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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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<?php

$success = 0;

//  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.
$ecc = new COM("Chilkat.Ecc");
$prng = new COM("Chilkat.Prng");
$privKey = new COM("Chilkat.PrivateKey");

$success = $ecc->GenKey('secp256r1',$prng,$privKey);
if ($success == 0) {
    print 'Failed to generate a new ECDSA private key.' . "\n";
    exit;
}

$csr = new COM("Chilkat.Csr");

//  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.

$xml = new COM("Chilkat.Xml");
$xml->Tag = 'set';
$xml->UpdateChildContent('sequence|sequence|oid','1.3.6.1.4.1.311.20.2');
$xml->UpdateChildContent('sequence|sequence|asnOctets|printable','ZATCA-Code-Signing');
$xml->UpdateChildContent('sequence|sequence[1]|oid','2.5.29.17');
$xml->UpdateAttrAt('sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific',1,'tag','4');
$xml->UpdateAttrAt('sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific',1,'constructed','1');
$xml->UpdateChildContent('sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set|sequence|oid','2.5.4.4');
$xml->UpdateChildContent('sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set|sequence|utf8','334623324234325');
$xml->UpdateChildContent('sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set[1]|sequence|oid','0.9.2342.19200300.100.1.1');
$xml->UpdateChildContent('sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set[1]|sequence|utf8','310122393500003');
$xml->UpdateChildContent('sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set[2]|sequence|oid','2.5.4.12');
$xml->UpdateChildContent('sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set[2]|sequence|utf8','0000');
$xml->UpdateChildContent('sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set[3]|sequence|oid','2.5.4.26');
$xml->UpdateChildContent('sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set[3]|sequence|utf8','Sample E');
$xml->UpdateChildContent('sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set[4]|sequence|oid','2.5.4.15');
$xml->UpdateChildContent('sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set[4]|sequence|utf8','Sample Business');

//  Add the extension request to the CSR
$csr->SetExtensionRequest($xml);

//  Generate the CSR with the extension request
$csrPem = $csr->genCsrPem($privKey);
if ($csr->LastMethodSuccess == 0) {
    print $csr->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

print $csrPem . "\n";

//  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-----

?>