Using Client Certificate w/ IMAP SSL

Demonstrates how to use a client-side certificate with an IMAP SSL connection. The SetSslClientCert method is called to specify a certificate to be used for the SSL connection.

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CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    DECLARE @iTmp0 int
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    DECLARE @imap int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Imap', @imap OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    DECLARE @success int

    --  Anything unlocks the component and begins a fully-functional 30-day trial.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @imap, 'UnlockComponent', @success OUT, 'Anything for 30-day trial'
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @imap, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        RETURN
      END

    --  To use a secure SSL connection, set SSL and the port:
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @imap, 'Ssl', 1
    --  The typical port for IMAP SSL is 993
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @imap, 'Port', 993

    --  Load a certificate from a PFX file and use it.
    --  Note: Other methods are available to load pre-installed
    --  certificates from registry-based certificate stores.

    --  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.)
    DECLARE @certStore int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.CertStore', @certStore OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    --  The 1st argument is the filename, the 2nd arg is the
    --  PFX file's password:
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @certStore, 'LoadPfxFile', @success OUT, 'myCertWithPrivateKey.pfx', 'secret'
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @certStore, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        RETURN
      END

    --  Find the certificate by the subject common name:
    DECLARE @cert int

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @certStore, 'FindCertBySubjectCN', @cert OUT, 'Chilkat Software, Inc.'
    IF @cert Is NULL 
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @certStore, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        RETURN
      END

    --  If a PFX file is known to contain a single certificate,
    --  you may load it directly into a Chilkat certificate object.
    --  This snippet of source code shows how:
    DECLARE @cert2 int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Cert', @cert2 OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    --  The 1st argument is the filename, the 2nd arg is the
    --  PFX file's password:
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @cert2, 'LoadPfxFile', @success OUT, 'tagtooga_secret.pfx', 'secret'
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @cert, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        RETURN
      END

    --  Use the cert:
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @imap, 'SetSslClientCert', NULL, @cert

    --  Connect to an IMAP server.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @imap, 'Connect', @success OUT, 'mail.chilkatsoft.com'
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @imap, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        RETURN
      END

    --  Login
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @imap, 'Login', @success OUT, 'myLogin', 'myPassword'
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @imap, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        RETURN
      END

    --  Select an IMAP mailbox
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @imap, 'SelectMailbox', @success OUT, 'Inbox'
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @imap, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        RETURN
      END

    DECLARE @messageSet int

    --  We can choose to fetch UIDs or sequence numbers.
    DECLARE @fetchUids int

    SELECT @fetchUids = 1
    --  Get the message IDs of all the emails in the mailbox
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @imap, 'Search', @messageSet OUT, 'ALL', @fetchUids
    IF @messageSet Is NULL 
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @imap, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        RETURN
      END

    --  Fetch the emails into a bundle object:
    DECLARE @bundle int

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @imap, 'FetchBundle', @bundle OUT, @messageSet
    IF @bundle Is NULL 
      BEGIN

        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @imap, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        RETURN
      END

    --  Loop over the bundle and display the FROM and SUBJECT of each.
    DECLARE @i int

    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @bundle, 'MessageCount', @iTmp0 OUT
    SELECT @i = 0
    WHILE @i <= @iTmp0 - 1
      BEGIN
        DECLARE @email int

        EXEC sp_OAMethod @bundle, 'GetEmail', @email OUT, @i
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @email, 'From', @sTmp0 OUT

        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @email, 'Subject', @sTmp0 OUT

        PRINT @sTmp0

        PRINT '--'

        SELECT @i = @i + 1
      END

    --  Disconnect from the IMAP server.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @imap, 'Disconnect', NULL


END
GO