(Visual Basic 6.0) 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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Dim cert As New ChilkatCert

Dim success As Long

'  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 = cert.LoadFromFile("/Users/chilkat/testData/cer/chilkat_base64.cer")
If (success <> 1) Then
    Debug.Print cert.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

'  DN = "Distinguished Name"
Debug.Print "SubjectDN:" & cert.SubjectDN

Debug.Print "Common Name:" & cert.SubjectCN
Debug.Print "Issuer Common Name:" & cert.IssuerCN

Debug.Print "Serial Number:" & cert.SerialNumber