Java

Client Certificate in REST

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Demonstrates how to use a client certificate with a REST connection. Chilkat2 Java

import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Rest;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Socket;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
        // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

        // This example shows how to use the Chilkat socket object's connection.
        Rest rest = new Rest();
        Socket socket = new Socket();

        // Set the certificate to be used for mutual TLS authentication
        // (i.e. sets the client-side certificate for two-way TLS authentication)
        // Note: There are other ways to set the client certificate using Chilkat.
        // For example, on Windows systems, a Chilkat certificate object could be loaded with certificate
        // pre-installed (with private key) in a Windows certificate store, and then socket.SetSslClientCert could be called.
        try {
            socket.setSslClientCertPfx("/home/bob/pfxFiles/myClientSideCertWithPrivateKey.pfx", "pfxPassword");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // Note: The certificate used for the client-side of TLS mutual authentication
        // must have the associated private key available. (.pfx/.p12 files typically store both
        // the certificate and associated private key.)

        // Establish the connection using the socket object (with client certificate authentication).
        boolean bTls = true;
        int port = 443;
        int maxWaitMs = 5000;
        try {
            socket.connect("www.example.com", port, bTls, maxWaitMs);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println("Connect Failure Error Code: " + socket.getConnectFailReason());
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        boolean bAutoReconnect = true;

        // Use the connection:
        String responseJson;
        try {
            rest.useConnection(socket, bAutoReconnect);

            // At this point we are connected and can make REST calls...
            // For example..
            responseJson = rest.fullRequestNoBody("GET", "/someQuery");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }
    }
}