(PowerShell) Get the Server Certificate, Certificate Chain, and Root CA Certificate

Demonstrates how to get the HTTP server certificate, its certificate chain, and the root CA certificate.

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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

# This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
# See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

$http = New-Object Chilkat.Http

# We're getting the SSL/TLS certificate, so make sure to connect to the SSL/TLS port (443).
$sslCert = $http.GetServerSslCert("nationalgeographic.com",443)
if ($http.LastMethodSuccess -eq $false) {
    $($http.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# Note: Prior to v9.5.0.50, this method would fail if the certificate chain could not 
# be completed to the root.  Starting in v9.5.0.50, the incomplete certificate chain 
# will be returned.  The certificate chain's ReachesRoot property can be examined to 
# see if the chain was completed to the root.
$certChain = $sslCert.GetCertChain()
if ($sslCert.LastMethodSuccess -eq $false) {
    $($sslCert.LastErrorText)

    exit
}

$i = 0
$numCerts = $certChain.NumCerts
while ($i -lt $numCerts) {
    $cert = $certChain.GetCert($i)
    $("SubjectDN " + $i + ": " + $cert.SubjectDN)
    $("IssuerDN " + $i + ": " + $cert.IssuerDN)

    $i = $i + 1
}

# If the certificate chain reaches the root CA cert, then the last cert in the chain
# is the root CA cert.
if ($certChain.ReachesRoot -eq $true) {
    $caCert = $certChain.GetCert($numCerts - 1)
    $("CA Root Cert: " + $caCert.SubjectDN)

}