PowerBuilder

Client Certificate in REST

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

integer li_rc
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_Rest
oleobject loo_Socket
integer li_BTls
integer li_Port
integer li_MaxWaitMs
integer li_BAutoReconnect
string ls_ResponseJson

li_Success = 0

// 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.
loo_Rest = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Rest.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Rest")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Rest
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if
loo_Socket = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Socket.ConnectToNewObject("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.
li_Success = loo_Socket.SetSslClientCertPfx("/home/bob/pfxFiles/myClientSideCertWithPrivateKey.pfx","pfxPassword")
if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Socket.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Rest
    destroy loo_Socket
    return
end if

// 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).
li_BTls = 1
li_Port = 443
li_MaxWaitMs = 5000
li_Success = loo_Socket.Connect("www.example.com",li_Port,li_BTls,li_MaxWaitMs)
if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug "Connect Failure Error Code: " + string(loo_Socket.ConnectFailReason)
    Write-Debug loo_Socket.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Rest
    destroy loo_Socket
    return
end if

li_BAutoReconnect = 1

// Use the connection:
li_Success = loo_Rest.UseConnection(loo_Socket,li_BAutoReconnect)
if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Rest.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Rest
    destroy loo_Socket
    return
end if

// At this point we are connected and can make REST calls...
// For example..
ls_ResponseJson = loo_Rest.FullRequestNoBody("GET","/someQuery")
if loo_Rest.LastMethodSuccess <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Rest.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Rest
    destroy loo_Socket
    return
end if



destroy loo_Rest
destroy loo_Socket