Node.js

Load Certificate from PFX (PKCS#12)

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Loads a digital certificate (and private key, if available) from a PFX file.(also known as PKCS#12) Node.js

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function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

    var cert = new chilkat.Cert();

    // Load from the PFX file
    var pfxFilename = "/Users/chilkat/testData/pfx/chilkat_ssl_pwd_is_test.pfx";
    var pfxPassword = "test";

    // A PFX typically contains certificates in the chain of authentication.
    // The Chilkat cert object will choose the certificate w/
    // private key farthest from the root authority cert.
    // To access all the certificates in a PFX, use the 
    // Chilkat certificate store object instead.
    success = cert.LoadPfxFile(pfxFilename,pfxPassword);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(cert.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Get some information about the digital certificate, 
    // then get the private key...

    // 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);

    var privKey = new chilkat.PrivateKey();
    success = cert.GetPrivateKey(privKey);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(cert.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // The private key object may be used in any Chilkat methods
    // (in other objects/classes) that expect a private key argument.

    // In this case, save the private key to a PKCS8 Encrypted PEM format file:
    var pemPassword = "secret";
    var pemPath = "/Users/chilkat/testData/pem/chilkat_privKey.pem";
    success = privKey.SavePkcs8EncryptedPemFile(pemPassword,pemPath);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(privKey.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log("Private key saved to PKCS8 Encrypted PEM...");

}

chilkatExample();