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Verify and Unwrap S/MIME, and get Information about CMS Signature

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Demonstrates calling the Verify method to verify and unwrap S/MIME. The MIME is restored to the original structure that it would have originally had prior to signing. The Verify method works with both detached signatures, as well as opaque/attached signatures.

Calls LastJsonData to get information about the signature(s) that were verified.

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import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.DtObj;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.JsonObject;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Mime;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
        // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

        Mime mime = new Mime();

        // Load the signed MIME from a file...
        try {
            mime.loadMimeFile("qa_data/mime/detached_sig.eml");

            // Verify the S/MIME and restore the MIME
            // to the structure/content it had prior to signing.
            mime.verify();
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // Examine the details of what was verified.
        JsonObject json = new JsonObject();
        mime.getLastJsonData(json);

        json.setEmitCompact(false);
        System.out.println(json.emit());

        // The code to parse the following JSON (i.e. extract desired information) is shown below..

        // {
        //   "pkcs7": {
        //     "verify": {
        //       "certs": [
        //         {
        //           "issuerCN": "VeriSign Class 1 Public Primary Certification Authority - G3",
        //           "serial": "0702A21A85B84B659E180A6EE6F5A365"
        //         },
        //         {
        //           "issuerCN": "VeriSign Class 1 Public Primary Certification Authority - G3",
        //           "serial": "008B5B75568454850B00CFAF3848CEB1A4"
        //         },
        //         {
        //           "issuerCN": "Symantec Class 1 Individual Subscriber CA - G5",
        //           "serial": "619C55C32FF6BD1A7B7E0330D21C8F3C"
        //         }
        //       ],
        //       "digestAlgorithms": [
        //         "sha1"
        //       ],
        //       "signerInfo": [
        //         {
        //           "cert": {
        //             "serialNumber": "619C55C32FF6BD1A7B7E0330D21C8F3C",
        //             "issuerCN": "Symantec Class 1 Individual Subscriber CA - G5",
        //             "digestAlgOid": "1.3.14.3.2.26",
        //             "digestAlgName": "SHA1"
        //           },
        //           "contentType": "1.2.840.113549.1.7.1",
        //           "signingTime": "160428055000Z",
        //           "messageDigest": "2hJJVmO/jtaJV5uCKMFzIkRRvtY=",
        //           "signingAlgOid": "1.2.840.113549.1.1.1",
        //           "signingAlgName": "RSA-PKCSV-1_5",
        //           "authAttr": {
        //             "1.2.840.113549.1.9.3": {
        //               "name": "contentType",
        //               "oid": "1.2.840.113549.1.7.1"
        //             },
        //             "1.2.840.113549.1.9.5": {
        //               "name": "signingTime",
        //               "utctime": "160428055000Z"
        //             },
        //             "1.2.840.113549.1.9.4": {
        //               "name": "messageDigest",
        //               "digest": "2hJJVmO/jtaJV5uCKMFzIkRRvtY="
        //             },
        //             "1.2.840.113549.1.9.15": {
        //               "der": "MFAwCwYJYIZIAWUDBAECMAoGCCqGSIb3DQMHMA4GCCqGSIb3DQMCAgIAgDANBggqhkiG9w0DAgIBQDAHBgUrDgMCBzANBggqhkiG9w0DAgIBKA=="
        //             },
        //             "1.3.6.1.4.1.311.16.4": {
        //               "der": "MIG7MIG...7fgMw0hyPPA=="
        //             }
        //           }
        //         }
        //       ]
        //     }
        //   }
        // }

        // Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
        // Generate Parsing Code from JSON

        DtObj signingTime = new DtObj();
        DtObj authAttrSigningTimeUtctime = new DtObj();
        String issuerCN = "";
        String serial = "";
        String strVal = "";
        String certSerialNumber = "";
        String certIssuerCN = "";
        String certDigestAlgOid = "";
        String certDigestAlgName = "";
        String contentType = "";
        String messageDigest = "";
        String signingAlgOid = "";
        String signingAlgName = "";
        String authAttrContentTypeName = "";
        String authAttrContentTypeOid = "";
        String authAttrSigningTimeName = "";
        String authAttrMessageDigestName = "";
        String authAttrMessageDigestDigest = "";
        String authAttr1_2_840_113549_1_9_15Der = "";
        String authAttr1_3_6_1_4_1_311_16_4Der = "";

        int i = 0;
        int count_i = json.sizeOfArray("pkcs7.verify.certs");
        while (i < count_i) {
            json.setI(i);
            issuerCN = json.stringOf("pkcs7.verify.certs[i].issuerCN");
            serial = json.stringOf("pkcs7.verify.certs[i].serial");
            i = i + 1;
        }

        i = 0;
        count_i = json.sizeOfArray("pkcs7.verify.digestAlgorithms");
        while (i < count_i) {
            json.setI(i);
            strVal = json.stringOf("pkcs7.verify.digestAlgorithms[i]");
            i = i + 1;
        }

        i = 0;
        count_i = json.sizeOfArray("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo");
        while (i < count_i) {
            json.setI(i);
            certSerialNumber = json.stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].cert.serialNumber");
            certIssuerCN = json.stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].cert.issuerCN");
            certDigestAlgOid = json.stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].cert.digestAlgOid");
            certDigestAlgName = json.stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].cert.digestAlgName");
            contentType = json.stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].contentType");
            json.dtOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].signingTime", false, signingTime);
            messageDigest = json.stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].messageDigest");
            signingAlgOid = json.stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].signingAlgOid");
            signingAlgName = json.stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].signingAlgName");
            authAttrContentTypeName = json.stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].authAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.3\".name");
            authAttrContentTypeOid = json.stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].authAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.3\".oid");
            authAttrSigningTimeName = json.stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].authAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.5\".name");
            json.dtOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].authAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.5\".utctime", false, authAttrSigningTimeUtctime);
            authAttrMessageDigestName = json.stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].authAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.4\".name");
            authAttrMessageDigestDigest = json.stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].authAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.4\".digest");
            authAttr1_2_840_113549_1_9_15Der = json.stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].authAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.15\".der");
            authAttr1_3_6_1_4_1_311_16_4Der = json.stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].authAttr.\"1.3.6.1.4.1.311.16.4\".der");
            i = i + 1;
        }
    }
}