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Set an IMAP TLS Client Certificate from a PFX File

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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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llSuccess = .F.

//  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.

loImap = createobject("CkImap")

loImap.Ssl = .T.
loImap.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.

//  Provide the PFX client certificate BEFORE connecting.
llSuccess = loImap.SetSslClientCertPfx("qa_data/client.pfx",lcPfxPassword)
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loImap.LastErrorText
    release loImap
    return
endif

llSuccess = loImap.Connect("imap.example.com")
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loImap.LastErrorText
    release loImap
    return
endif

llSuccess = loImap.Login("user@example.com","myPassword")
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loImap.LastErrorText
    release loImap
    return
endif

llSuccess = loImap.Disconnect()
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loImap.LastErrorText
    release loImap
    return
endif



release loImap