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CAdES BES Detached Signature

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Demonstrates how to create a CAdES BES detached signature file (.p7s).

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Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
    Handle hoCrypt
    String sPfxPath
    String sPfxPassword
    Variant vCert
    Handle hoCert
    String sInFile
    String sSigFile
    String sTemp1

    Move False To iSuccess

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

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatCrypt2)) To hoCrypt
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoCrypt))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoCrypt
    End

    // Use a digital certificate and private key from a PFX file (.pfx or .p12).
    Move "/Users/chilkat/testData/pfx/acme.pfx" To sPfxPath
    Move "test123" To sPfxPassword

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatCert)) To hoCert
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoCert))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoCert
    End
    Get ComLoadPfxFile Of hoCert sPfxPath sPfxPassword To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoCert To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Tell the crypt component to use this cert.
    Get pvComObject of hoCert to vCert
    Get ComSetSigningCert Of hoCrypt vCert To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoCrypt To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // The CadesEnabled property applies to all methods that create PKCS7 signatures. 
    // To create a CAdES-BES signature, set this property equal to true. 
    Set ComCadesEnabled Of hoCrypt To True

    // We can sign any type of file, creating a .p7s as output:
    Move "/Users/chilkat/testData/pdf/sample.pdf" To sInFile
    Move "/Users/chilkat/testData/p7s/sample.p7s" To sSigFile

    // Create the detached CAdES-BES signature:
    Get ComCreateP7S Of hoCrypt sInFile sSigFile To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoCrypt To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get ComVerifyP7S Of hoCrypt sInFile sSigFile To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoCrypt To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Showln "Success!"


End_Procedure