List Windows Current User Certificates

Demonstrates how to open the registry-based Current User certificate store on a Windows OS and list the digital certificates.

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#include <C_CkCreateCS.h>
#include <C_CkCertStore.h>
#include <C_CkCert.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    HCkCreateCS ccs;
    HCkCertStore cs;
    HCkCert cert;
    long numCerts;
    long i;

    //  This example demonstrates how to list the certificates
    //  in the logged-on user's registry-based Current User Certificate Store.

    //  This is our certificate store factory object:
    ccs = CkCreateCS_Create();
    CkCreateCS_putReadOnly(ccs,TRUE);

    //  Open the current-user certificate store:

    cs = CkCreateCS_OpenCurrentUserStore(ccs);

    if (!(cs == 0 )) {

        numCerts = CkCertStore_getNumCertificates(cs);

        //  Print the distinguished name of each certificate
        for (i = 0; i <= numCerts - 1; i++) {
            cert = CkCertStore_GetCertificate(cs,i);
            printf("%s\n",CkCert_subjectDN(cert));
        }

    }
    else {
        printf("%s\n",CkCreateCS_lastErrorText(ccs));
    }

    //  The Chilkat Certificate, Certificate Store, Private Key,
    //  Public Key, and Key Container classes / objects are freeware.

    //  They are used by and included with the Chilkat Email,
    //  Crypt, S/MIME, and other commercial Chilkat components.


    CkCreateCS_Dispose(ccs);

    }