(PowerShell) Transition from Crypt2.GetSignerCertChain to Crypt2.LastSignerCert

Provides instructions for replacing deprecated GetSignerCertChain method calls with LastSignerCert.

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

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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

$crypt2 = New-Object Chilkat.Crypt2

# ...
# ...
$index = 0

# ------------------------------------------------------------------------
# The GetSignerCertChain method is deprecated:

$certchainObj = $crypt2.GetSignerCertChain($index)
if ($crypt2.LastMethodSuccess -eq $false) {
    $($crypt2.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# ...
# ...

# ------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Do the equivalent using LastSignerCert, and then get the certificate chain from the cert.
# Your application creates a new, empty Cert object which is passed 
# in the last argument and filled upon success.

$signerCert = New-Object Chilkat.Cert
$success = $crypt2.LastSignerCert($index,$signerCert)
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($crypt2.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$certChain = New-Object Chilkat.CertChain
$success = $signerCert.BuildCertChain($certChain)
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($signerCert.LastErrorText)
    exit
}