(CkPython) Find Certificate for Email Address in Current-User Certificate Store (Windows-Only)

This is a Windows-only example to find a certificate for a given email address in the current-user certificate store (located in the Windows Registry).

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import sys
import chilkat

# This is a Windows-only example because it lists the certificates
# stored in the Windows Current User Certificate Store located in the
# Windows Registry.

certStore = chilkat.CkCertStore()

readOnly = True
success = certStore.OpenCurrentUserStore(readOnly)
if (success == False):
    print(certStore.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

emailAddr = "support@chilkatsoft.com"
# cert is a CkCert
cert = certStore.FindCertBySubjectE(emailAddr)
if (certStore.get_LastMethodSuccess() != True):
    print("No certificate found for " + emailAddr)
    sys.exit()

print("Found: " + cert.subjectDN())

# It should be case-insensitive, however it was found not to be.
# The case-insensitive search is fixed starting in Chilkat v9.5.0.65.
emailAddr = "SUPPORT@chilkatsoft.com"
# cert is a CkCert
cert = certStore.FindCertBySubjectE(emailAddr)
if (certStore.get_LastMethodSuccess() != True):
    print("No certificate found for " + emailAddr)
    sys.exit()

print("Found: " + cert.subjectDN())