C++

Send Encrypted Email using Certificate in Apple Keychain

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Send encrypted (S/MIME) email using a certificate found in the Apple Keychain.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v10.1.2 or later.

C++

#include <CkEmail.h>
#include <CkCert.h>
#include <CkMailMan.h>
#include <CkSecrets.h>
#include <CkJsonObject.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

    CkEmail email;
    email.put_Subject("This email is encrypted");
    email.put_Body("This is a S/MIME encrypted mail");
    email.put_From("Joe <joe@example.com>");

    // Emails are encrypted using the recipient's certificate.
    const char *recipientEmailAddr = "jane@example2.com";
    email.AddTo("",recipientEmailAddr);

    // Indicate that the email is to be sent encrypted.
    email.put_SendEncrypted(true);

    CkCert cert;

    // -----------------------------------------------
    // This example requires Chilkat v10.1.2 or later.
    // -----------------------------------------------

    // The recipient's certificate is used to encrypt.
    // This will load the certificate from the Apple Keychain.
    success = cert.LoadByEmailAddress(recipientEmailAddr);
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << cert.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // Specify the certificate to be used for encryption.
    success = email.SetEncryptCert(cert);
    email.put_SendEncrypted(true);

    CkMailMan mailman;
    mailman.put_SmtpHost("smtp.example.com");
    mailman.put_SmtpUsername("joe@example.com");
    mailman.put_SmtpPort(587);
    mailman.put_StartTLS(true);

    // We'll get the SMTP password from the Apple Keychain.
    // See how we originally saved the email credentials to the Keychain here:
    // Save Email Credentials in Apple Keychain or Windows Credentials Manager
    CkSecrets secrets;

    // On Windows, this is the Windows Credentials Manager
    // On MacOS/iOS, it is the Apple Keychain
    secrets.put_Location("local_manager");

    // Specify the name of the secret.
    // service and username are required.
    // appName and domain are optional.
    // Note: The values are arbitrary and can be anything you want.
    CkJsonObject json;
    json.UpdateString("appName","MyEmailApp");
    json.UpdateString("service","SMTP");
    json.UpdateString("domain","example.com");
    json.UpdateString("username","joe@example.com");

    mailman.put_SmtpPassword(secrets.getSecretStr(json));

    // Send the encrypted email.
    // The email is encrypted and sent within the SendEmail function.
    success = mailman.SendEmail(email);
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << mailman.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    std::cout << "Encrypted email sent!" << "\r\n";
    }