(Delphi ActiveX) Use a Smart Card Certificate + Private Key for SSL/TLS Authentication

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Note: This example only works on Windows. ScMinidriver is a Windows-specific smart card and USB token minidriver that enables smart card authentication and cryptographic operations within Windows operating systems.

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uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Chilkat_TLB;

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procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
scmd: TChilkatScMinidriver;
readerName: WideString;
success: Integer;
retval: Integer;
certPart: WideString;
partValue: WideString;
cert: TChilkatCert;
http: TChilkatHttp;
responseBody: WideString;

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

scmd := TChilkatScMinidriver.Create(Self);

// Reader names (smart card readers or USB tokens) can be discovered
// via List Readers or Find Smart Cards
readerName := 'SCM Microsystems Inc. SCR33x USB Smart Card Reader 0';
success := scmd.AcquireContext(readerName);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(scmd.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// If successful, the name of the currently inserted smart card is available:
Memo1.Lines.Add('Card name: ' + scmd.CardName);

// If desired, perform regular PIN authentication with the smartcard.
// For more details about smart card PIN authentication, see the Smart Card PIN Authentication Example
retval := scmd.PinAuthenticate('user','000000');
if (retval <> 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('PIN Authentication failed.');
  end;

// You can find a cerficate using any of the following certificate parts:
// "subjectDN" -- The full distinguished name of the cert.
// "subjectDN_withTags" -- Same as above, but in a format that includes the subject part tags, such as the "CN=" in "CN=something"
// "subjectCN" -- The common name part (CN) of the certificate's subject.
// "serial" -- The certificate serial number.
// "serial:issuerCN" -- The certificate serial number + the issuer's common name, delimited with a colon char.
// These are the same certificate parts that can be retrieved by listing certificates on the smart card (or USB token).
// See List Certificates on Smart Card Example
certPart := 'subjectCN';
partValue := 'BadSSL Client Certificate';

// If the certificate is found, it is loaded into the cert object.
// Note: We imported this certificate from a .p12/.pfx using this Example to Import a .pfx/.p12 onto a Smart Card
cert := TChilkatCert.Create(Self);
success := scmd.FindCert(certPart,partValue,cert.ControlInterface);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Failed to find the certificate.');
    scmd.DeleteContext();
    Exit;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add('Successfully loaded the cert object from the smart card / USB token.');

// Note: When successful, the cert object is internally linked to the ScMinidriver object's authenticated session.
// The cert object can now be used to sign or do other cryptographic operations that occur on the smart card / USB token.
// If your application calls PinDeauthenticate or DeleteContext, the cert will no longer be able to sign on the smart card
// because the smart card ScMinidriver session will no longer be authenticated or deleted.

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

// Send an HTTPS request to https://client.badssl.com
// https://client.badssl.com (part of the badssl.com service) lets you test authentication using client SSL certificates. 
// The client certificate can be downloaded from https://badssl.com/download/.
// This server returns 200 OK if the correct client certificate is provided, and 400 Bad Request otherwise.

http := TChilkatHttp.Create(Self);

// Provide the client certificate (linked internally to our authenticated smartcard session)
success := http.SetSslClientCert(cert.ControlInterface);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(http.LastErrorText);
    scmd.DeleteContext();
    Exit;
  end;

responseBody := http.QuickGetStr('https://client.badssl.com/');
if (http.LastMethodSuccess = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(http.LastErrorText);
    scmd.DeleteContext();
    Exit;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add('Response status code: ' + IntToStr(http.LastStatus));
Memo1.Lines.Add('Response body: ');
Memo1.Lines.Add(responseBody);

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Cleanup our ScMinidriver session...

// When finished with operations that required authentication, you may if you wish, deauthenticate the session.
success := scmd.PinDeauthenticate('user');
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(scmd.LastErrorText);
  end;

// Delete the context when finished with the card.
success := scmd.DeleteContext();
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(scmd.LastErrorText);
  end;
end;