(Node.js) FTP Connect, Examine Server Certificate, and then Authenticate

Demonstrates how to connect to an FTP server, examine the server's SSL/TLS certificate, and then, if it meets the application's security requirements, proceed to authenticate.

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var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
  var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-win64'); 
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-arm64');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-x64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
  var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-mac-universal');
}

function chilkatExample() {

    // This example assumes Chilkat Ftp2 to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Unlock Ftp2 for sample code.

    var ftp = new chilkat.Ftp2();

    ftp.Hostname = "www.authtls-ftps-server.com";
    ftp.Username = "FTP_LOGIN";
    ftp.Password = "FTP_PASSWORD";
    ftp.AuthTls = true;
    ftp.Port = 21;

    // Connect to the FTP server using explicit TLS (AUTH TLS).
    var success = ftp.ConnectOnly();
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(ftp.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Get the FTP server's certificate.
    // serverCert: Cert
    var serverCert = ftp.GetSslServerCert();
    if (ftp.LastMethodSuccess !== true) {
        console.log(ftp.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Now that we have the certificate, we can check it in any way we desire.
    // (See the online reference documentation for the certificate object's methods
    // and properties)...

    // Assuming the certificate is OK, proceed to authenticate with the FTP server.
    success = ftp.LoginAfterConnectOnly();
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(ftp.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // 
    // Proceed with uploading/download files, etc...
    // 

    ftp.Disconnect();
    console.log("Success.");

}

chilkatExample();