Unicode C++

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. Unicode C++

#include <CkCertW.h>
#include <CkCertStoreW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

    CkCertW cert;

    success = cert.LoadFromFile(L"qa_data/certs/example.cer");
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",cert.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    CkCertStoreW certStoreCU;
    bool readOnlyFlag = false;

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

    //  Import the certificate into the CurrentUser/My certificate store.
    success = certStoreCU.AddCertificate(cert);
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",certStoreCU.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"Imported %s\n",cert.subjectCN());
    wprintf(L"Success.\n");
    }