VBScript 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. VBScript

Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)

success = 0

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

set socket = CreateObject("Chilkat.Socket")

'  Connect to a server.
useTls = 1
maxWaitMs = 2000
success = socket.Connect("www.intel.com",443,useTls,maxWaitMs)
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(socket.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
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.
set cert = CreateObject("Chilkat.Cert")
success = socket.GetServerCert(cert)

outFile.WriteLine("Distinguished Name: " & cert.SubjectDN)
outFile.WriteLine("Common Name: " & cert.SubjectCN)
outFile.WriteLine("Issuer Distinguished Name: " & cert.IssuerDN)
outFile.WriteLine("Issuer Common Name: " & cert.IssuerCN)

outFile.WriteLine("Expired: " & cert.Expired)
outFile.WriteLine("Revoked: " & cert.Revoked)
outFile.WriteLine("Signature Verified: " & cert.SignatureVerified)
outFile.WriteLine("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

outFile.Close