Node.js

Import a Certificate (.cer file) into a Windows Certificate Store

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Demonstrates how to import a certificate (without private key) into a Windows certificate store. Node.js

NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

    var cert = new chilkat.Cert();

    success = cert.LoadFromFile("qa_data/certs/example.cer");
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(cert.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    var certStoreCU = new chilkat.CertStore();
    var readOnlyFlag = false;

    //  "CurrentUser" and "My" are the exact keywords to select your user account's certificate store.
    success = certStoreCU.OpenWindowsStore("CurrentUser","My",readOnlyFlag);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log("Failed to open the CurrentUser/My certificate store for read/write.");
        return;
    }

    //  Import the certificate into the CurrentUser/My certificate store.
    success = certStoreCU.AddCertificate(cert);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(certStoreCU.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log("Imported " + cert.SubjectCN);
    console.log("Success.");

}

chilkatExample();