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A3 Certificate Sign PDF to pdf.p7s

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Demonstrates how to use an A3/A4 certificate on a smartcard or hardware token to convert a PDF into a .p7s file that contains the PDF within a PKCS7 signature (the .p7s format).

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<?php

include("chilkat.php");

$success = false;

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

$crypt = new CkCrypt2();

$cert = new CkCert();

// If the smartcard or token requires a PIN, we can set it here to avoid the dialog...
$cert->put_SmartCardPin('000000');

$success = $cert->LoadFromSmartcard('');
if ($success != true) {
    print $cert->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Tell the crypt component to use this cert.
$success = $crypt->SetSigningCert($cert);
if ($success != true) {
    print $crypt->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

// The CadesEnabled property applies to all methods that create PKCS7 signatures. 
// To create a CAdES-BES signature, set this property equal to true. 
$crypt->put_CadesEnabled(true);

$crypt->put_HashAlgorithm('sha256');

// We can sign any type of file, creating a .p7s as output.
// The .p7s contains the signature and also embeds the data of the file that is signed.
$inFile = 'qa_data/pdf/sample.pdf';
$p7sFile = 'qa_output/sample.pdf.p7s';

// Create the CAdES-BES attached signature, which contains the original data.
// Note: Chilkat's function naming is not accurate.  CreateP7M creates a PKCS7 signature where the signed file
// is contained within the signature.  CreateP7S creates a detached PKCS7 signature where the signed file
// is NOT contained within the signature.  We want the data to be contained in the signature, therefore
// we call CreateP7M even though we are naming our output file .p7s.
$success = $crypt->CreateP7M($inFile,$p7sFile);
if ($success == false) {
    print $crypt->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Verify the .p7s file and extract the original file from the .p7s. 
$extractedToFilePath = 'qa_output/sample.pdf';
$success = $crypt->VerifyP7M($p7sFile,$extractedToFilePath);
if ($success == false) {
    print $crypt->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

print 'Success!' . "\n";

?>