Unicode C

Load Certificate (.cer) and Private Key (.pvk) generated from makecert

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Demonstrates how to load a certificate (.cer) and private key (.pvk) from the files produced by makecert, such as in the following command:

makecert -sv mycertificate.pvk -n "CN=My Simple Certificate" mycertificate.cer -sky Exchange

Unicode C

#include <C_CkCertW.h>
#include <C_CkPrivateKeyW.h>
#include <C_CkPdfW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkCertW cert;
    HCkPrivateKeyW privKey;
    HCkPdfW pdf;

    success = FALSE;

    // First load the .cer file.
    // The certificate file (.cer) contains only the certificate (does not include the private key)
    cert = CkCertW_Create();
    success = CkCertW_LoadFromFile(cert,L"qa_data/certs_and_keys/makecert/mycertificate.cer");
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkCertW_lastErrorText(cert));
        CkCertW_Dispose(cert);
        return;
    }

    // Next, load the .pvk file.
    // Note: The password "secret" is what you entered when makecert displayed the dialog asking for a password..
    privKey = CkPrivateKeyW_Create();
    success = CkPrivateKeyW_LoadPvkFile(privKey,L"qa_data/certs_and_keys/makecert/mycertificate.pvk",L"secret");
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkPrivateKeyW_lastErrorText(privKey));
        CkCertW_Dispose(cert);
        CkPrivateKeyW_Dispose(privKey);
        return;
    }

    // Finally, associate the private key with the certificate.
    success = CkCertW_SetPrivateKey(cert,privKey);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkCertW_lastErrorText(cert));
        CkCertW_Dispose(cert);
        CkPrivateKeyW_Dispose(privKey);
        return;
    }

    // At this point, the certificate can be used for signing.  For example..
    pdf = CkPdfW_Create();

    // ....
    // ....

    success = CkPdfW_SetSigningCert(pdf,cert);

    // ...
    // ....

    // Some Chilkat classes also provide a method where the cert and private key can be passed separately.
    // For example, if SetSigningCert2 is called, then we don't need to explicitly associate the private key with the cert.
    success = CkPdfW_SetSigningCert2(pdf,cert,privKey);

    // ...
    // ....


    CkCertW_Dispose(cert);
    CkPrivateKeyW_Dispose(privKey);
    CkPdfW_Dispose(pdf);

    }