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Load Base64-encoded X.509 Certificate (.cer)

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Loads a digital certificate from a base64 encoded DER X.509 Certificate (.cer, .crt) and fetches information about the cert.

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llSuccess = .F.

loCert = createobject("CkCert")

// LoadFromFile will load virtually any certificate format file.
// It will auto-recognize the format and load appropiately.
// A base64-encoded DER X.509 certificate file
// contains the binary DER in base64 encoded form.
// Therefore, it is a text file that will begin like this:
// -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
// MIIFbjCCBFagAwIBAgIGdDPNv/L0MA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBBQUAMIHKMQswCQYDVQQG
// EwJVUzEQMA4GA1UECBMHQXJpem9uYTETMBEGA1UEBxMKU2NvdHRzZGFsZTEaMBgG
// ...

llSuccess = loCert.LoadFromFile("/Users/chilkat/testData/cer/chilkat_base64.cer")
if (llSuccess <> .T.) then
    ? loCert.LastErrorText
    release loCert
    return
endif

// DN = "Distinguished Name"
? "SubjectDN:" + loCert.SubjectDN

? "Common Name:" + loCert.SubjectCN
? "Issuer Common Name:" + loCert.IssuerCN

? "Serial Number:" + loCert.SerialNumber


release loCert