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Load DER encoded X.509 Certificate (.cer, .crt)

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Loads a digital certificate from a binary DER encoded X.509 Certificate (.cer, .crt) and fetches information about the cert.

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bool success = false;

Chilkat.Cert cert = new Chilkat.Cert();

// LoadFromFile will load virtually any certificate format file.
// It will auto-recognize the format and load appropiately.
success = cert.LoadFromFile("/Users/chilkat/testData/cer/chilkat_ssl.cer");
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(cert.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// DN = "Distinguished Name"
Debug.WriteLine("SubjectDN:" + cert.SubjectDN);

Debug.WriteLine("Common Name:" + cert.SubjectCN);
Debug.WriteLine("Issuer Common Name:" + cert.IssuerCN);

Debug.WriteLine("Serial Number:" + cert.SerialNumber);