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SSL Client Certificate

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Demonstrates how to connect to an SSL server using a client-side certificate, send a simple message, receive a simple response, and disconnect.

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integer li_rc
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_Socket
oleobject loo_CertStore
oleobject loo_JsonCN
oleobject loo_Cert
integer li_Ssl
integer li_MaxWaitMillisec
string ls_SslServerHost
integer li_SslServerPort
string ls_ReceivedMsg

li_Success = 0

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

loo_Socket = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Socket.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Socket")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Socket
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

// Create an instance of a certificate store object, load a PFX file,
// locate the certificate we need, and use it for signing.
// (a PFX file may contain more than one certificate.)
loo_CertStore = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_CertStore.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.CertStore")

// The 1st argument is the filename, the 2nd arg is the 
// PFX file's password:
li_Success = loo_CertStore.LoadPfxFile("chilkat_secret.pfx","secret")
if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_CertStore.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Socket
    destroy loo_CertStore
    return
end if

// Find the certificate by the subject common name:
loo_JsonCN = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_JsonCN.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")

loo_JsonCN.UpdateString("CN","cert common name")

loo_Cert = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Cert.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Cert")

li_Success = loo_CertStore.FindCert(loo_JsonCN,loo_Cert)
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_CertStore.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Socket
    destroy loo_CertStore
    destroy loo_JsonCN
    destroy loo_Cert
    return
end if

li_Success = loo_Socket.SetSslClientCert(loo_Cert)

li_Ssl = 1
li_MaxWaitMillisec = 20000

// The SSL server hostname may be an IP address, a domain name,
// or "localhost".  You'll need to change this:

ls_SslServerHost = "123.123.88.88"
li_SslServerPort = 8123

// Connect to the SSL server:
li_Success = loo_Socket.Connect(ls_SslServerHost,li_SslServerPort,li_Ssl,li_MaxWaitMillisec)
if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Socket.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Socket
    destroy loo_CertStore
    destroy loo_JsonCN
    destroy loo_Cert
    return
end if

// Set maximum timeouts for reading an writing (in millisec)
loo_Socket.MaxReadIdleMs = 20000
loo_Socket.MaxSendIdleMs = 20000

// Send a "Hello Server! -EOM-" message:
li_Success = loo_Socket.SendString("Hello Server! -EOM-")
if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Socket.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Socket
    destroy loo_CertStore
    destroy loo_JsonCN
    destroy loo_Cert
    return
end if

// The server (in this example) is going to send a "Hello Client! -EOM-" 
// message.  Read it:
ls_ReceivedMsg = loo_Socket.ReceiveUntilMatch("-EOM-")
if loo_Socket.LastMethodSuccess <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Socket.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Socket
    destroy loo_CertStore
    destroy loo_JsonCN
    destroy loo_Cert
    return
end if

// Close the connection with the server
// Wait a max of 20 seconds (20000 millsec)
li_Success = loo_Socket.Close(20000)

Write-Debug ls_ReceivedMsg


destroy loo_Socket
destroy loo_CertStore
destroy loo_JsonCN
destroy loo_Cert