Using the Included Samples
The Certificate Enrollment API includes multiple samples designed to help you create custom applications. Most of the samples are written by using C++, but C# and Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) samples are also included.
When you install the Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK), the following samples are installed, by default, in the %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.0\Samples\Security\X509 Certificate Enrollment\ folder.
| Sample | Description | Language |
|---|---|---|
| createCNGCustomCMC | Creates a CMC request object from an inner nested PKCS #10 request. |
C++ |
| enrollCommon | Contains the following helper functions and macros used by the included samples. |
C++ |
| enrollCustomCMC | Creates a CMC certificate request and enrolls a computer in a certificate hierarchy. |
C++ |
| enrollCustomPKCS10 | Creates a custom PKCS #10 request, submits it to a stand-alone certification authority (CA), and installs the issued certificate in the certificate store. |
C++ |
| enrollCustomPKCS10_2 | Creates a custom PKCS #10 request and attempts to enroll it in an enterprise CA. |
C++ |
| enrollEOBOCMC | Creates a CMC certificate request on behalf of another user and enrolls the user in a certificate hierarchy. |
C++ |
| enrollFromPublicKey | Initializes a PKCS #10 certificate request object, wraps it in a CMC request object, submits the CMC request to an enterprise CA, and saves the certificate returned by the CA in a file. |
C++ |
| enrollKeyArchivalCMC | Creates a CMC certificate request to archive a private key on a CA. |
C++ |
| enrollNestedCMC | Reads an existing CMC certificate request from a file, wraps it in another CMC request, signs this outer request, submits it to a CA, and saves the certificate response from the CA to a file. |
C++ |
| enrollPKCS7 | Creates a PKCS #7 request from an existing certificate by inheriting the public and private keys and the certificate template. The sample enrolls the user in a certificate hierarchy and installs the certificate response. |
C++ |
| enrollRenewalPKCS7 | Creates a PKCS #7 request object to renew an existing certificate. |
C++ |
| enrollSimpleMachineCert | Enrolls a computer in a certificate hierarchy by using a template, a certificate display name, and the certificate description. |
C++, VBS |
| enrollSimpleUserCert | Enrolls an end user with a CA by using a template, the subject name, and the length, in bits, of the key. |
C++, C# |
| enrollWithIX509EnrollmentHelper | Demonstrates how to use the Windows 7 HTTP protocol to enroll a certificate in an enterprise CA. |
C# |
| installResponseFromPFX | Installs an enrolled certificate from a Personal Information Exchange (PFX) file to the certificate store. |
C++ |