(MFC) Load PEM Format Certificate (.pem)

Loads a PEM format digital certificate and fetches information about the cert.

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See Also: Using MFC CString in Chilkat

#include <CkCert.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    CkString strOut;

    CkCert cert;

    bool success;

    //  LoadFromFile will load virtually any certificate format file.
    //  It will auto-recognize the format and load appropiately.

    success = cert.LoadFromFile("/Users/chilkat/testData/cer/cert.pem");
    if (success != true) {
        strOut.append(cert.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    //  DN = "Distinguished Name"
    strOut.append("SubjectDN:");
    strOut.append(cert.subjectDN());
    strOut.append("\r\n");

    strOut.append("Common Name:");
    strOut.append(cert.subjectCN());
    strOut.append("\r\n");
    strOut.append("Issuer Common Name:");
    strOut.append(cert.issuerCN());
    strOut.append("\r\n");

    strOut.append("Serial Number:");
    strOut.append(cert.serialNumber());
    strOut.append("\r\n");


    SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());

    }