(Node.js) Load a Certificate from the Windows Certificate Store

Demonstrates how to load a certificate that has been pre-installed in the registry-based Windows certificate store. This is generally how one would load a certificate that is stored on a smart card or usb token.

Install Chilkat for Node.js and Electron using npm at Chilkat npm packages for Node.js Chilkat npm packages for Electron on Windows, Linux, MacOS

var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
  var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-win64'); 
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-arm64');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-x64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
  var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-mac-universal');
}

function chilkatExample() {

    var cert = new chilkat.Cert();

    var success = cert.LoadByCommonName("PIVKey 7ED53EC611D3F84396212C5842BB563F");
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(cert.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log("Loaded: " + cert.SubjectDN);

}

chilkatExample();