Java

Load Certificate (.cer) and Private Key (.pvk) generated from makecert

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Demonstrates how to load a certificate (.cer) and private key (.pvk) from the files produced by makecert, such as in the following command:

makecert -sv mycertificate.pvk -n "CN=My Simple Certificate" mycertificate.cer -sky Exchange

Chilkat2 Java

import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Cert;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Pdf;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.PrivateKey;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // First load the .cer file.
        // The certificate file (.cer) contains only the certificate (does not include the private key)
        Cert cert = new Cert();
        try {
            cert.loadFromFile("qa_data/certs_and_keys/makecert/mycertificate.cer");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // Next, load the .pvk file.
        // Note: The password "secret" is what you entered when makecert displayed the dialog asking for a password..
        PrivateKey privKey = new PrivateKey();
        try {
            privKey.loadPvkFile("qa_data/certs_and_keys/makecert/mycertificate.pvk", "secret");

            // Finally, associate the private key with the certificate.
            cert.setPrivateKey(privKey);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // At this point, the certificate can be used for signing.  For example..
        Pdf pdf = new Pdf();

        // ....
        // ....

        pdf.setSigningCert(cert);

        // ...
        // ....

        // Some Chilkat classes also provide a method where the cert and private key can be passed separately.
        // For example, if SetSigningCert2 is called, then we don't need to explicitly associate the private key with the cert.
        pdf.setSigningCert2(cert, privKey);

        // ...
        // ....
    }
}