CheckCertificateRequest (Stringlist function)

Check format of base64 encoded certificate request (Stringlist class)

[Requires Janus Network Security]

This method checks an SSL certificate request against a private key.

Syntax

%rc = sl:CheckCertificateRequest( [PrivateKey=] stringlist, - [[Password=] string])

Syntax terms

%rc	An, optional, numeric variable that is set to zero if the function is a success. The possible return codes are described below in "Return codes".
sl	A Stringlist object that contains the certificate request to be checked.
PrivateKey	This name allowed parameter is a Stringlist object that contains an RSA-generated private key.
Password	This optional, name allowed, parameter is a string that contains a password to decrypt the private key, if necessary.

Return codes

1	Keys don't match.
0	Keys match.
-1	Private key encrypted but no password provided.
-2	Private key password invalid.
-4	Certificate invalid.
-5	Certificate Stringlist identifier missing (request cancellation).
-6	Certificate Stringlist identifier invalid (request cancellation).
-7	Insufficient storage (request cancellation).
-9	Private key invalid.
-10	Key Stringlist identifier missing (request cancellation).
-11	Key Stringlist identifier invalid (request cancellation).

Examples

In the following example, the CheckCertificateRequest method checks a Janus Security-generated certificate request against its Janus Security-generated private key.

... text to %creq = new raw -----BEGIN NEW CERTIFICATE REQUEST----- MIIBzjCCATcCAQAwgY8xDDAKBgNVBAYTA1VTQTELMAkGA1UECBMCTUExEjAQBgNV BAcTCUNhbWJyaWRnZTEdMBsGA1UEChMUU2lyaXVzIFNvZnR3YXJlIEluYy4xHTAb BgNVBAsTFFNvZnR3YXJlIERldmVsb3BtZW50MSAwHgYDVQQDExd3d3cuc2lyaXVz LXNvZnR3YXJlLmNvbTCBnTANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOBiwAwgYcCgYEAtR70c/uS XL/o2pTi9YZnZv8BRLZP95ErHYWR1juQZJc3nCEEduNMAZFIAbrGLm4k2QRZn2+l qKomoJp/FAYhvH3a0OfmnNfp4csuEXrqr93Vi8Q1UyxlqLMNFRGWjtG2ZpU2rd23 pqfBmSHddlijsK/4zJSGohiGBNiP/EUeCC8CAQOgADANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQQFAAOB gQCmbEAleV+6G7jAn9xoW5Aprp2TCM/lRiVy7Rc9XRdCy0fauxSdRJcACU1IPVxJ koU03s4tJiXkg5PkYQKvQwFkJsmTgqHlf5G87NmWZwBeM2VflmqD8UuYHil89o+w QnWOpiuPMHuIF+A0/zF8S+4nUPoqGn466L4aC2tXweWhjw== -----END NEW CERTIFICATE REQUEST----- end text text to %pk = new raw -----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY----- MIICWgIBAAKBgQC1HvRz+5Jcv+jalOL1hmdm/wFEtk/3kSsdhZHWO5BklzecIQR2 40wBkUgBusYubiTZBFmfb6Woqiagmn8UBiG8fdrQ5+ac1+nhyy4Reuqv3dWLxDVT LGWosw0VEZaO0bZmlTat3bemp8GZId12WKOwr/jMlIaiGIYE2I/8RR4ILwIBAwKB gB4v02ip7bof/CRuJdOWZpEqgDYeYqlC3ITrmE5fQrtuiUSwK2kl4gBC4VWfIQe9 BiQrZEU9RkbHBnAZv9irsEnMX1ZgYdntsW5xHe7K1wowBRUrQgAD5SPYRc5b0JEX PTPL+aJzNaSQNQ/KW3O+QZVN5p3Co2TqjwDzcutQsSkfAkEA+pYxMH2wTCcmabe3 p76qjE2SERSf7nk2yTqw29w1hSYqsj7By51vLWFH/35rMBiqAC5yTgmQjlJIIXw6 kz4ASwJBALkImXUd0PmaJLrCwRIhyDFpeq+UsyaNmtgvjg7W8sEhBRseHV7YXBkh 8mQ6VLMBhtxip7aotArZtwJiPc25ES0CQQCnDst1qSAyxMRGenpv1HGy3mFguGqe +3nbfHXn6COuGXHMKdaHvkoeQNqqVEd1ZcaqyaGJW7W0NtrA/XxiKVWHAkB7WxD4 votREW3R1ytha9rLm6cfuHdvCRHldQlfOfcra1i8vr4/OugQwUxC0Y3Mq689lxp5 xc1ckSSsQX6JJgtzAkAPAzNsxdsNaAES3L5yqkbux8W2Y2YdjjxZMl1sdPqn9rXN A8fe68sT76U9rhuJemue1h9jxgq6fscFqZkbNRll -----END RSA PRIVATE KEY----- end text %rc = %creq:checkCertificaterequest(%pk) printText {~} is {%rc} ...

The result is shown below:

%rc is 0

See also

• AppendCertificateInfo
• AppendCertificateRequestInfo
• AppendSignedCertificate
• AppendSignedClientCertificate

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