(MFC) PKCS7 Decrypt Using .pfx or .p12 File

Demonstrates how to decrypt MIME using a specifc PFX file (.pfx or .p12) for the source of certificate(s) and private key(s).

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See Also: Using MFC CString in Chilkat

#include <CkMime.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    CkString strOut;

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

    CkMime mime;

    // Load the MIME
    bool success = mime.LoadMimeFile("encrypted.mim");
    if (success == false) {
        strOut.append(mime.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    // Decrypt using a specific PFX file:
    const char *pfxPassword = "myPassword";
    success = mime.DecryptUsingPfxFile("c:/myPfxFiles/myCertAndPrivateKey.pfx",pfxPassword);
    if (success == false) {
        strOut.append(mime.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    // Display the decrypted MIME:
    strOut.append(mime.getMime());
    strOut.append("\r\n");

    // Note: The MIME to be decrypted should look something like this
    // when viewed in a text editor:
    // (Note that the Content-Type is application/x-pkcs7-mime)

    // Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="smime.p7m"
    // Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
    // Content-Type: application/x-pkcs7-mime;
    //  name="smime.p7m"
    // 
    // MIICRAYJKoZIhvcNAQcDoIICNTCCAjECAQAxggHIMIIBxAIBADCBqzCBlTELMAkGA1UEBhMCVVMx
    // CzAJBgNVBAgTAlVUMRcwFQYDVQQHEw5TYWx0IExha2UgQ2l0eTEeMBwGA1UEChMVVGhlIFVTRVJU
    // UlVTVCBOZXR3b3JrMSEwHwYDVQQLExhodHRwOi8vd3d3LnVzZXJ0cnVzdC5jb20xHTAbBgNVBAMT
    // FFVUTi1VU0VSRmlyc3QtT2JqZWN0AhEA5vxolKNrYgp1Z7ABICdK+zANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAASC
    // AQAJ68jTh3u3ovsOuz1aHXTV90GBB6DMfCdx0bZ85trSvDXBevMOtQdctz653de8EB2xU4RlaPQa
    // oBpF8G01PMaKezd+FGLbhm7gmKl7boej3BboUzM4wrwjc8qHTGc/haT1ZA3jUU3DR4emVXNmRgWc
    // FDU5Dnkf+Z2YXQop9wPCf1Ng+8LLjBX9yxgXP1ZyFDe9vUnSkk2fmZatEY2Y6eWHNbrj6q4F40qN
    // PAyZW1rJSFmKTSPSzv7S0VWBMh+FgUKtqk4I6/+zhneLYeJBZFskmMIGFpgKdgrN7vbbr1a2gv/M
    // PbHUxwKMD4KZ2auyuGKMVLBOm+n8v5f8EegloL/UMGAGCSqGSIb3DQEHATAZBggqhkiG9w0DAjAN
    // AgE6BAgcohHNLdl9FoA4q22x8vXs05wuScRgLhwMOzvdGQkBJx+6iQDBuoCVxF8sQ35g+0PPxN3M
    // 6Zw6nI1gSIIKBS3ZjtI=


    SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());

    }