Delphi ActiveX

Create PKCS7 Signed File (.p7m)

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Demonstrates how to sign a file to create a .p7m that contains both the file contents and the signature. Delphi ActiveX

uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Chilkat_TLB;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Integer;
crypt: TChilkatCrypt2;
certStore: TChilkatCertStore;
jsonCN: TChilkatJsonObject;
cert: TChilkatCert;
inFile: WideString;
outFile: WideString;

begin
success := 0;

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

crypt := TChilkatCrypt2.Create(Self);

certStore := TChilkatCertStore.Create(Self);

// Load a PFX file into a certificate store object.
success := certStore.LoadPfxFile('myPfx.pfx','pfxPassword');
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(certStore.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// Get the certificate by subject common name.
// This should be the cert within the PFX that also
// has a private key (also stored within the PFX).
jsonCN := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
jsonCN.UpdateString('CN','myCert');
cert := TChilkatCert.Create(Self);
success := certStore.FindCert(jsonCN.ControlInterface,cert.ControlInterface);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(certStore.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// Tell the crypt object to use the certificate for signing:
success := crypt.SetSigningCert(cert.ControlInterface);

// Sign a file, producing a .p7m as output.
// The input file is unchanged, the test.p7m contains the 
// contents of the input file and the signature.
inFile := 'test.txt';
outFile := 'testp7m';
success := crypt.CreateP7M(inFile,outFile);
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(crypt.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add('Success!');
end;