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Set an IMAP TLS Client Certificate from a PFX File

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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use strict;
use warnings;
use Chilkat2;

# 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.

my $imap = Chilkat2::Imap->new;

$imap->Ssl(1);
$imap->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.
my $pfxPassword = '';

# Provide the PFX client certificate BEFORE connecting.
my $success = $imap->SetSslClientCertPfx('qa_data/client.pfx', $pfxPassword);
if (!$success) {
    print $imap->LastErrorText, "\n";
    exit;
}

$success = $imap->Connect('imap.example.com');
if (!$success) {
    print $imap->LastErrorText, "\n";
    exit;
}

$success = $imap->Login('user@example.com', 'myPassword');
if (!$success) {
    print $imap->LastErrorText, "\n";
    exit;
}

$success = $imap->Disconnect();
if (!$success) {
    print $imap->LastErrorText, "\n";
    exit;
}