C#

Client Certificate in REST

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

bool 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.
Chilkat.Rest rest = new Chilkat.Rest();
Chilkat.Socket socket = new Chilkat.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.
success = socket.SetSslClientCertPfx("/home/bob/pfxFiles/myClientSideCertWithPrivateKey.pfx","pfxPassword");
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(socket.LastErrorText);
    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).
bool bTls = true;
int port = 443;
int maxWaitMs = 5000;
success = socket.Connect("www.example.com",port,bTls,maxWaitMs);
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine("Connect Failure Error Code: " + Convert.ToString(socket.ConnectFailReason));
    Debug.WriteLine(socket.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

bool bAutoReconnect = true;

// Use the connection:
success = rest.UseConnection(socket,bAutoReconnect);
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// At this point we are connected and can make REST calls...
// For example..
string responseJson = rest.FullRequestNoBody("GET","/someQuery");
if (rest.LastMethodSuccess != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText);
    return;
}