The main features of this release focus on Chilkat’s Ai class, enabling interactive AI response streaming directly into embedded desktop application browsers. It supports Azure, custom base URLs for OpenAI-compatible providers, and local providers like Ollama. ✨ New Features Ai Real-Time Streaming AI Responses to Embedded Browsers in Desktop Apps — Stream AI responses […]
Previous Version: Chilkat v11.1.0 Release Notes The main addition in v11.2.0 is the Chilkat.Ai class, and the Chilkat.StringBuilder.MarkdownToHtml method. Ai: The Chilkat AI class provides a unified API for interacting with different AI providers: OpenAI, Google, Claude, xAI, Perplexity, and DeepSeek. It provides functionality for conversation management, multimodal inputs, and streaming mode. Markdown to HTML […]
Starting with the v10.0.0 release (end of September 2024), Chilkat moves to standard semantic versioning. Prior to this release, for various technical reasons, Chilkat was stuck with versions 9.5.0.xx, where only xx changed. For this first leap to semantic versioning, where the major version changes to 10 (from 9), there are no backward incompatible changes. […]
Question: I’m using the LoadPfxFile method of the cert object and it takes about 4 or 5 seconds in load the PFX certificate. On the other hand, if I sign the document using an installed certificate, it’s instantaneous. Why does LoadPfxFile take so much time? Is there a way to reduce the loadPfxFile time? Answer: […]
Question: One of my suppliers has provided a certified x509 certificate p12, in order to connect to his WS Soap. Developing in the Visual FoxPro environment, I ask you if you have libraries with examples that can be used for this purpose. Answer: I’m assuming the .p12 is to be used as the client certificate […]
Question: The examples refer to a type certificate or “.pfx”. My certificate is a “.pem” or “.cer” file. Can I generate an XAdES-BES enveloped digital signature to insert in my xml file? Which method should I use to load the certificate into memory and apply the password? Answer: A private key is needed to create […]
This new version includes the following updates/fixes: Fix relating to DSA signature verification internal to PKCS7. SFTP: The PreserveDate property now affects both uploads and downloads. Starting in v9.5.0.40, the UploadFileByName method will preserve the last-mod date/time for the file that is uploaded. Note: The SyncTreeUpload/Download methods already preserve the last-mod date/times regardless of the […]
Added the Cert.ExportToPfxData method to export to an in-memory image of a PFX file.
This article provides a step-by-step procedure for installing a certificate w/ private key (from a .PFX) so that it will be usable from ASP, ASP.NET, a Windows Service, or the SYSTEM account: http://www.chilkatsoft.com/p/p_309.asp
If your application is using a pre-installed certificate for creating a digital signature, or for decrypting, then it needs access to the private key. (By pre-installed, we mean a certificate that has been imported from a PFX (or via the browser) into a Windows registry-based certificate store.) If you chose to enable strong private key […]
