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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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load ./chilkat.dll

set success 0

#  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.
set ecc [new_CkEcc]

set prng [new_CkPrng]

set privKey [new_CkPrivateKey]

set success [CkEcc_GenKey $ecc "secp256r1" $prng $privKey]
if {$success == 0} then {
    puts "Failed to generate a new ECDSA private key."
    delete_CkEcc $ecc
    delete_CkPrng $prng
    delete_CkPrivateKey $privKey
    exit
}

set csr [new_CkCsr]

#  Add common CSR fields:
CkCsr_put_CommonName $csr "mysubdomain.mydomain.com"
CkCsr_put_Country $csr "GB"
CkCsr_put_State $csr "Yorks"
CkCsr_put_Locality $csr "York"
CkCsr_put_Company $csr "Internet Widgits Pty Ltd"
CkCsr_put_EmailAddress $csr "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.

set xml [new_CkXml]

CkXml_put_Tag $xml "set"
CkXml_UpdateChildContent $xml "sequence|sequence|oid" "1.3.6.1.4.1.311.20.2"
CkXml_UpdateChildContent $xml "sequence|sequence|asnOctets|printable" "ZATCA-Code-Signing"
CkXml_UpdateChildContent $xml "sequence|sequence[1]|oid" "2.5.29.17"
CkXml_UpdateAttrAt $xml "sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific" 1 "tag" "4"
CkXml_UpdateAttrAt $xml "sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific" 1 "constructed" "1"
CkXml_UpdateChildContent $xml "sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set|sequence|oid" "2.5.4.4"
CkXml_UpdateChildContent $xml "sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set|sequence|utf8" "334623324234325"
CkXml_UpdateChildContent $xml "sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set[1]|sequence|oid" "0.9.2342.19200300.100.1.1"
CkXml_UpdateChildContent $xml "sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set[1]|sequence|utf8" "310122393500003"
CkXml_UpdateChildContent $xml "sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set[2]|sequence|oid" "2.5.4.12"
CkXml_UpdateChildContent $xml "sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set[2]|sequence|utf8" "0000"
CkXml_UpdateChildContent $xml "sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set[3]|sequence|oid" "2.5.4.26"
CkXml_UpdateChildContent $xml "sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set[3]|sequence|utf8" "Sample E"
CkXml_UpdateChildContent $xml "sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set[4]|sequence|oid" "2.5.4.15"
CkXml_UpdateChildContent $xml "sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set[4]|sequence|utf8" "Sample Business"

#  Add the extension request to the CSR
CkCsr_SetExtensionRequest $csr $xml

#  Generate the CSR with the extension request
set csrPem [CkCsr_genCsrPem $csr $privKey]
if {[CkCsr_get_LastMethodSuccess $csr] == 0} then {
    puts [CkCsr_lastErrorText $csr]
    delete_CkEcc $ecc
    delete_CkPrng $prng
    delete_CkPrivateKey $privKey
    delete_CkCsr $csr
    delete_CkXml $xml
    exit
}

puts "$csrPem"

#  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-----

delete_CkEcc $ecc
delete_CkPrng $prng
delete_CkPrivateKey $privKey
delete_CkCsr $csr
delete_CkXml $xml