Android™

Convert PDF to pdf.p7s (Digitally Signed)

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Demonstrates how to convert a PDF into a .p7s file that contains the PDF within a PKCS7 signature (the .p7s format). Android™

// Important: Don't forget to include the call to System.loadLibrary
// as shown at the bottom of this code sample.
package com.test;

import android.app.Activity;
import com.chilkatsoft.*;

import android.widget.TextView;
import android.os.Bundle;

public class SimpleActivity extends Activity {

  private static final String TAG = "Chilkat";

  // Called when the activity is first created.
  @Override
  public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

    boolean success = false;

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

    // -----------------------------------------------------------------
    // Note: This is case where the .p7s extension is used where the .p7m extension
    // is technically more appropriate.
    // See .p7s vs .p7m file extension
    // -----------------------------------------------------------------

    CkCrypt2 crypt = new CkCrypt2();

    CkCert cert = new CkCert();
    success = cert.LoadPfxFile("qa_data/pfx/cert_test123.pfx","test123");
    if (success != true) {
        Log.i(TAG, cert.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Tell the crypt component to use this cert.
    success = crypt.SetSigningCert(cert);
    if (success != true) {
        Log.i(TAG, crypt.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // The CadesEnabled property applies to all methods that create PKCS7 signatures. 
    // To create a CAdES-BES signature, set this property equal to true. 
    crypt.put_CadesEnabled(true);

    crypt.put_HashAlgorithm("sha256");

    // We can sign any type of file, creating a .p7s as output.
    // The .p7s contains the signature and also embeds the data of the file that is signed.
    String inFile = "qa_data/pdf/sample.pdf";
    String p7sFile = "qa_output/sample.pdf.p7s";

    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Also see Chilkat's online tool to examine a .p7m and generate code to duplicate the .p7m
    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    // Create the CAdES-BES attached signature, which contains the original data.
    // Note: Chilkat's function naming is not accurate.  CreateP7M creates a PKCS7 signature where the signed file
    // is contained within the signature.  CreateP7S creates a detached PKCS7 signature where the signed file
    // is NOT contained within the signature.  We want the data to be contained in the signature, therefore
    // we call CreateP7M even though we are naming our output file .p7s.
    success = crypt.CreateP7M(inFile,p7sFile);
    if (success == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, crypt.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Verify the .p7s file and extract the original file from the .p7s. 
    String extractedToFilePath = "qa_output/sample.pdf";
    success = crypt.VerifyP7M(p7sFile,extractedToFilePath);
    if (success == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, crypt.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    Log.i(TAG, "Success!");

  }

  static {
      System.loadLibrary("chilkat");

      // Note: If the incorrect library name is passed to System.loadLibrary,
      // then you will see the following error message at application startup:
      //"The application <your-application-name> has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."
  }
}