PowerBuilder

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. PowerBuilder

integer li_rc
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_Cert

li_Success = 0

loo_Cert = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Cert.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Cert")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Cert
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

// 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
// ...

li_Success = loo_Cert.LoadFromFile("/Users/chilkat/testData/cer/chilkat_base64.cer")
if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Cert.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Cert
    return
end if

// DN = "Distinguished Name"
Write-Debug "SubjectDN:" + loo_Cert.SubjectDN

Write-Debug "Common Name:" + loo_Cert.SubjectCN
Write-Debug "Issuer Common Name:" + loo_Cert.IssuerCN

Write-Debug "Serial Number:" + loo_Cert.SerialNumber


destroy loo_Cert