Rust

Use HTTPS Client Certificate from .cer and .key Files

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Demonstrates how to load a cert + private key from .cer and .key (base64) files and use it for mutual TLS authentication (client-side certificate). Rust

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

let http = chilkat::Http::new();

let cert = chilkat::Cert::new();
let priv_key = chilkat::PrivateKey::new();

// Load any type of certificate (.cer, .p7b, .pem, etc.) by calling LoadFromFile.
if cert.load_from_file("qa_data/certs/sample_cert_a.cer").is_err() {
    println!("{}", cert.last_error_text());
    return;
}

// Load the private key.
let bd = chilkat::BinData::new();
let _ = bd.load_file("qa_data/certs/sample_key_a.key").is_ok();
if priv_key.load_any_format(&bd, "privateKeyPasswordIfNecessary").is_err() {
    println!("{}", priv_key.last_error_text());
    return;
}

// Associate the private key with the cert.
if cert.set_private_key(&priv_key).is_err() {
    println!("{}", cert.last_error_text());
    return;
}

// Set the certificate to be used for mutual TLS authentication
// (i.e. sets the client-side certificate for two-way TLS authentication)
if http.set_ssl_client_cert(&cert).is_err() {
    println!("{}", http.last_error_text());
    return;
}

// At this point, the HTTP object instance is setup with the client-side cert, and any SSL/TLS
// connection will automatically use it if the server demands a client-side cert.