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

    DECLARE @success int

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @socket, 'UnlockComponent', @success OUT, 'Anything for 30-day trial'
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to unlock component'
        RETURN
      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.)
    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, 'chilkat_secret.pfx', 'secret'
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @certStore, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        RETURN
      END

    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

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @socket, 'SetSslClientCert', NULL, @cert

    DECLARE @ssl int

    SELECT @ssl = 1
    DECLARE @maxWaitMillisec int

    SELECT @maxWaitMillisec = 20000

    --  The SSL server hostname may be an IP address, a domain name,
    --  or "localhost".  You'll need to change this:
    DECLARE @sslServerHost nvarchar(4000)

    SELECT @sslServerHost = '123.123.88.88'
    DECLARE @sslServerPort int

    SELECT @sslServerPort = 8123

    --  Connect to the SSL server:
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @socket, 'Connect', @success OUT, @sslServerHost, @sslServerPort, @ssl, @maxWaitMillisec
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @socket, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        RETURN
      END

    --  Set maximum timeouts for reading an writing (in millisec)
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @socket, 'MaxReadIdleMs', 20000
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @socket, 'MaxSendIdleMs', 20000

    --  Send a "Hello Server! -EOM-" message:
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @socket, 'SendString', @success OUT, 'Hello Server! -EOM-'
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @socket, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        RETURN
      END

    --  The server (in this example) is going to send a "Hello Client! -EOM-"
    --  message.  Read it:
    DECLARE @receivedMsg nvarchar(4000)

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @socket, 'ReceiveUntilMatch', @receivedMsg OUT, '-EOM-'
    IF @receivedMsg Is NULL 
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @socket, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        RETURN
      END

    --  Close the connection with the server
    --  Wait a max of 20 seconds (20000 millsec)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @socket, 'Close', NULL, 20000

    PRINT @receivedMsg
END
GO