(Delphi DLL) Convert Let's Encrypt PEM Files to a PFX

Demonstrates how to convert the .pem files provided by Let's Encrypt to a single PFX.

Chilkat for Delphi Downloads Chilkat non-ActiveX DLL for Delphi Chilkat ActiveX DLL for Delphi * The examples here use the non-ActiveX DLL.

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

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procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
sbPem: HCkStringBuilder;
success: Boolean;
sbFullChainPem: HCkStringBuilder;
pfx: HCkPfx;
pfxPassword: PWideChar;

begin
// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

// Let's Encrypt provides four .pem files
// 1. fullchain.pem
// 2. privkey.pem
// 3. cert.pem
// 4. chain.pem

// The cert.pem and chain.pem are redundant. 
// The fullchain.pem is composed of the cert.pem and chain.pem.

// To convert the PEM's to a single .pfx, we don't need the redundant data.
// The privkey.pem and fullchain.pem provide the required data.
// We can ignore cert.pem and chain.pem (because those certs are already found in fullchain.pem).

// We need a single .pem file that contains both the private key, the cert,
// and the certs in the chain of authentication.
// Let's combine priveky.pem and fullchain.pem into a single .pem

sbPem := CkStringBuilder_Create();
success := CkStringBuilder_LoadFile(sbPem,'qa_data/pem/lets_encrypt/privkey.pem','utf-8');
if (success = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Failed to load privkey.pem');
    Exit;
  end;

// To be safe, append a blank line..
CkStringBuilder_AppendLine(sbPem,'',False);

sbFullChainPem := CkStringBuilder_Create();
success := CkStringBuilder_LoadFile(sbFullChainPem,'qa_data/pem/lets_encrypt/fullchain.pem','utf-8');
if (success = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Failed to load fullchain.pem');
    Exit;
  end;

// Append the full cert chain PEM to the private key PEM.
CkStringBuilder_AppendSb(sbPem,sbFullChainPem);

// Load the combined PEM into a Chilkat PFX object.
pfx := CkPfx_Create();
success := CkPfx_LoadPem(pfx,CkStringBuilder__getAsString(sbPem),'no password required');
if (success = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkPfx__lastErrorText(pfx));
    Exit;
  end;

// Write the PFX w/ a password.
pfxPassword := 'secret';
success := CkPfx_ToFile(pfx,pfxPassword,'qa_output/sample.pfx');
if (success = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkPfx__lastErrorText(pfx));
    Exit;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add('Success!');

CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbPem);
CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbFullChainPem);
CkPfx_Dispose(pfx);

end;