Unicode C++

Sign a Byte Array to Create an Opaque Signature in a Byte Array

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Signs data contained in a byte array to produce an opaque signature (also in a byte array). An opaque signature is a PKCS7 signature (also known as CAdES) that embeds the signed data. Also shows how to verify the signature and extract the original data. Unicode C++

#include <CkCertW.h>
#include <CkFileAccessW.h>
#include <CkByteData.h>
#include <CkCrypt2W.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    CkCertW cert;
    success = cert.LoadPfxFile(L"qa_data/pfx/cert_test123.pfx",L"test123");
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",cert.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    CkFileAccessW fac;

    CkByteData fileBytes;
    success = fac.ReadEntireFile(L"qa_data/pdf/sample.pdf",fileBytes);
    if (fac.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",fac.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    CkCrypt2W crypt;

    success = crypt.SetSigningCert(cert);

    //  We can sign any type of file.

    CkByteData sigBytes;
    success = crypt.OpaqueSignBytes(fileBytes,sigBytes);
    if (crypt.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",crypt.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    success = fac.WriteEntireFile(L"qa_output/sample.pdf.p7m",sigBytes);
    if (fac.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",fac.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    //  We can verify the opaque signature and extract the original data like this
    CkByteData originalData;
    success = crypt.OpaqueVerifyBytes(sigBytes,originalData);
    if (crypt.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",crypt.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    success = fac.WriteEntireFile(L"qa_output/sample.pdf",originalData);
    if (fac.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",fac.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"Signature is verified and the original data was extracted.\n");
    }