(Android™) Get Certificate User Principal Name (UPN)

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Demonstrates how to get a certificate's UPN from the SAN (Subject Alternative Name). Most certificates do not have a UPN. This example only applies to those certificates that have a User Principal Name.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.90 or greater due to fixes made in getting the UPN from the SAN.

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// Important: Don't forget to include the call to System.loadLibrary
// as shown at the bottom of this code sample.
package com.test;

import android.app.Activity;
import com.chilkatsoft.*;

import android.widget.TextView;
import android.os.Bundle;

public class SimpleActivity extends Activity {

  private static final String TAG = "Chilkat";

  // Called when the activity is first created.
  @Override
  public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

    CkCert cert = new CkCert();

    boolean success = cert.LoadFromFile("qa_data/certs/sample.cer");
    if (success == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, cert.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    CkXml xml = new CkXml();
    xml.LoadXml(cert.subjectAlternativeName());
    Log.i(TAG, xml.getXml());

    // A certificate with a User Principal Name in the SAN might have this:

    // <SubjectAltName>
    //     <rfc822Name>joe@example.com</rfc822Name>
    //     <name type="oid" oid="1.3.6.1.4.1.311.20.2.3">joe@example.com</name>
    // </SubjectAltName>

    // The OID 1.3.6.1.4.1.311.20.2.3 is for the User Principal Name.
    String upn = xml.chilkatPath("/A/name,oid,1.3.6.1.4.1.311.20.2.3|*");
    if (xml.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, "No user principle name.");
        }
    else {
        Log.i(TAG, "User Principle Name = " + upn);
        }


  }

  static {
      System.loadLibrary("chilkat");

      // Note: If the incorrect library name is passed to System.loadLibrary,
      // then you will see the following error message at application startup:
      //"The application <your-application-name> has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."
  }
}