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Build Certificate Chain from Base64 Certificates

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Demonstrates how to build a certificate chain from a set of base64 certificates. DataFlex

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
    String sCert1
    String sCert2
    String sCert3
    String sCaRootCert
    Handle hoCert
    Variant vCertVault
    Handle hoCertVault
    Variant vChain
    Handle hoChain
InChain    Handle hoCertInChain
    Integer iNumCerts
    Integer i
    String sTemp1

    Move False To iSuccess

    // We have the following certificates:

    // 1: tools.chilkat.io
    Move "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" To sCert1

    // 2: Sectigo RSA Domain Validation Secure Server CA
    Move "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" To sCert2

    // 3: USERTrust RSA Certification Authority
    Move "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" To sCert3

    // 4: AAA Certificate Services
    Move "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" To sCaRootCert

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatCert)) To hoCert
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoCert))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoCert
    End

    // Load our main certificate..
    Get ComLoadFromBase64 Of hoCert sCert1 To iSuccess

    // Load the issuer certs in the chain into a Chilkat cert vault.
    // Order doesn't matter.
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatXmlCertVault)) To hoCertVault
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoCertVault))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoCertVault
    End
    Get ComAddCertEncoded Of hoCertVault sCert2 "base64" To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoCertVault To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get ComAddCertEncoded Of hoCertVault sCert3 "base64" To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoCertVault To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get ComAddCertEncoded Of hoCertVault sCaRootCert "base64" To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoCertVault To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Provide the certVault to the cert as a source for finding issuers to build a cert chain.
    Get pvComObject of hoCertVault to vCertVault
    Get ComUseCertVault Of hoCert vCertVault To iSuccess

    // We can now build the cert chain and get the certs in the chain of authentication (in order)
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatCertChain)) To hoChain
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoChain))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoChain
    End
    Get pvComObject of hoChain to vChain
    Get ComBuildCertChain Of hoCert vChain To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoCert To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatCert)) To hoCertInChain
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoCertInChain))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoCertInChain
    End
    Get ComNumCerts Of hoChain To iNumCerts
    Move 0 To i
    While (i < iNumCerts)
        Get pvComObject of hoCertInChain to vCertInChain
        Get ComCertAt Of hoChain i vCertInChain To iSuccess
        Get ComSubjectCN Of hoCertInChain To sTemp1
        Showln i ": " sTemp1
        Move (i + 1) To i
    Loop



End_Procedure