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Get a Received Client Certificate (Server Side)

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Demonstrates Socket.GetRcvdClientCert, which copies a client certificate presented during the TLS handshake of an accepted server-side connection into a Cert object.

The file path is relative to the application's current working directory. An absolute path may also be used. Supply the path appropriate to your own environment.

Background. Use NumReceivedClientCerts to determine the valid index range. Client certificates are supplied only when the server requests them for mutual TLS.

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Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
    Handle hoSocket
    String sPfxPassword
    Variant vCert
    Handle hoCert
    Variant vConnectedSock
    Handle hoConnectedSock
    Integer iNumClientCerts
    Variant vClientCert
    Handle hoClientCert
    Integer i
    String sTemp1

    Move False To iSuccess

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatSocket)) To hoSocket
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoSocket))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoSocket
    End

    //  The file path is relative to the application's current working directory.  An absolute path
    //  may also be used.  Supply the path appropriate to your own environment.
    //  The PFX password should come from a secure source rather than being hard-coded.
    Move "myPfxPassword" To sPfxPassword
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatCert)) To hoCert
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoCert))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoCert
    End
    Get ComLoadPfxFile Of hoCert "qa_data/server.pfx" sPfxPassword To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoCert To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get pvComObject of hoCert to vCert
    Get ComInitSslServer Of hoSocket vCert To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoSocket To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get ComBindAndListen Of hoSocket 5000 25 To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoSocket To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    //  Accept a client connection.  The accepted connection carries any client certificate presented
    //  during the TLS handshake.
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatSocket)) To hoConnectedSock
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoConnectedSock))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoConnectedSock
    End
    Get pvComObject of hoConnectedSock to vConnectedSock
    Get ComAcceptNext Of hoSocket 20000 vConnectedSock To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoSocket To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    //  Copy each received client certificate and inspect it.
    Get ComNumReceivedClientCerts Of hoConnectedSock To iNumClientCerts
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatCert)) To hoClientCert
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoClientCert))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoClientCert
    End

    For i From 0 To (iNumClientCerts - 1)
        Get pvComObject of hoClientCert to vClientCert
        Get ComGetRcvdClientCert Of hoConnectedSock i vClientCert To iSuccess
        If (iSuccess = False) Begin
            Get ComLastErrorText Of hoConnectedSock To sTemp1
            Showln sTemp1
            Procedure_Return
        End

        Get ComSubjectCN Of hoClientCert To sTemp1
        Showln "Client certificate subject: " sTemp1
    Loop



End_Procedure