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Encrypt MIME using PEM Certificate

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Encrypt MIME using a PEM certificate.

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import sys
import chilkat

success = False

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

mime = chilkat.CkMime()

# Create a simple MIME message to be encrypted:
success = mime.AddHeaderField("Content-Type","text/plain")
success = mime.AddHeaderField("abc","123")
mime.SetBody("This is a test")

cert = chilkat.CkCert()
success = cert.LoadFromFile("qa_data/pem/mf_public_rsa.pem")
if (success == False):
    print(cert.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# Encrypt the MIME.
success = mime.Encrypt(cert)
if (success == False):
    print(mime.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# Display the MIME:
print(mime.getMime())

# The resulting S/MIME looks like this:

# Content-Type: application/x-pkcs7-mime; name="smime.p7m"; smime-type="enveloped-data"
# abc: 123
# Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="smime.p7m"
# Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
# 
# MIICMAYJKoZIhvcNAQcDoIICITCCAh0CAQAxggGoMIIBpAIBADCBizB3MQswCQYDVQQGEwJQTDEi
# MCAGA1UEChMZVW5pemV0byBUZWNobm9sb2dpZXMgUy5BLjEnMCUGA1UECxMeQ2VydHVtIENlcnRp
# ZmljYXRpb24gQXV0aG9yaXR5MRswGQYDVQQDExJDZXJ0dW0gTGV2ZWwgSVYgQ0ECEDVuXbie8bb5
# sHeajm5k3ZYwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEBBQAEggEADNac7gEUOvTWfyqwe0cS+m65Lte7ZmDGRElvqeo7
# C2+JZJfuxl2Roy+4vTovnn+9U2Yf5Kqc1m2ZPCE5Q8ExvOV4M0cTocLNLK6sfCR7cvo1xgf220qf
# XYqWF1/ePuP9j1FrkFvBOoS4BREAnXsEa4zvuhvNPsMfjInK8wWnMftbLUiriAZBq391D+dxxX8M
# kB1EHCWaS3H8WQI/caTnkRS6YdOCOrctJHtotkcU+4gcIxfTcq6yeloceURbesAYAvdRbIGszKCQ
# FA2sC1x8SkDQCHfNUvmyS/fmkq5waFpmq1ksOspInb4ZM7SOjEUu+22vkAgbTmOS3MUdieuRcTBs
# BgkqhkiG9w0BBwEwHQYJYIZIAWUDBAECBBClRoHLQZyzdHwoZA6pZjLYgEChuMzbQRXOjNF3RpnI
# ZjNTKFDuhaUqk0rRTTn3D89F7ZMUBtoCP0bw+bH5UE9zpDaAgCF9s3W3/D5YNgAuw4AZ