Unicode C

Determine if a Zip is Encrypted or Password-Protected

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Determines whether or not a zip archive is AES encrypted or password-protected. Unicode C

#include <C_CkZipW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkZipW zip;
    BOOL bPwdProt;
    int encValue;

    success = FALSE;

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

    zip = CkZipW_Create();

    // An encrypted or password-protected zip can be opened
    // without specifying the password.  However, the contents
    // of the files cannot be unzipped without providing the correct
    // password.

    success = CkZipW_OpenZip(zip,L"something.zip");
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkZipW_lastErrorText(zip));
        CkZipW_Dispose(zip);
        return;
    }

    // If the zip is password-protected, meaning that it uses
    // the old (insecure) Zip 2.0 encryption, then the
    // PasswordProtect property will be TRUE
    bPwdProt = CkZipW_getPasswordProtect(zip);
    if (bPwdProt) {
        wprintf(L"This zip is password-protected.\n");
    }

    // If the zip is AES encrypted (WinZip compatible) then
    // the Encryption property will be equal to 4.
    encValue = CkZipW_getEncryption(zip);
    if (encValue == 4) {
        wprintf(L"This zip is AES encrypted.\n");
    }

    // If the Encryption property = 0, then the zip is NOT
    // strong encrypted, and is either password-protected or
    // entirely unencrypted, depending on the value of the
    // PasswordProtect property.

    CkZipW_CloseZip(zip);


    CkZipW_Dispose(zip);

    }