Export Certificate to DER or PEM

Demonstrates how to export a digital certificate to PEM or DER format.

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import chilkat

cert = chilkat.CkCert()

#  Th LoadByCommonName method searches the Windows
#  Current User Certificate Store and Local Machine Certificate
#  Store for a certificate whose common name (CN) matches
#  the argument:

success = cert.LoadByCommonName("Chilkat Software, Inc.")
if (success == False):
    print "Failed to find certificate!"
else:

    #  Export certificate to a PEM file
    cert.ExportCertPemFile("cert.pem")

    #  Export certificate to a DER file
    cert.ExportCertDerFile("cert.der")

    #  Export cert to a PEM string:
    print cert.exportCertPem()

#  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.