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Import a PFX/P12 into the Windows Certificate Stores

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Demonstrates how to import the certificates contained in a .pfx/.p12 to the Windows certificate stores.

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<?php

use Chilkat2\JsonObject;
use Chilkat2\Pfx;

$pfx = new Pfx();

try {
    $pfx->LoadPfxFile('qa_data/pfx/example.p12', 'p12Password');

    // See the online reference documentation for more information about the ImportToWindows method.

    // Mark imported privae keys as exportable.
    $exportable = true;

    // If userProtected is true, the user is to be notified through a dialog box or other method when certain attempts to use this key are made.
    $userProtected = false;

    // If machineKeyset is true, the private keys are stored under the local computer and not under the current user.
    $machineKeyset = false;

    // If allowOverwriteKey is true, allow overwrite of the existing key.
    $allowOverwriteKey = false;

    // If allowExport is true, then the imported key can later be exported back to a PFX.
    // (It also allows for applications to directly access the private key material.)
    $allowExport = true;

    // Indicate where to import types of certs.
    $leafStore = 'My';
    $intermediateStore = 'CertificationAuthority';
    $rootStore = 'AuthRoot';

    $pfx->ImportToWindows($exportable, $userProtected, $machineKeyset, $allowOverwriteKey, $allowExport, $leafStore, $intermediateStore, $rootStore, '');
} catch (\Chilkat2\Exception $e) {
    echo $e->getMessage(), "\n";
    exit;
}

// Show information about the certificates imported
$json = new JsonObject();
$pfx->GetLastJsonData($json);

$json->EmitCompact = false;
echo $json->Emit(), "\n";

// Sample of the last JSON data:

// {
//   "exportable": true,
//   "userProtected": false,
//   "machineKeyset": false,
//   "allowOverwriteKey": false,
//   "allowExport": true,
//   "key": [
//     {
//       "name": "{F09B755A-1E90-444D-9851-02B86CA14961}",
//       "storageProvider": "Microsoft Software Key Storage Provider"
//     }
//   ],
//   "cert": [
//     {
//       "DN": "...",
//       "type": "intermediate",
//       "storeName": "CertificationAuthority",
//       "imported": true
//     },
//     {
//       "DN": "...",
//       "type": "root",
//       "storeName": "AuthRoot",
//       "imported": true
//     },
//     {
//       "DN": "....",
//       "type": "leaf",
//       "storeName": "My",
//       "keyContainer": "{345D4EAD-B8DD-4150-9A1F-4BC6437E77A2}",
//       "machineKeyset": true,
//       "imported": true
//     }
//   ]
// }

echo "Success.\n";