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S/MIME Encrypt .eml without Sending

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Demonstrates how to encrypt an email using the recipient's digital certificate. This example just encrypts, and does not send the email. Lianja

llSuccess = .F.

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

loEmail = createobject("CkEmail")

llSuccess = loEmail.LoadEml("c:/temp/email/unencrypted.eml")
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loEmail.LastErrorText
    release loEmail
    return
endif

// The email content is encrypted using AES with a 256-bit key, operating in GCM mode, which provides authenticated encryption.
loEmail.Pkcs7CryptAlg = "aes-gcm"
loEmail.Pkcs7KeyLength = 256
loEmail.OaepPadding = .T.
loEmail.OaepHash = "sha256"
loEmail.OaepMgfHash = "sha256"

loCert = createobject("CkCert")
llSuccess = loCert.LoadFromFile("c/temps/cert/recipient.cer")
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loCert.LastErrorText
    release loEmail
    release loCert
    return
endif

loEmail.SendEncrypted = .T.
loEmail.SetEncryptCert(loCert)

loSbSmime = createobject("CkStringBuilder")

// The mailman object applies the encryption by rendering the email according to the instructions (property settings) provided in the email object.
// No email is sent.
loMailman = createobject("CkMailMan")
llSuccess = loMailman.RenderToMimeSb(loEmail,loSbSmime)
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loMailman.LastErrorText
    release loEmail
    release loCert
    release loSbSmime
    release loMailman
    return
endif

llSuccess = loSbSmime.WriteFile("c:/temp/encryptedEmail.eml","utf-8",.F.)
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loMailman.LastErrorText
    release loEmail
    release loCert
    release loSbSmime
    release loMailman
    return
endif

? "Success!"


release loEmail
release loCert
release loSbSmime
release loMailman