SQL Server

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. SQL Server

-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    -- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max).  See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    DECLARE @success int
    SELECT @success = 0

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

    DECLARE @email int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Email', @email OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @email, 'LoadEml', @success OUT, 'c:/temp/email/unencrypted.eml'
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @email, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @email
        RETURN
      END

    -- The email content is encrypted using AES with a 256-bit key, operating in GCM mode, which provides authenticated encryption.
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @email, 'Pkcs7CryptAlg', 'aes-gcm'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @email, 'Pkcs7KeyLength', 256
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @email, 'OaepPadding', 1
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @email, 'OaepHash', 'sha256'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @email, 'OaepMgfHash', 'sha256'

    DECLARE @cert int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Cert', @cert OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @cert, 'LoadFromFile', @success OUT, 'c/temps/cert/recipient.cer'
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @cert, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @email
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @cert
        RETURN
      END

    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @email, 'SendEncrypted', 1
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @email, 'SetEncryptCert', @success OUT, @cert

    DECLARE @sbSmime int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.StringBuilder', @sbSmime OUT

    -- 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.
    DECLARE @mailman int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.MailMan', @mailman OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @mailman, 'RenderToMimeSb', @success OUT, @email, @sbSmime
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @mailman, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @email
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @cert
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbSmime
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @mailman
        RETURN
      END

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sbSmime, 'WriteFile', @success OUT, 'c:/temp/encryptedEmail.eml', 'utf-8', 0
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @mailman, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @email
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @cert
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbSmime
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @mailman
        RETURN
      END


    PRINT 'Success!'

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @email
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @cert
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbSmime
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @mailman


END
GO