(Visual Basic 6.0) Create PKCS7 Signed File (.p7m)

Demonstrates how to sign a file to create a .p7m that contains both the file contents and the signature.

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

Dim crypt As New ChilkatCrypt2

Dim certStore As New ChilkatCertStore

' Load a PFX file into a certificate store object.
Dim success As Long
success = certStore.LoadPfxFile("myPfx.pfx","pfxPassword")
If (success <> 1) Then
    Debug.Print certStore.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

' Get the certificate by subject common name.
' This should be the cert within the PFX that also
' has a private key (also stored within the PFX).
Dim cert As ChilkatCert
Set cert = certStore.FindCertBySubjectCN("myCert")
If (certStore.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
    Debug.Print certStore.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

' Tell the crypt object to use the certificate for signing:
success = crypt.SetSigningCert(cert)

' Sign a file, producing a .p7m as output.
' The input file is unchanged, the test.p7m contains the 
' contents of the input file and the signature.
Dim inFile As String
inFile = "test.txt"
Dim outFile As String
outFile = "testp7m"
success = crypt.CreateP7M(inFile,outFile)
If (success <> 1) Then
    Debug.Print crypt.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Debug.Print "Success!"