Delphi DLL

DKIM Signature using Windows Current User Certificate Store

See more DKIM / DomainKey Examples

This is a Windows-specific example to load a certificate from the Current User (registry-based) certificate store, and then use the certificate's associated private key for a DKIM signature. Delphi DLL

uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, PrivateKey, Cert, Dkim;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Boolean;
cert: HCkCert;
privKey: HCkPrivateKey;
dkim: HCkDkim;

begin
success := False;

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

cert := CkCert_Create();

// The LoadByCommonName method searches the Windows Local Machine and Current User 
// registry-based certificate stores for a certificate having the common name specified. 
// If found, the certificate is loaded and ready for use.
success := CkCert_LoadByCommonName(cert,'My Certificate ABC');
if (success = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkCert__lastErrorText(cert));
    Exit;
  end;

// The certificate must have an associated private key installed, and it must be a
// private key that has been marked "exportable" when it was originally installed.
if (not CkCert_HasPrivateKey(cert)) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('This certificate does not have a private key available.');
    Exit;
  end;

privKey := CkPrivateKey_Create();
success := CkCert_GetPrivateKey(cert,privKey);
if (success = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkCert__lastErrorText(cert));
    Exit;
  end;

dkim := CkDkim_Create();

// Load the private key into the DKIM object:
success := CkDkim_SetDkimPrivateKey(dkim,privKey);
if (success = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkDkim__lastErrorText(dkim));
    Exit;
  end;

// The private key has been loaded into the DKIM object.  See the other DKIM
// examples for guidance on how to create a DKIM signature...

CkCert_Dispose(cert);
CkPrivateKey_Dispose(privKey);
CkDkim_Dispose(dkim);

end;