(Delphi ActiveX) Find Certificate by Subject CN (Common Name)

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Demonstrates how to find a certificate having the specified subject CN.

Note: Requires Chilkat v10.1.2 or later.

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uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Chilkat_TLB;

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procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
certStore: TChilkatCertStore;
readOnly: Integer;
success: Integer;
json: TChilkatJsonObject;
cert: TChilkatCert;

begin
certStore := TChilkatCertStore.Create(Self);

// This opens the Current User certificate store on Windows,
// On MacOS and iOS it opens the default Keychain.
readOnly := 0;
success := certStore.OpenCurrentUserStore(readOnly);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(certStore.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// Find the certificate having a Subject CN = "Example ABC".
json := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
json.UpdateString('CN','Example ABC');

cert := TChilkatCert.Create(Self);
success := certStore.FindCert(json.ControlInterface,cert.ControlInterface);
if (success = 1) then
  begin
    // Show the full distinguished name of the certificate.
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Found: ' + cert.SubjectDN);
  end
else
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Not found.');
  end;
end;