Unicode C++

Get the Certificate with Private Key from a Java KeyStore

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Load a Chilkat certificate object from a Java KeyStore. Unicode C++

#include <CkJavaKeyStoreW.h>
#include <CkCertChainW.h>
#include <CkCertW.h>
#include <CkCrypt2W.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    //  Most of the time a .jks contains one certificate with it's associated private key.
    //  (Similar to how a .pfx/.p12 usually contains a particular certificate with private key.)
    //  This example demonstrates how to get the certificate with private key such that it can be used
    //  by other Chilkat classes wherever a cert w/ private key is needed.
    CkJavaKeyStoreW jks;
    const wchar_t *password = L"secret";
    success = jks.LoadFile(password,L"qa_data/jks/test_secret.jks");
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",jks.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    //  Make sure we have a private key.
    if (jks.get_NumPrivateKeys() < 1) {
        wprintf(L"No private key available.\n");
        return;
    }

    //  -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    //  Get the certificate chain associated with the 1st (and probably only) private key in the JKS.

    CkCertChainW chain;
    success = jks.CertChainAt(0,chain);
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",jks.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    CkCertW cert;
    success = chain.CertAt(0,cert);
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",chain.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    //  Verify again that this cert has a private key.
    if (cert.HasPrivateKey() != true) {
        wprintf(L"Certificate has no associated private key.\n");
        return;
    }

    //  We now have the cert object with it's associated private key, and it can be used in other Chilkat classes where needed.
    //  For example..

    CkCrypt2W crypt;
    success = crypt.SetSigningCert(cert);
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",crypt.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    //  ...
    //  ...
    }