Java

Find a Certificate in the "Other People" Windows Certificate Store

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Demonstrates how to open the "Current User --> Other People" Windows certificate store, and locates a certificate matching an email address. Java

import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    boolean success = false;

    CkCertStore certStore = new CkCertStore();

    // The "AddressBook" is the "Other People" certificate store as shown in certmgr.msc
    boolean readOnly = true;
    success = certStore.OpenWindowsStore("CurrentUser","AddressBook",readOnly);
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(certStore.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Find the certificate for the email address:
    CkJsonObject jsonE = new CkJsonObject();
    jsonE.UpdateString("email","joe@example.com");

    CkCert cert = new CkCert();
    success = certStore.FindCert(jsonE,cert);
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(certStore.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    System.out.println("Found certificate: " + cert.subjectDN());
  }
}