(Java) Load Certificate from PFX (PKCS#12)

Loads a digital certificate (and private key, if available) from a PFX file.(also known as PKCS#12)

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import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    CkCert cert = new CkCert();

    boolean success;

    // Load from the PFX file
    String pfxFilename = "/Users/chilkat/testData/pfx/chilkat_ssl_pwd_is_test.pfx";
    String pfxPassword = "test";

    // A PFX typically contains certificates in the chain of authentication.
    // The Chilkat cert object will choose the certificate w/
    // private key farthest from the root authority cert.
    // To access all the certificates in a PFX, use the 
    // Chilkat certificate store object instead.
    success = cert.LoadPfxFile(pfxFilename,pfxPassword);
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(cert.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Get some information about the digital certificate, 
    // then get the private key...

    // DN = "Distinguished Name"
    System.out.println("SubjectDN:" + cert.subjectDN());

    System.out.println("Common Name:" + cert.subjectCN());
    System.out.println("Issuer Common Name:" + cert.issuerCN());

    System.out.println("Serial Number:" + cert.serialNumber());

    // Now for the private key...
    CkPrivateKey privKey;

    privKey = cert.ExportPrivateKey();
    if (cert.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        System.out.println(cert.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // The private key object may be used in any Chilkat methods
    // (in other objects/classes) that expect a private key argument.

    // In this case, save the private key to a PKCS8 Encrypted PEM format file:
    String pemPassword = "secret";
    String pemPath = "/Users/chilkat/testData/pem/chilkat_privKey.pem";
    success = privKey.SavePkcs8EncryptedPemFile(pemPassword,pemPath);
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(privKey.lastErrorText());

        return;
        }

    System.out.println("Private key saved to PKCS8 Encrypted PEM...");
  }
}