(CkPython) Find a Certificate in the "Other People" Windows Certificate Store

Demonstrates how to open the "Current User --> Other People" Windows certificate store, and locates a certificate matching an email address.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v10.1.2 or greater.

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import sys
import chilkat

certStore = chilkat.CkCertStore()

# The "AddressBook" is the "Other People" certificate store as shown in certmgr.msc
readOnly = True
success = certStore.OpenWindowsStore("CurrentUser","AddressBook",readOnly)
if (success != True):
    print(certStore.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# Find the certificate for the email address:
jsonE = chilkat.CkJsonObject()
jsonE.UpdateString("email","joe@example.com")

cert = chilkat.CkCert()
success = certStore.FindCert(jsonE,cert)
if (success == False):
    print(certStore.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

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