Export Certificate to DER or PEM

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

Download Chilkat Ruby Library

require 'chilkat'

cert = Chilkat::CkCert.new()

#  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!" + "\n"
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() + "\n";

end

#  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.