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Add Trusted Certificate to JKS

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Adds a trusted certificate to a Java keystore file.

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C
#include <C_CkJavaKeyStore.h>
#include <C_CkCert.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkJavaKeyStore jks;
    const char *jksPassword;
    const char *jksPath;
    HCkCert cert;
    const char *alias;

    success = FALSE;

    // This requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    jks = CkJavaKeyStore_Create();

    jksPassword = "secret";
    jksPath = "/myJksTrustedCerts/cacerts.jks";

    // Load the Java keystore from a file.
    success = CkJavaKeyStore_LoadFile(jks,jksPassword,jksPath);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkJavaKeyStore_lastErrorText(jks));
        CkJavaKeyStore_Dispose(jks);
        return;
    }

    cert = CkCert_Create();

    // The cert's LoadFrommFile method can load a certificate from
    // virtually any format.  It will automatically determine the format
    // and load appropriately.
    success = CkCert_LoadFromFile(cert,"/certFiles/myNewTrustedCert.pem");
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkCert_lastErrorText(cert));
        CkJavaKeyStore_Dispose(jks);
        CkCert_Dispose(cert);
        return;
    }

    // The alias can be anything.  It's basically just a label 
    // used within the JKS associated with the entry.  It should
    // be unique among aliases within the JKS file.
    alias = "habanero";

    success = CkJavaKeyStore_AddTrustedCert(jks,cert,alias);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkJavaKeyStore_lastErrorText(jks));
        CkJavaKeyStore_Dispose(jks);
        CkCert_Dispose(cert);
        return;
    }

    // Write the JKS containing the new certificate.
    success = CkJavaKeyStore_ToFile(jks,jksPassword,jksPath);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkJavaKeyStore_lastErrorText(jks));
        CkJavaKeyStore_Dispose(jks);
        CkCert_Dispose(cert);
        return;
    }

    printf("Added a trusted certificate to the JKS.\n");


    CkJavaKeyStore_Dispose(jks);
    CkCert_Dispose(cert);

    }