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Generate a CSR containing an Extension Request

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Demonstrates how to generate a CSR containing a 1.2.840.113549.1.9.14 extensionRequest.

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Objective-C
#import <CkoEcc.h>
#import <CkoPrng.h>
#import <CkoPrivateKey.h>
#import <CkoCsr.h>
#import <CkoXml.h>
#import <NSString.h>

BOOL success = NO;

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

//  This example will generate a secp256r1 ECDSA key for the CSR.
CkoEcc *ecc = [[CkoEcc alloc] init];
CkoPrng *prng = [[CkoPrng alloc] init];
CkoPrivateKey *privKey = [[CkoPrivateKey alloc] init];

success = [ecc GenKey: @"secp256r1" prng: prng privKey: privKey];
if (success == NO) {
    NSLog(@"%@",@"Failed to generate a new ECDSA private key.");
    return;
}

CkoCsr *csr = [[CkoCsr alloc] init];

//  Add common CSR fields:
csr.CommonName = @"mysubdomain.mydomain.com";
csr.Country = @"GB";
csr.State = @"Yorks";
csr.Locality = @"York";
csr.Company = @"Internet Widgits Pty Ltd";
csr.EmailAddress = @"support@mydomain.com";

//  Add the following 1.2.840.113549.1.9.14 extensionRequest
//  Note: The easiest way to know the content and format of the XML to be added is to examine
//  a pre-existing CSR with the same desired extensionRequest.  You can use Chilkat to
//  get the extensionRequest from an existing CSR. 

//  Here is a sample extension request:

//  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
//  <set>
//     <sequence>
//         <sequence>
//             <oid>1.3.6.1.4.1.311.20.2</oid>
//             <asnOctets>
//                 <printable>ZATCA-Code-Signing</printable>
//             </asnOctets>
//         </sequence>
//         <sequence>
//             <oid>2.5.29.17</oid>
//             <asnOctets>
//                 <sequence>
//                     <contextSpecific tag="4" constructed="1">
//                         <sequence>
//                             <set>
//                                 <sequence>
//                                     <oid>2.5.4.4</oid>
//                                     <utf8>334623324234325</utf8>
//                                 </sequence>
//                             </set>
//                             <set>
//                                 <sequence>
//                                     <oid>0.9.2342.19200300.100.1.1</oid>
//                                     <utf8>310122393500003</utf8>
//                                 </sequence>
//                             </set>
//                             <set>
//                                 <sequence>
//                                     <oid>2.5.4.12</oid>
//                                     <utf8>0000</utf8>
//                                 </sequence>
//                             </set>
//                             <set>
//                                 <sequence>
//                                     <oid>2.5.4.26</oid>
//                                     <utf8>Sample E</utf8>
//                                 </sequence>
//                             </set>
//                             <set>
//                                 <sequence>
//                                     <oid>2.5.4.15</oid>
//                                     <utf8>Sample Business</utf8>
//                                 </sequence>
//                             </set>
//                         </sequence>
//                     </contextSpecific>
//                 </sequence>
//             </asnOctets>
//         </sequence>
//     </sequence>
//  </set>

//  Use this online tool to generate code from sample XML: 
//  Generate Code to Create XML

//  Here's the code to generate the above extension request.

CkoXml *xml = [[CkoXml alloc] init];
xml.Tag = @"set";
[xml UpdateChildContent: @"sequence|sequence|oid" value: @"1.3.6.1.4.1.311.20.2"];
[xml UpdateChildContent: @"sequence|sequence|asnOctets|printable" value: @"ZATCA-Code-Signing"];
[xml UpdateChildContent: @"sequence|sequence[1]|oid" value: @"2.5.29.17"];
[xml UpdateAttrAt: @"sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific" autoCreate: YES attrName: @"tag" attrValue: @"4"];
[xml UpdateAttrAt: @"sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific" autoCreate: YES attrName: @"constructed" attrValue: @"1"];
[xml UpdateChildContent: @"sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set|sequence|oid" value: @"2.5.4.4"];
[xml UpdateChildContent: @"sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set|sequence|utf8" value: @"334623324234325"];
[xml UpdateChildContent: @"sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set[1]|sequence|oid" value: @"0.9.2342.19200300.100.1.1"];
[xml UpdateChildContent: @"sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set[1]|sequence|utf8" value: @"310122393500003"];
[xml UpdateChildContent: @"sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set[2]|sequence|oid" value: @"2.5.4.12"];
[xml UpdateChildContent: @"sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set[2]|sequence|utf8" value: @"0000"];
[xml UpdateChildContent: @"sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set[3]|sequence|oid" value: @"2.5.4.26"];
[xml UpdateChildContent: @"sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set[3]|sequence|utf8" value: @"Sample E"];
[xml UpdateChildContent: @"sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set[4]|sequence|oid" value: @"2.5.4.15"];
[xml UpdateChildContent: @"sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set[4]|sequence|utf8" value: @"Sample Business"];

//  Add the extension request to the CSR
[csr SetExtensionRequest: xml];

//  Generate the CSR with the extension request
NSString *csrPem = [csr GenCsrPem: privKey];
if (csr.LastMethodSuccess == NO) {
    NSLog(@"%@",csr.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

NSLog(@"%@",csrPem);

//  Sample PEM output:

//  -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----
//  MIICEjCCAbkCAQAwgZcxITAfBgNVBAMMGG15c3ViZG9tYWluLm15ZG9tYWluLmNv
//  bTELMAkGA1UEBhMCR0IxDjAMBgNVBAgMBVlvcmtzMQ0wCwYDVQQHDARZb3JrMSEw
//  HwYDVQQKDBhJbnRlcm5ldCBXaWRnaXRzIFB0eSBMdGQxIzAhBgkqhkiG9w0BCQEW
//  FHN1cHBvcnRAbXlkb21haW4uY29tMFkwEwYHKoZIzj0CAQYIKoZIzj0DAQcDQgAE
//  g8EVNSV0ttlM9kG2E+J3ZB9WEDYVf2QA/8idrPRUafia1CHjd1kslwZA8eP2bAcf
//  2O493QAENqtW6DTHJbRz8KCBvjCBuwYJKoZIhvcNAQkOMYGtMIGqMCEGCSsGAQQB
//  gjcUAgQUExJaQVRDQS1Db2RlLVNpZ25pbmcwgYQGA1UdEQR9MHukeTB3MRgwFgYD
//  VQQEDA8zMzQ2MjMzMjQyMzQzMjUxHzAdBgoJkiaJk/IsZAEBDA8zMTAxMjIzOTM1
//  MDAwMDMxDTALBgNVBAwMBDAwMDAxETAPBgNVBBoMCFNhbXBsZSBFMRgwFgYDVQQP
//  DA9TYW1wbGUgQnVzaW5lc3MwCgYIKoZIzj0EAwIDRwAwRAIgF7D30eSBklfo+oel
//  1B0z64eJDB9MB3rCoiFZlj+mz0YCIHYI87eyqdtw2LOcAoBRhyxlBT6i28+Z/8t9
//  bYsMIYvp
//  -----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----