Get the Server Certificate from a TLS Connection

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Demonstrates Socket.GetServerCert, which copies the certificate presented by the remote TLS server into a Cert object for inspection.

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

$success = $false

$socket = New-Object Chilkat.Socket

#  Connect to the server using TLS.
$bTls = $true
$maxWaitMs = 5000
$success = $socket.Connect("example.com",5000,$bTls,$maxWaitMs)
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($socket.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

#  Copy the certificate presented by the remote TLS server, then inspect it.  This can be used to
#  validate the server's identity.
$cert = New-Object Chilkat.Cert
$success = $socket.GetServerCert($cert)
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($socket.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$("Server certificate subject: " + $cert.SubjectCN)
$("Issued by: " + $cert.IssuerCN)