(VB.NET) 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.

Chilkat .NET Downloads Chilkat .NET Framework Chilkat for .NET Core

Dim crypt2 As New Chilkat.Crypt2

' ...
' ...
Dim index As Integer = 0

' ------------------------------------------------------------------------
' The GetSignerCertChain method is deprecated:

Dim certchainObj As Chilkat.CertChain = crypt2.GetSignerCertChain(index)
If (crypt2.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(crypt2.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


' ...
' ...



' ------------------------------------------------------------------------
' 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.

Dim signerCert As New Chilkat.Cert
Dim success As Boolean = crypt2.LastSignerCert(index,signerCert)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(crypt2.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Dim certChain As New Chilkat.CertChain
success = signerCert.BuildCertChain(certChain)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(signerCert.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If