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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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<?php

use Chilkat2\Cert;
use Chilkat2\Rest;
use Chilkat2\Socket;

// 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 = new Rest();
$socket = new Socket();

// Set the certificate to be used for mutual TLS authentication
$cert = new Cert();

// If the smartcard or token requires a PIN...
$cert->SmartCardPin = '000000';

try {
    $cert->LoadFromSmartcard('');

    $socket->SetSslClientCert($cert);
} catch (\Chilkat2\Exception $e) {
    echo $e->getMessage(), "\n";
    exit;
}

// Establish the connection using the socket object (with client certificate authentication).
$bTls = true;
$port = 443;
$maxWaitMs = 5000;
try {
    $socket->Connect('www.example.com', $port, $bTls, $maxWaitMs);
} catch (\Chilkat2\Exception $e) {
    echo 'Connect Failure Error Code: ', $socket->ConnectFailReason, "\n";
    echo $e->getMessage(), "\n";
    exit;
}

$bAutoReconnect = true;

// Use the connection:
try {
    $rest->UseConnection($socket, $bAutoReconnect);

    // At this point we are connected and can make REST calls...
    // For example..
    $responseJson = $rest->FullRequestNoBody('GET', '/someQuery');
} catch (\Chilkat2\Exception $e) {
    echo $e->getMessage(), "\n";
    exit;
}