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Ruby Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Generate a CSR containing an Extension Request

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Demonstrates how to generate a CSR containing a 1.2.840.113549.1.9.14 extensionRequest.

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require 'chilkat'

success = false

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

#  This example will generate a secp256r1 ECDSA key for the CSR.
ecc = Chilkat::CkEcc.new()
prng = Chilkat::CkPrng.new()
privKey = Chilkat::CkPrivateKey.new()

success = ecc.GenKey("secp256r1",prng,privKey)
if (success == false)
    print "Failed to generate a new ECDSA private key." + "\n";
    exit
end

csr = Chilkat::CkCsr.new()

#  Add common CSR fields:
csr.put_CommonName("mysubdomain.mydomain.com")
csr.put_Country("GB")
csr.put_State("Yorks")
csr.put_Locality("York")
csr.put_Company("Internet Widgits Pty Ltd")
csr.put_EmailAddress("support@mydomain.com")

#  Add the following 1.2.840.113549.1.9.14 extensionRequest
#  Note: The easiest way to know the content and format of the XML to be added is to examine
#  a pre-existing CSR with the same desired extensionRequest.  You can use Chilkat to
#  get the extensionRequest from an existing CSR. 

#  Here is a sample extension request:

#  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
#  <set>
#     <sequence>
#         <sequence>
#             <oid>1.3.6.1.4.1.311.20.2</oid>
#             <asnOctets>
#                 <printable>ZATCA-Code-Signing</printable>
#             </asnOctets>
#         </sequence>
#         <sequence>
#             <oid>2.5.29.17</oid>
#             <asnOctets>
#                 <sequence>
#                     <contextSpecific tag="4" constructed="1">
#                         <sequence>
#                             <set>
#                                 <sequence>
#                                     <oid>2.5.4.4</oid>
#                                     <utf8>334623324234325</utf8>
#                                 </sequence>
#                             </set>
#                             <set>
#                                 <sequence>
#                                     <oid>0.9.2342.19200300.100.1.1</oid>
#                                     <utf8>310122393500003</utf8>
#                                 </sequence>
#                             </set>
#                             <set>
#                                 <sequence>
#                                     <oid>2.5.4.12</oid>
#                                     <utf8>0000</utf8>
#                                 </sequence>
#                             </set>
#                             <set>
#                                 <sequence>
#                                     <oid>2.5.4.26</oid>
#                                     <utf8>Sample E</utf8>
#                                 </sequence>
#                             </set>
#                             <set>
#                                 <sequence>
#                                     <oid>2.5.4.15</oid>
#                                     <utf8>Sample Business</utf8>
#                                 </sequence>
#                             </set>
#                         </sequence>
#                     </contextSpecific>
#                 </sequence>
#             </asnOctets>
#         </sequence>
#     </sequence>
#  </set>

#  Use this online tool to generate code from sample XML: 
#  Generate Code to Create XML

#  Here's the code to generate the above extension request.

xml = Chilkat::CkXml.new()
xml.put_Tag("set")
xml.UpdateChildContent("sequence|sequence|oid","1.3.6.1.4.1.311.20.2")
xml.UpdateChildContent("sequence|sequence|asnOctets|printable","ZATCA-Code-Signing")
xml.UpdateChildContent("sequence|sequence[1]|oid","2.5.29.17")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific",true,"tag","4")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific",true,"constructed","1")
xml.UpdateChildContent("sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set|sequence|oid","2.5.4.4")
xml.UpdateChildContent("sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set|sequence|utf8","334623324234325")
xml.UpdateChildContent("sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set[1]|sequence|oid","0.9.2342.19200300.100.1.1")
xml.UpdateChildContent("sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set[1]|sequence|utf8","310122393500003")
xml.UpdateChildContent("sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set[2]|sequence|oid","2.5.4.12")
xml.UpdateChildContent("sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set[2]|sequence|utf8","0000")
xml.UpdateChildContent("sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set[3]|sequence|oid","2.5.4.26")
xml.UpdateChildContent("sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set[3]|sequence|utf8","Sample E")
xml.UpdateChildContent("sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set[4]|sequence|oid","2.5.4.15")
xml.UpdateChildContent("sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set[4]|sequence|utf8","Sample Business")

#  Add the extension request to the CSR
csr.SetExtensionRequest(xml)

#  Generate the CSR with the extension request
csrPem = csr.genCsrPem(privKey)
if (csr.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false)
    print csr.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

print csrPem + "\n";

#  Sample PEM output:

#  -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----
#  MIICEjCCAbkCAQAwgZcxITAfBgNVBAMMGG15c3ViZG9tYWluLm15ZG9tYWluLmNv
#  bTELMAkGA1UEBhMCR0IxDjAMBgNVBAgMBVlvcmtzMQ0wCwYDVQQHDARZb3JrMSEw
#  HwYDVQQKDBhJbnRlcm5ldCBXaWRnaXRzIFB0eSBMdGQxIzAhBgkqhkiG9w0BCQEW
#  FHN1cHBvcnRAbXlkb21haW4uY29tMFkwEwYHKoZIzj0CAQYIKoZIzj0DAQcDQgAE
#  g8EVNSV0ttlM9kG2E+J3ZB9WEDYVf2QA/8idrPRUafia1CHjd1kslwZA8eP2bAcf
#  2O493QAENqtW6DTHJbRz8KCBvjCBuwYJKoZIhvcNAQkOMYGtMIGqMCEGCSsGAQQB
#  gjcUAgQUExJaQVRDQS1Db2RlLVNpZ25pbmcwgYQGA1UdEQR9MHukeTB3MRgwFgYD
#  VQQEDA8zMzQ2MjMzMjQyMzQzMjUxHzAdBgoJkiaJk/IsZAEBDA8zMTAxMjIzOTM1
#  MDAwMDMxDTALBgNVBAwMBDAwMDAxETAPBgNVBBoMCFNhbXBsZSBFMRgwFgYDVQQP
#  DA9TYW1wbGUgQnVzaW5lc3MwCgYIKoZIzj0EAwIDRwAwRAIgF7D30eSBklfo+oel
#  1B0z64eJDB9MB3rCoiFZlj+mz0YCIHYI87eyqdtw2LOcAoBRhyxlBT6i28+Z/8t9
#  bYsMIYvp
#  -----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----