(Unicode C++) Find Certificate by Serial Number

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Demonstrates how to find a certificate having the specified hexadecimal serial number.

Note: Requires Chilkat v10.1.2 or later.

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#include <CkCertStoreW.h>
#include <CkJsonObjectW.h>
#include <CkCertW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    CkCertStoreW certStore;

    // This example will search the certs on connected USB tokens and smartcards.
    const wchar_t *argNotUsed = L"";
    bool success = certStore.OpenSmartcard(argNotUsed);
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",certStore.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    // Find the certificate having a serial number = "48FC93B46055948D36A7C98A89D69416".
    const wchar_t *hexSerial = L"48FC93B46055948D36A7C98A89D69416";
    CkJsonObjectW json;
    json.UpdateString(L"serial",hexSerial);

    CkCertW cert;
    success = certStore.FindCert(json,cert);
    if (success == true) {
        // Show the serial number and subject CN
        wprintf(L"Found: %s, %s\n",cert.serialNumber(),cert.subjectCN());
    }
    else {
        wprintf(L"Not found.\n");
    }
    }