Classic ASP
Classic ASP
Download and Trust the DigiCert Global Root CA
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Demonstrates how to download a root certificate and trust it.Chilkat Classic ASP Downloads
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success = 0
' This requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
' In this example, the URLs for the DigiCert root CA certs are available at this web page:
' https://www.digicert.com/digicert-root-certificates.htm
' This example downloads the "DigiCert Global Root G3"
' Valid until: 15/Jan/2038
' Serial #: 05:55:56:BC:F2:5E:A4:35:35:C3:A4:0F:D5:AB:45:72
' Thumbprint: 7E04DE896A3E666D00E687D33FFAD93BE83D349E
certUrl = "https://dl.cacerts.digicert.com/DigiCertGlobalRootG3.crt"
set http = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")
set bdCert = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.BinData")
success = http.DownloadBd(certUrl,bdCert)
If (success = 0) Then
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( http.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
Response.End
End If
' Load it into a Chilkat cert object.
set cert = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.Cert")
success = cert.LoadFromBd(bdCert)
If (success = 0) Then
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( cert.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
Response.End
End If
' Examine the common name,serial, and thumbprint:
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "CN: " & cert.SubjectCN) & "</pre>"
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Serial: " & cert.SerialNumber) & "</pre>"
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Thumbprint: " & cert.Sha1Thumbprint) & "</pre>"
' Output from the above:
' CN: DigiCert Global Root G3
' Serial: 055556BCF25EA43535C3A40FD5AB4572
' Thumbprint: 7E04DE896A3E666D00E687D33FFAD93BE83D349E
' If desired, the certificate can be saved to a local file so it does not need
' to be downloaded from the website every time.
certPath = "qa_data/certs/DigiCertGlobalRootG3.crt"
success = bdCert.WriteFile(certPath)
' To load the cert from a file...
success = cert.LoadFromFile(certPath)
' Do the following to add the cert to the collection of trusted roots
' for this application. (Note: The trust is not persisted. Each time the
' application runs, it should load the cert (from whatever source, whether it is
' a file, a database,etc.) and do the following:
set troots = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.TrustedRoots")
success = troots.AddCert(cert)
success = troots.Activate()
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( cert.SubjectCN & " is now trusted for this run of this application.") & "</pre>"
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