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S/MIME Encrypt .eml without Sending

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Demonstrates how to encrypt an email using the recipient's digital certificate. This example just encrypts, and does not send the email.

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import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

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

email = chilkat2.Email()

success = email.LoadEml("c:/temp/email/unencrypted.eml")
if (success == False):
    print(email.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# The email content is encrypted using AES with a 256-bit key, operating in GCM mode, which provides authenticated encryption.
email.Pkcs7CryptAlg = "aes-gcm"
email.Pkcs7KeyLength = 256
email.OaepPadding = True
email.OaepHash = "sha256"
email.OaepMgfHash = "sha256"

cert = chilkat2.Cert()
success = cert.LoadFromFile("c/temps/cert/recipient.cer")
if (success == False):
    print(cert.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

email.SendEncrypted = True
email.SetEncryptCert(cert)

sbSmime = chilkat2.StringBuilder()

# The mailman object applies the encryption by rendering the email according to the instructions (property settings) provided in the email object.
# No email is sent.
mailman = chilkat2.MailMan()
success = mailman.RenderToMimeSb(email,sbSmime)
if (success == False):
    print(mailman.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

success = sbSmime.WriteFile("c:/temp/encryptedEmail.eml","utf-8",False)
if (success == False):
    print(mailman.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

print("Success!")