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Client Certificate in REST (USB Token or Smartcard)

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Demonstrates how to use a client certificate with a REST connection where the certificate and private key are located on a USB token or smart card.

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Chilkat2 Perl
use strict;
use warnings;
use Chilkat2;

# 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.
my $rest = Chilkat2::Rest->new;
my $socket = Chilkat2::Socket->new;

# Set the certificate to be used for mutual TLS authentication
my $cert = Chilkat2::Cert->new;

# If the smartcard or token requires a PIN...
$cert->SmartCardPin('000000');

my $success = $cert->LoadFromSmartcard('');
if (!$success) {
    print $cert->LastErrorText, "\n";
    exit;
}

$success = $socket->SetSslClientCert($cert);
if (!$success) {
    print $socket->LastErrorText, "\n";
    exit;
}

# Establish the connection using the socket object (with client certificate authentication).
my $bTls = 1;
my $port = 443;
my $maxWaitMs = 5000;
$success = $socket->Connect('www.example.com', $port, $bTls, $maxWaitMs);
if (!$success) {
    print 'Connect Failure Error Code: ', $socket->ConnectFailReason, "\n";
    print $socket->LastErrorText, "\n";
    exit;
}

my $bAutoReconnect = 1;

# Use the connection:
$success = $rest->UseConnection($socket, $bAutoReconnect);
if (!$success) {
    print $rest->LastErrorText, "\n";
    exit;
}

# At this point we are connected and can make REST calls...
# For example..
my $responseJson = $rest->FullRequestNoBody('GET', '/someQuery');
if (!$rest->LastMethodSuccess) {
    print $rest->LastErrorText, "\n";
    exit;
}