly associate the private key with the cert.
success = pdf:set_signing_cert2(cert, privKey)

-- ...
-- ....