(C#) Find a Certificate in the "Other People" Windows Certificate Store

Demonstrates how to open the "Current User --> Other People" Windows certificate store, and locates a certificate matching an email address.

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Chilkat.CertStore certStore = new Chilkat.CertStore();

// The "AddressBook" is the "Other People" certificate store as shown in certmgr.msc
bool readOnly = true;
bool success = certStore.OpenWindowsStore("CurrentUser","AddressBook",readOnly);
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(certStore.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Chilkat.Cert cert = null;
cert = certStore.FindCertByRfc822Name("sales.edifact@somewhere.com");
if (certStore.LastMethodSuccess != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(certStore.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Debug.WriteLine("Found certificate: " + cert.SubjectDN);