IMAP Login using SecureString Credentials

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Demonstrates the Chilkat Imap.LoginSecure method, which authenticates a connected session using SecureString credentials. The first argument is the login name and the second is the password. This is the secure-string counterpart of Login; the mechanism is chosen by the AuthMethod property.

// Important: Don't forget to include the call to System.loadLibrary
// as shown at the bottom of this code sample.
package com.test;

import android.app.Activity;
import com.chilkatsoft.*;

import android.widget.TextView;
import android.os.Bundle;

public class SimpleActivity extends Activity {

  private static final String TAG = "Chilkat";

  // Called when the activity is first created.
  @Override
  public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

    boolean success = false;

    //  Demonstrates the Imap.LoginSecure method, which authenticates the session using SecureString
    //  credentials.  The 1st argument is the login name and the 2nd is the password.

    CkImap imap = new CkImap();

    imap.put_Ssl(true);
    imap.put_Port(993);

    success = imap.Connect("imap.example.com");
    if (success == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, imap.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    //  The password is not hard-coded in source.  Insert code here to obtain it from an
    //  interactive prompt, environment variable, or a secrets vault.
    String password;

    //  Place the login name and password into SecureString objects.
    CkSecureString secureLogin = new CkSecureString();
    secureLogin.Append("user@example.com");
    CkSecureString securePassword = new CkSecureString();
    securePassword.Append(password);

    success = imap.LoginSecure(secureLogin,securePassword);
    if (success == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, imap.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    Log.i(TAG, "Logged in securely.");

    success = imap.Disconnect();
    if (success == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, imap.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }


  }

  static {
      System.loadLibrary("chilkat");

      // Note: If the incorrect library name is passed to System.loadLibrary,
      // then you will see the following error message at application startup:
      //"The application <your-application-name> has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."
  }
}