(DataFlex) Create PEM-encoded PKCS#7 Detached Signature

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Demonstrates how to create a PKCS7 PEM-encoded object containing a detached signature.

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ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Variant vCert
    Handle hoCert
    Boolean iSuccess
    Handle hoCrypt
    String sTextToSign
    String sSigBase64
    Handle hoSb
    Boolean iCrlf
    String sTemp1
    Boolean bTemp1

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

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatCert)) To hoCert
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoCert))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoCert
    End

    // Load the cert and private key.
    Get ComLoadPfxFile Of hoCert "qa_data/pfx/myCertAndKey.p12" "password" To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoCert To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

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

    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

    // Use SHA-256
    Set ComHashAlgorithm Of hoCrypt To "sha256"

    // Hash the utf-8 byte representation of the string
    Set ComCharset Of hoCrypt To "utf-8"

    // Return the result in base64
    Set ComEncodingMode Of hoCrypt To "base64Mime"

    // Sign some text to create a detached signature (i.e. a signature that does not include the signed data)
    Move "This is the text to be hashed and signed." To sTextToSign
    Get ComSignStringENC Of hoCrypt sTextToSign To sSigBase64
    Get ComLastMethodSuccess Of hoCrypt To bTemp1
    If (bTemp1 <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoCrypt To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Showln sSigBase64

    // The result:

    // MIIWbgYJKoZIhvcNAQcCoIIWXzCCFlsCAQExDzANBglghkgBZQMEAgEFADALBgkqhkiG9w0BBwGg
    // ghMXMIIFuzCCA6OgAwIBAgIIVwoRl0LE48wwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQAwazELMAkGA1UEBhMCSVQx
    // ...
    // ...

    // If we want it in PEM format with just LF line-endings:
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatStringBuilder)) To hoSb
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoSb))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoSb
    End
    // Just LF line endings, not CRLF.
    Move False To iCrlf
    Get ComAppendLine Of hoSb "-----BEGIN PKCS7-----" iCrlf To iSuccess
    Get ComAppend Of hoSb sSigBase64 To iSuccess
    Get ComAppendLine Of hoSb "-----END PKCS7-----" iCrlf To iSuccess
    Get ComToLF Of hoSb To iSuccess

    // Save to a file.
    Get ComWriteFile Of hoSb "c:/temp/qa_output/sig.pem" "utf-8" False To iSuccess

    // Examine..
    Get ComGetAsString Of hoSb To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1

    // Result is:

    // -----BEGIN PKCS7-----
    // MIIWbgYJKoZIhvcNAQcCoIIWXzCCFlsCAQExDzANBglghkgBZQMEAgEFADALBgkqhkiG9w0BBwGg
    // ghMXMIIFuzCCA6OgAwIBAgIIVwoRl0LE48wwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQAwazELMAkGA1UEBhMCSVQx
    // DjAMBgNVBAcMBU1pbGFuMSMwIQYDVQQKDBpBY3RhbGlzIFMucC5BLi8wMzM1ODUyMDk2NzEnMCUG
    // A1UEAwweQWN0YWxpcyBBdXRoZW50aWNhdGlvbiBSb290IENBMB4XDTExMDkyMjExMjIwMloXDTMw
    // MDkyMjExMjIwMlowazELMAkGA1UEBhMCSVQxDjAMBgNVBAcMBU1pbGFuMSMwIQYDVQQKDBpBY3Rh
    // bGlzIFMucC5BLi8wMzM1ODUyMDk2NzEnMCUGA1UEAwweQWN0YWxpcyBBdXRoZW50aWNhdGlvbiBS
    // b290IENBMIICIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAg8AMIICCgKCAgEAp8bEpSmkLO/lGMWwUKNvUTuf
    // ClrJwkg4CsIcoBh/kbWHuUA/3R1oHwiD1S0eiKD4j1aPbZkCkpAW1V8IbInX4ay8IMKx4INRimlN
    // AJZaby/ARH6jDuSRzVju3PvHHkVH3Se5CAGfpiEd9UEtL0z9KK3giq0itFZljoZUj5NDKd45Rnij
    // MCO6zfB9E1fAXdKDa0hMxKufgFpbOr3JpyI/gCczWw63igxdBzcIy2zSekciRDXFzMwujt0q7bd9
    // ...
    // ...
    // -----END PKCS7-----


End_Procedure