(Android™) Using WS_FTP Self-signed Certificate file (.crt) and Private Key File. (.key)

Demonstrates how to use a self-signed certificate created by WS_FTP with Chilkat FTP2.

Note: It is usually not necessary for the FTP client to use a client-side certificate. Most FTP servers using SSL and TLS connections (explicit or implicit) do not require client-side certs. In addition, some high-security FTP servers require "real" certificates -- meaning certificates issued by a real certificate authority with a chain of authentication that leads to a trusted root certificate. The certificates created by WS_FTP are self-signed and untrusted.

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// Important: Don't forget to include the call to System.loadLibrary
// as shown at the bottom of this code sample.
package com.test;

import android.app.Activity;
import com.chilkatsoft.*;

import android.widget.TextView;
import android.os.Bundle;

public class SimpleActivity extends Activity {

  private static final String TAG = "Chilkat";

  // Called when the activity is first created.
  @Override
  public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

    // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    // Important:  Before running this program, convert your
    // .crt and .key files to a .p12 using OpenSSL:
    // The command is this:
    // openssl pkcs12 -export -in test.crt -inkey test.key -out test.p12
    // 

    CkFtp2 ftp = new CkFtp2();

    ftp.put_Hostname("ftp.***.com");
    ftp.put_Port(21);
    ftp.put_Username("testLogin");
    ftp.put_Password("testPassword");

    // This example will use explict TLS/SSL.
    // Establish an explicit secure channel after connection
    // on the standard FTP port 21.
    ftp.put_AuthTls(true);

    // The Ssl property is for establishing an implicit SSL connection
    // on port 990.  Because this example uses explicit SSL, it 
    // should remain false.
    ftp.put_Ssl(false);

    // Create an instance of a certificate store object, load a .p12 file,
    // locate the certificate we need, and use it for signing.
    // (a P12/PFX file may contain more than one certificate.)
    CkCertStore certStore = new CkCertStore();
    // The 1st argument is the filename, the 2nd arg is the 
    // .p12 file's password.  (OpenSSL will prompty you to set a password
    // when converting the .crt and .key into a .p12).
    boolean success = certStore.LoadPfxFile("test.p12","secret");
    if (success != true) {
        Log.i(TAG, certStore.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    CkCert cert = certStore.FindCertBySubjectCN("Your cert's common name");
    if (certStore.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, certStore.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    success = ftp.SetSslClientCert(cert);

    // Connect and login to the FTP server.
    success = ftp.Connect();
    if (success != true) {
        Log.i(TAG, ftp.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }
    else {
        // LastErrorText contains information even when
        // successful. This allows you to visually verify
        // that the secure connection actually occurred.
        Log.i(TAG, ftp.lastErrorText());
        }

    Log.i(TAG, "Secure FTP Channel Established!");
    Log.i(TAG, ftp.lastErrorText());

    // Do whatever you're doing to do ...
    // upload files, download files, etc...

    // ...
    // ...

    success = ftp.Disconnect();

  }

  static {
      System.loadLibrary("chilkat");

      // Note: If the incorrect library name is passed to System.loadLibrary,
      // then you will see the following error message at application startup:
      //"The application <your-application-name> has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."
  }
}