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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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load ./chilkat.dll

set success 0

#  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.

set imap [new_CkImap]

CkImap_put_Ssl $imap 1
CkImap_put_Port $imap 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.

#  Provide the PFX client certificate BEFORE connecting.
set success [CkImap_SetSslClientCertPfx $imap "qa_data/client.pfx" $pfxPassword]
if {$success == 0} then {
    puts [CkImap_lastErrorText $imap]
    delete_CkImap $imap
    exit
}

set success [CkImap_Connect $imap "imap.example.com"]
if {$success == 0} then {
    puts [CkImap_lastErrorText $imap]
    delete_CkImap $imap
    exit
}

set success [CkImap_Login $imap "user@example.com" "myPassword"]
if {$success == 0} then {
    puts [CkImap_lastErrorText $imap]
    delete_CkImap $imap
    exit
}

set success [CkImap_Disconnect $imap]
if {$success == 0} then {
    puts [CkImap_lastErrorText $imap]
    delete_CkImap $imap
    exit
}


delete_CkImap $imap