Pascal (Lazarus/Delphi)

Client Certificate in REST

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Demonstrates how to use a client certificate with a REST connection. Pascal (Lazarus/Delphi)

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.Rest,
  Chilkat.Socket;

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

procedure RunDemo;
var
  success: Boolean;
  rest: TRest;
  socket: TSocket;
  bTls: Boolean;
  port: Integer;
  maxWaitMs: Integer;
  bAutoReconnect: Boolean;
  responseJson: string;

begin
  success := False;

  //  This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
  //  See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

  //  This example shows how to use the Chilkat socket object's connection.
  rest := TRest.Create;
  socket := TSocket.Create;

  //  Set the certificate to be used for mutual TLS authentication
  //  (i.e. sets the client-side certificate for two-way TLS authentication)
  //  Note: There are other ways to set the client certificate using Chilkat.
  //  For example, on Windows systems, a Chilkat certificate object could be loaded with certificate
  //  pre-installed (with private key) in a Windows certificate store, and then socket.SetSslClientCert could be called.
  success := socket.SetSslClientCertPfx('/home/bob/pfxFiles/myClientSideCertWithPrivateKey.pfx','pfxPassword');
  if (success <> True) then
    begin
      WriteLn(socket.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  //  Note: The certificate used for the client-side of TLS mutual authentication
  //  must have the associated private key available. (.pfx/.p12 files typically store both
  //  the certificate and associated private key.)

  //  Establish the connection using the socket object (with client certificate authentication).
  bTls := True;
  port := 443;
  maxWaitMs := 5000;
  success := socket.Connect('www.example.com',port,bTls,maxWaitMs);
  if (success <> True) then
    begin
      WriteLn('Connect Failure Error Code: ' + socket.ConnectFailReason);
      WriteLn(socket.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  bAutoReconnect := True;

  //  Use the connection:
  success := rest.UseConnection(socket,bAutoReconnect);
  if (success <> True) then
    begin
      WriteLn(rest.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  //  At this point we are connected and can make REST calls...
  //  For example..
  responseJson := rest.FullRequestNoBody('GET','/someQuery');
  if (rest.LastMethodSuccess <> True) then
    begin
      WriteLn(rest.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;


  rest.Free;
  socket.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.