(Unicode C) Load Base64-encoded X.509 Certificate (.cer)

Loads a digital certificate from a base64 encoded DER X.509 Certificate (.cer, .crt) and fetches information about the cert.

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#include <C_CkCertW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    HCkCertW cert;
    BOOL success;

    cert = CkCertW_Create();

    // LoadFromFile will load virtually any certificate format file.
    // It will auto-recognize the format and load appropiately.
    // A base64-encoded DER X.509 certificate file
    // contains the binary DER in base64 encoded form.
    // Therefore, it is a text file that will begin like this:
    // -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
    // MIIFbjCCBFagAwIBAgIGdDPNv/L0MA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBBQUAMIHKMQswCQYDVQQG
    // EwJVUzEQMA4GA1UECBMHQXJpem9uYTETMBEGA1UEBxMKU2NvdHRzZGFsZTEaMBgG
    // ...

    success = CkCertW_LoadFromFile(cert,L"/Users/chilkat/testData/cer/chilkat_base64.cer");
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkCertW_lastErrorText(cert));
        CkCertW_Dispose(cert);
        return;
    }

    // DN = "Distinguished Name"
    wprintf(L"SubjectDN:%s\n",CkCertW_subjectDN(cert));

    wprintf(L"Common Name:%s\n",CkCertW_subjectCN(cert));
    wprintf(L"Issuer Common Name:%s\n",CkCertW_issuerCN(cert));

    wprintf(L"Serial Number:%s\n",CkCertW_serialNumber(cert));


    CkCertW_Dispose(cert);

    }