PHP ActiveX

Download and Trust the DigiCert Global Root CA

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Demonstrates how to download a root certificate and trust it. PHP ActiveX

<?php

$success = 0;

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

// In this example, the URLs for the DigiCert root CA certs are available at this web page:
// https://www.digicert.com/digicert-root-certificates.htm

// This example downloads the "DigiCert Global Root G3"
// Valid until: 15/Jan/2038
// Serial #: 05:55:56:BC:F2:5E:A4:35:35:C3:A4:0F:D5:AB:45:72
// Thumbprint: 7E04DE896A3E666D00E687D33FFAD93BE83D349E

$certUrl = 'https://dl.cacerts.digicert.com/DigiCertGlobalRootG3.crt';

$http = new COM("Chilkat.Http");
$bdCert = new COM("Chilkat.BinData");
$success = $http->DownloadBd($certUrl,$bdCert);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $http->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Load it into a Chilkat cert object.
$cert = new COM("Chilkat.Cert");
$success = $cert->LoadFromBd($bdCert);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $cert->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Examine the common name,serial, and thumbprint:
print 'CN: ' . $cert->SubjectCN . "\n";
print 'Serial: ' . $cert->SerialNumber . "\n";
print 'Thumbprint: ' . $cert->Sha1Thumbprint . "\n";

// Output from the above:
// CN: DigiCert Global Root G3
// Serial: 055556BCF25EA43535C3A40FD5AB4572
// Thumbprint: 7E04DE896A3E666D00E687D33FFAD93BE83D349E

// If desired, the certificate can be saved to a local file so it does not need
// to be downloaded from the website every time.  
$certPath = 'qa_data/certs/DigiCertGlobalRootG3.crt';
$success = $bdCert->WriteFile($certPath);

// To load the cert from a file...
$success = $cert->LoadFromFile($certPath);

// Do the following to add the cert to the collection of trusted roots
// for this application.  (Note:  The trust is not persisted.  Each time the
// application runs, it should load the cert (from whatever source, whether it is
// a file, a database,etc.) and do the following:
$troots = new COM("Chilkat.TrustedRoots");

$troots->AddCert($cert);
$troots->Activate();

print $cert->SubjectCN . ' is now trusted for this run of this application.' . "\n";

?>