Unicode C

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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#include <C_CkImapW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkImapW imap;
    const wchar_t *pfxPassword;

    success = FALSE;

    //  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.

    imap = CkImapW_Create();

    CkImapW_putSsl(imap,TRUE);
    CkImapW_putPort(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.
    success = CkImapW_SetSslClientCertPfx(imap,L"qa_data/client.pfx",pfxPassword);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkImapW_lastErrorText(imap));
        CkImapW_Dispose(imap);
        return;
    }

    success = CkImapW_Connect(imap,L"imap.example.com");
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkImapW_lastErrorText(imap));
        CkImapW_Dispose(imap);
        return;
    }

    success = CkImapW_Login(imap,L"user@example.com",L"myPassword");
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkImapW_lastErrorText(imap));
        CkImapW_Dispose(imap);
        return;
    }

    success = CkImapW_Disconnect(imap);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkImapW_lastErrorText(imap));
        CkImapW_Dispose(imap);
        return;
    }



    CkImapW_Dispose(imap);

    }