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.

Downloads for Windows/Linux and Install Instructions

require 'chilkat'

socket = Chilkat::CkSocket.new()

success = socket.UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial")
if (success != true)
    print "Failed to unlock component" + "\n"
    exit
end

#  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.)
certStore = Chilkat::CkCertStore.new()
#  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)
    print certStore.lastErrorText() + "\n"
    exit
end

# cert is a CkCert
cert = certStore.FindCertBySubjectCN("Chilkat Software, Inc.")
if (cert == nil )
    print certStore.lastErrorText() + "\n"
    exit
end

socket.SetSslClientCert(cert)

ssl = true
maxWaitMillisec = 20000

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

sslServerHost = "123.123.88.88"
sslServerPort = 8123

#  Connect to the SSL server:
success = socket.Connect(sslServerHost,sslServerPort,ssl,maxWaitMillisec)
if (success != true)
    print socket.lastErrorText() + "\n"
    exit
end

#  Set maximum timeouts for reading an writing (in millisec)
socket.put_MaxReadIdleMs(20000)
socket.put_MaxSendIdleMs(20000)

#  Send a "Hello Server! -EOM-" message:
success = socket.SendString("Hello Server! -EOM-")
if (success != true)
    print socket.lastErrorText() + "\n"
    exit
end

#  The server (in this example) is going to send a "Hello Client! -EOM-"
#  message.  Read it:

receivedMsg = socket.receiveUntilMatch("-EOM-")
if (receivedMsg == nil )
    print socket.lastErrorText() + "\n"
    exit
end

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

print receivedMsg + "\n"