C++

Transition from Crypt2.GetSignerCertChain to Crypt2.LastSignerCert

Provides instructions for replacing deprecated GetSignerCertChain method calls with LastSignerCert. C++

#include <CkCrypt2.h>
#include <CkCertChain.h>
#include <CkCert.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

    CkCrypt2 crypt2;

    //  ...
    //  ...
    int index = 0;

    //  ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    //  The GetSignerCertChain method is deprecated:

    CkCertChain *certchainObj = crypt2.GetSignerCertChain(index);
    if (crypt2.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        std::cout << crypt2.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    //  ...
    //  ...

    delete certchainObj;

    //  ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    //  Do the equivalent using LastSignerCert, and then get the certificate chain from the cert.
    //  Your application creates a new, empty Cert object which is passed 
    //  in the last argument and filled upon success.

    CkCert signerCert;
    success = crypt2.LastSignerCert(index,signerCert);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << crypt2.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    CkCertChain certChain;
    success = signerCert.BuildCertChain(certChain);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << signerCert.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }
    }