Export Certificate to DER or PEM

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

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Dim cert As New Chilkat.Cert()

'  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:
Dim success As Boolean
success = cert.LoadByCommonName("Chilkat Software, Inc.")
If (success = false) Then
    MsgBox("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:
    TextBox1.Text = TextBox1.Text & cert.ExportCertPem() & vbCrLf
    TextBox1.Refresh()

End If


'  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.