PHP Extension

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. PHP Extension

<?php

include("chilkat.php");

$success = false;

$cert = new 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
// ...

$success = $cert->LoadFromFile('/Users/chilkat/testData/cer/chilkat_base64.cer');
if ($success != true) {
    print $cert->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

// DN = "Distinguished Name"
print 'SubjectDN:' . $cert->subjectDN() . "\n";

print 'Common Name:' . $cert->subjectCN() . "\n";
print 'Issuer Common Name:' . $cert->issuerCN() . "\n";

print 'Serial Number:' . $cert->serialNumber() . "\n";

?>