GetSampleCert Method
Generates a sample certificate for the specified purpose.
Syntax
int GetSampleCert(const QString& qsPurpose, const QString& qsSubject);
Remarks
This method generates a sample self-signed certificate for the specified purpose. Use it as a quick method to get a working certificate to evaluate or test a piece of functionality that relies on certificates. The certificate will use pre-defined settings for most of its fields; use Generate method to generate bespoke real-world certificates. Purpose specifies the intended use of certificate:
- "generic": a generic certificate with no specific purpose
- "tls": a TLS server certificate
- "tls-client": a client-side TLS certificate
- "email": a secure e-mail (S/MIME) certificate
Subject specifies the common name to include in the certificate (e.g. "*.domain.com")
Error Handling
This method returns a result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message. (Note: This method's result code can also be obtained by calling the GetLastErrorCode() method after it returns.)