C

Client Certificate in REST

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Demonstrates how to use a client certificate with a REST connection. C

#include <C_CkRest.h>
#include <C_CkSocket.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkRest rest;
    HCkSocket socket;
    BOOL bTls;
    int port;
    int maxWaitMs;
    BOOL bAutoReconnect;
    const char *responseJson;

    success = FALSE;

    // 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 = CkRest_Create();
    socket = CkSocket_Create();

    // 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.
    success = CkSocket_SetSslClientCertPfx(socket,"/home/bob/pfxFiles/myClientSideCertWithPrivateKey.pfx","pfxPassword");
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkSocket_lastErrorText(socket));
        CkRest_Dispose(rest);
        CkSocket_Dispose(socket);
        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).
    bTls = TRUE;
    port = 443;
    maxWaitMs = 5000;
    success = CkSocket_Connect(socket,"www.example.com",port,bTls,maxWaitMs);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("Connect Failure Error Code: %d\n",CkSocket_getConnectFailReason(socket));
        printf("%s\n",CkSocket_lastErrorText(socket));
        CkRest_Dispose(rest);
        CkSocket_Dispose(socket);
        return;
    }

    bAutoReconnect = TRUE;

    // Use the connection:
    success = CkRest_UseConnection(rest,socket,bAutoReconnect);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkRest_lastErrorText(rest));
        CkRest_Dispose(rest);
        CkSocket_Dispose(socket);
        return;
    }

    // At this point we are connected and can make REST calls...
    // For example..
    responseJson = CkRest_fullRequestNoBody(rest,"GET","/someQuery");
    if (CkRest_getLastMethodSuccess(rest) != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkRest_lastErrorText(rest));
        CkRest_Dispose(rest);
        CkSocket_Dispose(socket);
        return;
    }



    CkRest_Dispose(rest);
    CkSocket_Dispose(socket);

    }