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Set a TLS Client Certificate from a PEM

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Demonstrates Socket.SetSslClientCertPem, which loads and configures a TLS client certificate and private key from PEM data or a PEM file.

The file path is relative to the application's current working directory. An absolute path may also be used. Supply the path appropriate to your own environment.

Background. Supply the PEM password when the private key is encrypted, and configure the client certificate before connecting. Use client certificates only for mutual TLS.

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Dim success As Boolean = False

Dim socket As New Chilkat.Socket

'  The file path is relative to the application's current working directory.  An absolute path
'  may also be used.  Supply the path appropriate to your own environment.
'  The PEM password should come from a secure source rather than being hard-coded.
Dim pemPassword As String = "myPemPassword"

'  Load and configure the TLS client certificate and private key from a PEM file.  Configure the
'  client certificate before connecting.
success = socket.SetSslClientCertPem("qa_data/client.pem",pemPassword)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(socket.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Dim bTls As Boolean = True
Dim maxWaitMs As Integer = 5000
success = socket.Connect("example.com",5000,bTls,maxWaitMs)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(socket.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If

Debug.WriteLine("Connected with mutual TLS.")