VB.NET

A3 Certificate Sign PDF to pdf.p7s

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Demonstrates how to use an A3/A4 certificate on a smartcard or hardware token to convert a PDF into a .p7s file that contains the PDF within a PKCS7 signature (the .p7s format). VB.NET

Dim success As Boolean = False

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

Dim crypt As New Chilkat.Crypt2

Dim cert As New Chilkat.Cert

' If the smartcard or token requires a PIN, we can set it here to avoid the dialog...
cert.SmartCardPin = "000000"

success = cert.LoadFromSmartcard("")
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(cert.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


' Tell the crypt component to use this cert.
success = crypt.SetSigningCert(cert)
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(crypt.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


' The CadesEnabled property applies to all methods that create PKCS7 signatures. 
' To create a CAdES-BES signature, set this property equal to true. 
crypt.CadesEnabled = True

crypt.HashAlgorithm = "sha256"

' We can sign any type of file, creating a .p7s as output.
' The .p7s contains the signature and also embeds the data of the file that is signed.
Dim inFile As String = "qa_data/pdf/sample.pdf"
Dim p7sFile As String = "qa_output/sample.pdf.p7s"

' Create the CAdES-BES attached signature, which contains the original data.
' Note: Chilkat's function naming is not accurate.  CreateP7M creates a PKCS7 signature where the signed file
' is contained within the signature.  CreateP7S creates a detached PKCS7 signature where the signed file
' is NOT contained within the signature.  We want the data to be contained in the signature, therefore
' we call CreateP7M even though we are naming our output file .p7s.
success = crypt.CreateP7M(inFile,p7sFile)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(crypt.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


' Verify the .p7s file and extract the original file from the .p7s. 
Dim extractedToFilePath As String = "qa_output/sample.pdf"
success = crypt.VerifyP7M(p7sFile,extractedToFilePath)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(crypt.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Debug.WriteLine("Success!")