(C++) Find Certificate by Subject CN (Common Name)

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Note: Requires Chilkat v10.1.2 or later.

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#include <CkCertStore.h>
#include <CkJsonObject.h>
#include <CkCert.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    CkCertStore certStore;

    // This opens the Current User certificate store on Windows,
    // On MacOS and iOS it opens the default Keychain.
    bool readOnly = false;
    bool success = certStore.OpenCurrentUserStore(readOnly);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << certStore.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // Find the certificate having a Subject CN = "Example ABC".
    CkJsonObject json;
    json.UpdateString("CN","Example ABC");

    CkCert cert;
    success = certStore.FindCert(json,cert);
    if (success == true) {
        // Show the full distinguished name of the certificate.
        std::cout << "Found: " << cert.subjectDN() << "\r\n";
    }
    else {
        std::cout << "Not found." << "\r\n";
    }
    }