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Set an IMAP TLS Client Certificate from a PFX File

Demonstrates the Chilkat Imap.SetSslClientCertPfx method, which supplies a TLS client certificate and private key from a PKCS #12/PFX file. The first argument is the .pfx or .p12 file path and the second is its password. Call it before connecting.

Note: The certificate path is relative to the application's current working directory. Supply the path to your own certificate file.

Background: A PFX (PKCS #12) file bundles a certificate together with its private key in a single password-protected file — the format Windows and many corporate PKI tools export. This is the counterpart to SetSslClientCertPem: use it when your credentials are packaged as one .pfx rather than as separate PEM files.

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#include <CkImap.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

    //  Demonstrates the Imap.SetSslClientCertPfx method, which supplies a TLS client certificate
    //  and private key from a PKCS #12/PFX file.  The 1st argument is the .pfx/.p12 file path and
    //  the 2nd is its password.  It must be called before connecting.

    CkImap imap;

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

    //  The PFX password is not hard-coded in source.  Insert code here to obtain it from an
    //  interactive prompt, environment variable, or a secrets vault.
    const char *pfxPassword = 0;

    //  Provide the PFX client certificate BEFORE connecting.
    success = imap.SetSslClientCertPfx("qa_data/client.pfx",pfxPassword);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << imap.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    success = imap.Connect("imap.example.com");
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << imap.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    success = imap.Login("user@example.com","myPassword");
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << imap.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    success = imap.Disconnect();
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << imap.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }
    }