Visual Basic 6.0 Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Examine SSL/TLS Server Certificate

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Demonstrates how an application can examine and check a server's SSL/TLS certificate. Visual Basic 6.0

Dim success As Long
success = 0

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

Dim socket As New ChilkatSocket

'  Connect to a server.
Dim useTls As Long
useTls = 1
Dim maxWaitMs As Long
maxWaitMs = 2000
success = socket.Connect("www.intel.com",443,useTls,maxWaitMs)
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print socket.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

'  If we get here, the TLS connection ws made..
'  In any SSL/TLS handshake, the server sends its certificate in a TLS handshake message.
'  Chilkat will keep it cached within the object that made the connection.
'  Get the server's cert and examine a few things.
Dim cert As New ChilkatCert
success = socket.GetServerCert(cert)

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

Debug.Print "Expired: " & cert.Expired
Debug.Print "Revoked: " & cert.Revoked
Debug.Print "Signature Verified: " & cert.SignatureVerified
Debug.Print "Trusted Root: " & cert.TrustedRoot

'  Sample output:

'  Distinguished Name: C=US, ST=California, O=Intel Corporation, CN=*.intel.com
'  Common Name: *.intel.com
'  Issuer Distinguished Name: C=GB, ST=Greater Manchester, L=Salford, O=Sectigo Limited, CN=Sectigo RSA Organization Validation Secure Server CA
'  Issuer Common Name: Sectigo RSA Organization Validation Secure Server CA
'  Expired: False
'  Revoked: False
'  Signature Verified: True
'  Trusted Root: True