(C++) Load PKCS12 / PFX and Access Contents

Loads a PKCS12 / PFX file and iterates over the contents which include private keys and certificates.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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#include <CkPfx.h>
#include <CkPrivateKey.h>
#include <CkCert.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

    CkPfx pfx;

    // Load the PKCS12 from a file
    success = pfx.LoadPfxFile("/someDir/my.p12","pfxFilePassword");
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << pfx.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    int numPrivateKeys = pfx.get_NumPrivateKeys();

    CkPrivateKey privKey;

    std::cout << "Private Keys:" << "\r\n";

    int i = 0;
    while (i < numPrivateKeys) {
        pfx.PrivateKeyAt(i,privKey);

        // Do something with the private key ...

        i = i + 1;
    }

    CkCert cert;

    int numCerts = pfx.get_NumCerts();

    std::cout << "Certs:" << "\r\n";
    i = 0;
    while (i < numCerts) {
        pfx.CertAt(i,cert);
        std::cout << cert.subjectDN() << "\r\n";

        // If the certificate has a private key (one of the private keys within the PFX)
        // then it can also be obtained via the certificate object:
        if (cert.HasPrivateKey() == true) {

            std::cout << "Has private key!" << "\r\n";

            success = cert.GetPrivateKey(privKey);
            // ...

        }

        i = i + 1;
    }
    }