SSL Client Certificate

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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Chilkat.Socket socket = new Chilkat.Socket();

bool success;
success = socket.UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial");
if (success != true) {
    MessageBox.Show("Failed to unlock component");
    return;
}

//  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.)
Chilkat.CertStore certStore = new Chilkat.CertStore();
//  The 1st argument is the filename, the 2nd arg is the
//  PFX file's password:
success = certStore.LoadPfxFile("chilkat_secret.pfx","secret");
if (success != true) {
    MessageBox.Show(certStore.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Chilkat.Cert cert = null;
cert = certStore.FindCertBySubjectCN("Chilkat Software, Inc.");
if (cert == null ) {
    MessageBox.Show(certStore.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

socket.SetSslClientCert(cert);

bool ssl;
ssl = true;
int maxWaitMillisec;
maxWaitMillisec = 20000;

//  The SSL server hostname may be an IP address, a domain name,
//  or "localhost".  You'll need to change this:
string sslServerHost;
sslServerHost = "123.123.88.88";
int sslServerPort;
sslServerPort = 8123;

//  Connect to the SSL server:
success = socket.Connect(sslServerHost,sslServerPort,ssl,maxWaitMillisec);
if (success != true) {
    MessageBox.Show(socket.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

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

//  Send a "Hello Server! -EOM-" message:
success = socket.SendString("Hello Server! -EOM-");
if (success != true) {
    MessageBox.Show(socket.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

//  The server (in this example) is going to send a "Hello Client! -EOM-"
//  message.  Read it:
string receivedMsg;
receivedMsg = socket.ReceiveUntilMatch("-EOM-");
if (receivedMsg == null ) {
    MessageBox.Show(socket.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

//  Close the connection with the server
//  Wait a max of 20 seconds (20000 millsec)
socket.Close(20000);

MessageBox.Show(receivedMsg);