JavaScript

Load DER encoded X.509 Certificate (.cer, .crt)

Loads a digital certificate from a binary DER encoded X.509 Certificate (.cer, .crt) and fetches information about the cert.

Note

This example is intended for running within a Chilkat.Js embedded JavaScript engine. All Chilkat JavaScript examples require Chilkat v11.4.0 or greater.

JavaScript

var success = false;

var cert = new CkCert();

// LoadFromFile will load virtually any certificate format file.
// It will auto-recognize the format and load appropiately.
success = cert.LoadFromFile("/Users/chilkat/testData/cer/chilkat_ssl.cer");
if (success !== true) {
    console.log(cert.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// DN = "Distinguished Name"
console.log("SubjectDN:" + cert.SubjectDN);

console.log("Common Name:" + cert.SubjectCN);
console.log("Issuer Common Name:" + cert.IssuerCN);

console.log("Serial Number:" + cert.SerialNumber);