List Windows Local Machine Certificates

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

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//  This example demonstrates how to list the certificates
//  in a Windows Local Machine Certificate Store.

//  This is our certificate store factory object:
Chilkat.CreateCS ccs = new Chilkat.CreateCS();
ccs.ReadOnly = true;

//  Open the local machine store:
Chilkat.CertStore cs;
cs = ccs.OpenLocalSystemStore();

if (!(cs == null )) {

    Chilkat.Cert cert;
    int numCerts;
    numCerts = cs.NumCertificates;
    int i;
    //  Print the distinguished name of each certificate
    for (i = 0; i <= numCerts - 1; i++) {
        cert = cs.GetCertificate(i);
        textBox1.Text += cert.SubjectDN + "\r\n";
        textBox1.Refresh();
    }

}
else {
    MessageBox.Show(ccs.LastErrorText);
}

//  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.