Zig Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Install PFX Certificates and Private Keys to Windows

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Demonstrates how to install the certificates and private keys contained in a PFX to the Windows certificate stores. Zig

const std = @import("std");
const chilkat = @import("chilkat");

pub fn main(init: std.process.Init) !void {
    const alloc = init.arena.allocator();

    const pfx = try chilkat.Pfx.init();
    defer pfx.deinit();

    pfx.loadPfxFile("qa_data/pfx/test_secret.pfx", "secret") catch {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try pfx.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    };

    // See the online reference documentation for more information about the ImportToWindows method.

    // Mark imported privae keys as exportable.
    const exportable = true;

    // If userProtected is true, the user is to be notified through a dialog box or other method when certain attempts to use this key are made.
    const user_protected = false;

    // If machineKeyset is true, the private keys are stored under the local computer and not under the current user.
    const machine_keyset = false;

    // If allowOverwriteKey is true, allow overwrite of the existing key.
    const allow_overwrite_key = false;

    // If allowExport is true, then the imported key can later be exported back to a PFX.
    // (It also allows for applications to directly access the private key material.)
    const allow_export = true;

    // Indicate where to import types of certs.
    const leaf_store = "My";
    const intermediate_store = "CertificationAuthority";
    const root_store = "AuthRoot";

    pfx.importToWindows(exportable, user_protected, machine_keyset, allow_overwrite_key, allow_export, leaf_store, intermediate_store, root_store, "") catch {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try pfx.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    };

    // Show information about the certificates imported
    const json = try chilkat.JsonObject.init();
    defer json.deinit();
    pfx.getLastJsonData(json);

    json.setEmitCompact(false);
    std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try json.emit(alloc)});

    // Sample output:

    // {
    //   "exportable": true,
    //   "userProtected": false,
    //   "machineKeyset": false,
    //   "allowOverwriteKey": false,
    //   "allowExport": true,
    //   "key": [
    //     {
    //       "name": "{F09B755A-1E90-444D-9851-02B86CA14961}",
    //       "storageProvider": "Microsoft Software Key Storage Provider"
    //     }
    //   ],
    //   "cert": [
    //     {
    //       "DN": "...",
    //       "type": "intermediate",
    //       "storeName": "CertificationAuthority",
    //       "imported": true
    //     },
    //     {
    //       "DN": "...",
    //       "type": "root",
    //       "storeName": "AuthRoot",
    //       "imported": true
    //     },
    //     {
    //       "DN": "....",
    //       "type": "leaf",
    //       "storeName": "My",
    //       "keyContainer": "{345D4EAD-B8DD-4150-9A1F-4BC6437E77A2}",
    //       "machineKeyset": true,
    //       "imported": true
    //     }
    //   ]
    // }

    std.debug.print("Success.\n", .{});
}