Set a TLS Client Certificate from a Cert Object

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Demonstrates Socket.SetSslClientCert, which configures a certificate as the client certificate for subsequent TLS connections. The certificate must have access to its private key.

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.

Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)

success = 0

set socket = CreateObject("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 PFX password should come from a secure source rather than being hard-coded.
pfxPassword = "myPfxPassword"
set cert = CreateObject("Chilkat.Cert")
success = cert.LoadPfxFile("qa_data/client.pfx",pfxPassword)
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(cert.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

'  Configure the client certificate before connecting.  Use this only when the server requests or
'  requires client-certificate authentication (mutual TLS).
success = socket.SetSslClientCert(cert)
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(socket.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

bTls = 1
maxWaitMs = 5000
success = socket.Connect("example.com",5000,bTls,maxWaitMs)
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(socket.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

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

outFile.Close