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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// Needs #include <CkCreateCS.h>
// Needs #include <CkCertStore.h>
// Needs #include <CkCert.h>

    CkString strOut;

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

    //  This is our certificate store factory object:
    CkCreateCS ccs;
    ccs.put_ReadOnly(true);

    //  Open the local machine store:
    CkCertStore *cs = 0;
    cs = ccs.OpenLocalSystemStore();

    if (!(cs == 0 )) {

        CkCert *cert = 0;
        long numCerts;
        numCerts = cs->get_NumCertificates();
        long i;
        //  Print the distinguished name of each certificate
        for (i = 0; i <= numCerts - 1; i++) {
            cert = cs->GetCertificate(i);
            strOut.append(cert->subjectDN());
            strOut.append("\r\n");
        }

    }
    else {
        strOut.append(ccs.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
    }

    //  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.


    SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());