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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.

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require 'chilkat'

success = false

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

email = Chilkat::CkEmail.new()

success = email.LoadEml("c:/temp/email/unencrypted.eml")
if (success == false)
    print email.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

# The email content is encrypted using AES with a 256-bit key, operating in GCM mode, which provides authenticated encryption.
email.put_Pkcs7CryptAlg("aes-gcm")
email.put_Pkcs7KeyLength(256)
email.put_OaepPadding(true)
email.put_OaepHash("sha256")
email.put_OaepMgfHash("sha256")

cert = Chilkat::CkCert.new()
success = cert.LoadFromFile("c/temps/cert/recipient.cer")
if (success == false)
    print cert.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

email.put_SendEncrypted(true)
email.SetEncryptCert(cert)

sbSmime = Chilkat::CkStringBuilder.new()

# 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.
mailman = Chilkat::CkMailMan.new()
success = mailman.RenderToMimeSb(email,sbSmime)
if (success == false)
    print mailman.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

success = sbSmime.WriteFile("c:/temp/encryptedEmail.eml","utf-8",false)
if (success == false)
    print mailman.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

print "Success!" + "\n";