Pascal (Lazarus/Delphi)

Use a PFX TLS Client Certificate

Demonstrates the Chilkat MailMan.SetSslClientCertPfx method, which sets the client-side certificate for SSL/TLS connections, loading it from a PFX/PKCS#12 file. The first argument is the path to the PFX file and the second is its password. This example loads a client certificate directly from a PFX.

Background: This is the convenience form of SetSslClientCert: rather than loading a Cert object first, you point straight at the PFX file and password. A PFX (PKCS#12) bundles the certificate with its private key — exactly what mutual TLS requires, since the client must prove possession of the key during the handshake. It is the usual client-credential format on Windows.

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program ChilkatDemo;

// Demonstrates using the Chilkat Pascal wrapper via the C bridge DLL.
// Builds as a console application under Lazarus (FPC) or Delphi.

{$IFDEF FPC}
  {$MODE DELPHI}
{$ENDIF}
{$APPTYPE CONSOLE}

uses
  {$IFDEF UNIX}
  cthreads,
  {$ENDIF}
  SysUtils,
  CkDllLoader,
  Chilkat.MailMan;

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

procedure RunDemo;
var
  success: Boolean;
  mailman: TMailMan;

begin
  success := False;

  //  Demonstrates the MailMan.SetSslClientCertPfx method, which sets the client-side
  //  certificate for SSL/TLS connections, loading it from a PFX/PKCS#12 file.  The 1st argument
  //  is the PFX path and the 2nd is the PFX password.

  mailman := TMailMan.Create;

  //  Configure the SMTP server connection.
  mailman.SmtpHost := 'smtp.example.com';
  mailman.SmtpPort := 465;
  mailman.SmtpSsl := True;
  mailman.SmtpUsername := 'user@example.com';
  mailman.SmtpPassword := 'myPassword';

  //  Load the client certificate directly from a PFX file.
  success := mailman.SetSslClientCertPfx('qa_data/certs/client.pfx','pfx_password');
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(mailman.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  success := mailman.VerifySmtpLogin();
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(mailman.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  WriteLn('Connected using a PFX TLS client certificate.');

  //  Note: The path "qa_data/certs/client.pfx" is a relative local filesystem path,
  //  relative to the current working directory of the running application.


  mailman.Free;

end;

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

begin

  try
    RunDemo;
  except
    on E: Exception do
      WriteLn('Unhandled exception: ', E.ClassName, ': ', E.Message);
  end;

  WriteLn;
  {$IFDEF MSWINDOWS}
  WriteLn('Press Enter to exit...');
  ReadLn;
  {$ENDIF}
end.