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Sign a Byte Array to Create a Detached Signature in a Byte Array

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Signs data contained in a byte array to produce a detached signature (also in a byte array). Also shows how to verify the signature.

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

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

    CkFileAccess fac = new CkFileAccess();

    CkByteData fileBytes = new CkByteData();
    success = fac.ReadEntireFile("qa_data/pdf/sample.pdf",fileBytes);
    if (fac.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        Log.i(TAG, fac.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    CkCrypt2 crypt = new CkCrypt2();

    success = crypt.SetSigningCert(cert);

    //  We can sign any type of file.
    //  The result is a detached signature (a signature that does not contain the data being signed).

    CkByteData sigBytes = new CkByteData();
    success = crypt.SignBytes(fileBytes,sigBytes);
    if (crypt.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        Log.i(TAG, crypt.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    success = fac.WriteEntireFile("qa_output/sample.pdf.p7s",sigBytes);
    if (fac.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        Log.i(TAG, fac.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    //  We can verify the detached signature like this
    boolean verified = crypt.VerifyBytes(fileBytes,sigBytes);
    if (crypt.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        Log.i(TAG, crypt.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    Log.i(TAG, "Verified = " + String.valueOf(verified));

  }

  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."
  }
}