Get the Server Certificate from a TLS Connection

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Demonstrates Socket.GetServerCert, which copies the certificate presented by the remote TLS server into a Cert object for inspection.

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.Cert,
  Chilkat.Socket;

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

procedure RunDemo;
var
  success: Boolean;
  socket: TSocket;
  bTls: Boolean;
  maxWaitMs: Integer;
  cert: TCert;

begin
  success := False;

  socket := TSocket.Create;

  //  Connect to the server using TLS.
  bTls := True;
  maxWaitMs := 5000;
  success := socket.Connect('example.com',5000,bTls,maxWaitMs);
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(socket.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  //  Copy the certificate presented by the remote TLS server, then inspect it.  This can be used to
  //  validate the server's identity.
  cert := TCert.Create;
  success := socket.GetServerCert(cert);
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(socket.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;
  WriteLn('Server certificate subject: ' + cert.SubjectCN);
  WriteLn('Issued by: ' + cert.IssuerCN);


  socket.Free;
  cert.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.