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openssl smime -encrypt -des3 -in <file> <pem file>

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OpenSSL SMIME encrypt file using PEM containing a certificate.

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IncludeFile "CkBinData.pb"
IncludeFile "CkCert.pb"
IncludeFile "CkStringBuilder.pb"
IncludeFile "CkCrypt2.pb"
IncludeFile "CkPem.pb"

Procedure ChilkatExample()

    success.i = 0

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

    ; Load the cert from a PEM file.

    pem.i = CkPem::ckCreate()
    If pem.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; Our particular PEM was not encrypted, so we pass an empty password.
    ; Also, a private key is not needed for encryption.  The PEM used to test this example
    ; happens to have a private key, but it's not actually used.
    success = CkPem::ckLoadPemFile(pem,"qa_data/openssl/rsaCertAndKey.pem","")
    If success = 0
        Debug CkPem::ckLastErrorText(pem)
        CkPem::ckDispose(pem)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    If CkPem::ckNumCerts(pem) = 0
        Debug "PEM does not contain any certificates."
        CkPem::ckDispose(pem)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    cert.i = CkPem::ckGetCert(pem,0)
    If CkPem::ckLastMethodSuccess(pem) = 0
        Debug CkPem::ckLastErrorText(pem)
        CkPem::ckDispose(pem)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    ; Duplicate this OpenSSL command:   openssl smime -encrypt -des3 -in <file> <pem file>
    ; -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    crypt.i = CkCrypt2::ckCreate()
    If crypt.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    success = CkCrypt2::ckSetEncryptCert(crypt,cert)
    If success = 0
        Debug CkCrypt2::ckLastErrorText(crypt)
        CkCert::ckDispose(cert)

        CkPem::ckDispose(pem)
        CkCrypt2::ckDispose(crypt)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkCert::ckDispose(cert)

    CkCrypt2::setCkCryptAlgorithm(crypt, "PKI")
    CkCrypt2::setCkPkcs7CryptAlg(crypt, "3des")
    CkCrypt2::setCkKeyLength(crypt, 168)

    ; Load the file to be encrypted.
    bd.i = CkBinData::ckCreate()
    If bd.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    success = CkBinData::ckLoadFile(bd,"qa_data/openssl/hello.txt")
    If success = 0
        Debug "Failed to load the input file."
        CkPem::ckDispose(pem)
        CkCrypt2::ckDispose(crypt)
        CkBinData::ckDispose(bd)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; Encrypt.
    success = CkCrypt2::ckEncryptBd(crypt,bd)
    If success = 0
        Debug CkCrypt2::ckLastErrorText(crypt)
        CkPem::ckDispose(pem)
        CkCrypt2::ckDispose(crypt)
        CkBinData::ckDispose(bd)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; The openssl smime -encrypt command produces encrypte MIME such as this:

    ; MIME-Version: 1.0
    ; Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="smime.p7m"
    ; Content-Type: application/x-pkcs7-mime; smime-type=enveloped-data; name="smime.p7m"
    ; Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
    ; 
    ; MIICzwYJKoZIhvcNAQcDoIICwDCCArwCAQAxggF8MIIBeAIBADBgMEoxCzAJBgNVBAYTAlVTMRYw
    ; FAYDVQQKEw1MZXQncyBFbmNyeXB0MSMwIQYDVQQDExpMZXQncyBFbmNyeXB0IEF1dGhvcml0eSBY
    ; MwISA9Nqgb1dH/XTDNeKzN1nR85iMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUABIIBAIQqPexjxWovgxwKV/r3HL/U
    ; EP9Yozvz5hBeX5VvRZjKSi4FRw5wapElPK+4FB82hiAR9Mi3c16PvPSVkJv3l78Mv5uaaOs/OmUz
    ; mIHFB6Z+l2E52BDmUVWJZTQ09vdWy6+NIRlg2R9Z1NkmZ4BZCJk6mHB/Yx03IaOxK8LnwieDMthM
    ; SvxbhJnIOISN7k7ofs+/0vTXUpdQ+tlmwyVySMGQ6VMk+z4sqZJ2stacqCPtt/aiSwJ9p0OKmihf
    ; 3KDJceXJtavIQeA97yz1LqPvle35mmd5sBhV9qQYdTV/KJ+YM5uEZ9BHYbvMJbADFHwKzhcEY3qA
    ; 7T9acmEsb7NycOIwggE1BgkqhkiG9w0BBwEwFAYIKoZIhvcNAwcECERX/ZoHweSkgIIBEMmCMx49
    ; zjVAnGqRaBbvzQT1hg0uQSxIJjxMxC+HSuM+eY9oSOsbrw4uIijHKH9NdOpeDsdRzg2z5EBM7AlP
    ; Ht9DyPW5C2deV6RPX4F8gyExz+JUXrd+3Yb3AKTdpDkTWDmNCeO0r/YSqp518+mfU5hG8e336u51
    ; HAM44FeknA8oThWsD/wUB1e8vzsatK4UXW/KSu/166V7z+VT86kd+IHa7t60U9Yp0ZXgcM5Pb5Ni
    ; 69Qc5MKPzom2801H5UR/WjCgsxOIjOj49sKisjRy79skrJzxY5ZG05T0dKn6KC3TjRpIEEeOyhCd
    ; Nm2Y7dcW8GLMepdhWay5vePmQxmvmhbAtBprIem14NcrYeG6D5wP

    ; We have the body in bd
    ; Construct the header and base64 body...
    sbEncryptedMime.i = CkStringBuilder::ckCreate()
    If sbEncryptedMime.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkStringBuilder::ckAppendLine(sbEncryptedMime,"MIME-Version: 1.0",1)
    CkStringBuilder::ckAppendLine(sbEncryptedMime,"Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=" + Chr(34) + "smime.p7m" + Chr(34),1)
    CkStringBuilder::ckAppendLine(sbEncryptedMime,"Content-Type: application/x-pkcs7-mime; smime-type=enveloped-data; name=" + Chr(34) + "smime.p7m" + Chr(34),1)
    CkStringBuilder::ckAppendLine(sbEncryptedMime,"Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64",1)
    CkStringBuilder::ckAppendLine(sbEncryptedMime,"",1)
    CkStringBuilder::ckAppendLine(sbEncryptedMime,CkBinData::ckGetEncoded(bd,"base64_mime"),1)

    ; Show the result.
    Debug CkStringBuilder::ckGetAsString(sbEncryptedMime)

    ; or save to a file..
    success = CkStringBuilder::ckWriteFile(sbEncryptedMime,"qa_output/encryptedMime.txt","utf-8",0)


    CkPem::ckDispose(pem)
    CkCrypt2::ckDispose(crypt)
    CkBinData::ckDispose(bd)
    CkStringBuilder::ckDispose(sbEncryptedMime)


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure