(PowerShell) HTTP TLS Mutual Authentication (Client-Side Certificate)

This example demonstrates what to do when a TLS connection requires a client-side certificate, also known as "two-way authentication" or "mutual authentication". The Chilkat API provides a few standard methods for setting the client-side certificate:

• SetSslClientCert
• SetSslClientPem
• SetSslClientPfx

These methods are present in any Chilkat class that has SSL/TLS functionality. When the SSL client cert is set via one of these methods, it tells the API to use it for two-way (i.e. mutual) authentication. In all possible tasks, whether it is a POST, GET, PUT, an Amazon S3 method, etc., the only thing required for implementing the two-way authentication is to make a successful call to one of the above SetSsl* methods.

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[Reflection.Assembly]::LoadFile("C:\myAssemblies\ChilkatDotNet2.dll")

$http = New-Object Chilkat.Http

#  Any string unlocks the component for the 1st 30-days.
$success = $http.UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial")
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($http.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

#  Set the certificate to be used for mutual TLS authentication
#  (i.e. sets the client-side certificate for two-way TLS authentication)
$success = $http.SetSslClientCertPfx("/home/bob/pfxFiles/myClientSideCertWithPrivateKey.pfx","pfxPassword")
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($http.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

#  Note: The certificate used for the client-side of TLS mutual authentication
#  must have the associated private key available. (PFX files typically store both
#  the certificate and associated private key.)

#  At this point, the HTTP object is setup with the client-side cert, and any SSL/TLS
#  connection will automatically use it if the server demands a client-side cert.