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Install PFX Certificates and Private Keys to Windows

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Demonstrates how to install the certificates and private keys contained in a PFX to the Windows certificate stores.

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<?php

$success = 0;

$pfx = new COM("Chilkat.Pfx");

$success = $pfx->LoadPfxFile('qa_data/pfx/test_secret.pfx','secret');
if ($success == 0) {
    print $pfx->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// See the online reference documentation for more information about the ImportToWindows method.

// Mark imported privae keys as exportable.
$exportable = 1;

// If userProtected is 1, the user is to be notified through a dialog box or other method when certain attempts to use this key are made. 
$userProtected = 0;

// If machineKeyset is 1, the private keys are stored under the local computer and not under the current user. 
$machineKeyset = 0;

// If allowOverwriteKey is 1, allow overwrite of the existing key. 
$allowOverwriteKey = 0;

// If allowExport is 1, then the imported key can later be exported back to a PFX.
// (It also allows for applications to directly access the private key material.)
$allowExport = 1;

// Indicate where to import types of certs.
$leafStore = 'My';
$intermediateStore = 'CertificationAuthority';
$rootStore = 'AuthRoot';

$success = $pfx->ImportToWindows($exportable,$userProtected,$machineKeyset,$allowOverwriteKey,$allowExport,$leafStore,$intermediateStore,$rootStore,'');
if ($success == 0) {
    print $pfx->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Show information about the certificates imported
$json = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$pfx->GetLastJsonData($json);

$json->EmitCompact = 0;
print $json->emit() . "\n";

// Sample output:

// {
//   "exportable": true,
//   "userProtected": false,
//   "machineKeyset": false,
//   "allowOverwriteKey": false,
//   "allowExport": true,
//   "key": [
//     {
//       "name": "{F09B755A-1E90-444D-9851-02B86CA14961}",
//       "storageProvider": "Microsoft Software Key Storage Provider"
//     }
//   ],
//   "cert": [
//     {
//       "DN": "...",
//       "type": "intermediate",
//       "storeName": "CertificationAuthority",
//       "imported": true
//     },
//     {
//       "DN": "...",
//       "type": "root",
//       "storeName": "AuthRoot",
//       "imported": true
//     },
//     {
//       "DN": "....",
//       "type": "leaf",
//       "storeName": "My",
//       "keyContainer": "{345D4EAD-B8DD-4150-9A1F-4BC6437E77A2}",
//       "machineKeyset": true,
//       "imported": true
//     }
//   ]
// }

print 'Success.' . "\n";

?>