(Delphi ActiveX) Sign MIME using RSASSA-PSS with SHA256

Demonstrates how to sign an MIME using the RSASSA-PSS signing algorithm with the SHA256 hash algorithm.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.67 or greater.

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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;
mime: TChilkatMime;
part0: TChilkatMime;
part1: TChilkatMime;
sbUnsignedMime: TChilkatStringBuilder;
pfx: TChilkatPfx;
cert: IChilkatCert;

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

mime := TChilkatMime.Create(Self);

// Create a MIME message to sign.
mime.NewMultipartMixed();
mime.AddHeaderField('someHeader1','Some value 1');
mime.AddHeaderField('someHeader2','Some value 2');

part0 := TChilkatMime.Create(Self);
part0.AddHeaderField('hdrA','Some value A');
part0.AddHeaderField('hdrB','Some value B');
part0.ContentType := 'text/plain';
part0.SetBody('This is the plain-text body.');

part1 := TChilkatMime.Create(Self);
part1.AddHeaderField('hdrX','Some value X');
part1.AddHeaderField('hdrY','Some value Y');
part1.ContentType := 'text/xml';
part1.SetBody('<a>This is the XML body</a>');

mime.AppendPart(part0.ControlInterface);
mime.AppendPart(part1.ControlInterface);

// The MIME to be signed:
sbUnsignedMime := TChilkatStringBuilder.Create(Self);
mime.GetMimeSb(sbUnsignedMime.ControlInterface);
Memo1.Lines.Add(sbUnsignedMime.GetAsString());

// 	Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------080303020600020604010008"
// 	someHeader1: Some value 1
// 	someHeader2: Some value 2
// 
// 	--------------080303020600020604010008
// 	hdrA: Some value A
// 	hdrB: Some value B
// 	Content-Type: text/plain
// 
// 	This is the plain-text body.
// 	--------------080303020600020604010008
// 	hdrX: Some value X
// 	hdrY: Some value Y
// 	Content-Type: text/xml
// 
// 	<a>This is the XML body</a>
// 	--------------080303020600020604010008--
// 

// Get a digital certificate with private key from a .pfx
// (Chilkat has many different ways to provide a cert + private key for siging.
// Using a PFX is just one possible option.)
pfx := TChilkatPfx.Create(Self);
success := pfx.LoadPfxFile('qa_data/rsassa-pss/privatekey.pfx','PFX_PASSWORD');
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(pfx.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// Get the certificate to be used for signing.
// (The typical case for a PFX is that it contains a cert with an associated private key,
// as well as other certificates in the chain of authentication.  The cert with the private
// key should be in the first position at index 0.)
cert := pfx.GetCert(0);
if (pfx.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(pfx.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// Indicate that RSASSA-PSS with SHA256 should be used.
mime.SigningAlg := 'pss';
mime.SigningHashAlg := 'sha256';

// Add a detached signature.
success := mime.AddDetachedSignature(cert);
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(mime.LastErrorText);

    Exit;
  end;

// Show the clear-signed MIME. (see the sample output below)
Memo1.Lines.Add('-------------------------------------------------------------');
Memo1.Lines.Add('Clear-signed MIME using detached signature:');
Memo1.Lines.Add('-------------------------------------------------------------');
Memo1.Lines.Add(mime.GetMime());

// Restore the original unsigned MIME, and this time create an opaque signature.
mime.LoadMime(sbUnsignedMime.GetAsString());

// Sign using an opaque signature
success := mime.ConvertToSigned(cert);
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(mime.LastErrorText);

    Exit;
  end;

// Show the opaque-signed MIME. (see the sample output below)
Memo1.Lines.Add('-------------------------------------------------------------');
Memo1.Lines.Add('Opaque-signed MIME :');
Memo1.Lines.Add('-------------------------------------------------------------');
Memo1.Lines.Add(mime.GetMime());

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

// -----------------------------------------------
// This is sample output for the clear-signed MIME:
// -----------------------------------------------
// 
// 	Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="----=_NextPart_672_c95a_97b64c9a.90b5204d";
// 	 protocol="application/x-pkcs7-signature";
// 	 micalg=sha256
// 
// 	------=_NextPart_672_c95a_97b64c9a.90b5204d
// 	Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------030207090102000301050504"
// 	someHeader1: Some value 1
// 	someHeader2: Some value 2
// 
// 	--------------030207090102000301050504
// 	hdrA: Some value A
// 	hdrB: Some value B
// 	Content-Type: text/plain
// 
// 	This is the plain-text body.
// 	--------------030207090102000301050504
// 	hdrX: Some value X
// 	hdrY: Some value Y
// 	Content-Type: text/xml
// 
// 	<a>This is the XML body</a>
// 	--------------030207090102000301050504--
// 
// 	------=_NextPart_672_c95a_97b64c9a.90b5204d
// 	Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
// 	Content-Type: application/x-pkcs7-signature; name="smime.p7s"
// 	Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="smime.p7s"
// 
// 	MIIG5wYJKoZIhvcNAQcCoIIG2DCCBtQCAQExDzANBglghkgBZQMEAgEFADALBgkqhkiG9w0BBwGg
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// 
// 	------=_NextPart_672_c95a_97b64c9a.90b5204d--
// 

// -----------------------------------------------
// This is sample output for the opaque-signed MIME:
// -----------------------------------------------
// 	Content-Type: application/x-pkcs7-mime; name="smime.p7m"; smime-type="signed-data"
// 	someHeader1: Some value 1
// 	someHeader2: Some value 2
// 	Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="smime.p7m"
// 	Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
// 
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end;