(VB.NET UWP/WinRT) Sign MIME using RSASSA-PSS with SHA256

Demonstrates how to sign an MIME using the RSASSA-PSS signing algorithm with the SHA256 hash algorithm.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.67 or greater.

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

Dim success As Boolean
Dim mime As New Chilkat.Mime

' Create a MIME message to sign.
mime.NewMultipartMixed()
mime.AddHeaderField("someHeader1","Some value 1")
mime.AddHeaderField("someHeader2","Some value 2")

Dim part0 As New Chilkat.Mime
part0.AddHeaderField("hdrA","Some value A")
part0.AddHeaderField("hdrB","Some value B")
part0.ContentType = "text/plain"
part0.SetBody("This is the plain-text body.")

Dim part1 As New Chilkat.Mime
part1.AddHeaderField("hdrX","Some value X")
part1.AddHeaderField("hdrY","Some value Y")
part1.ContentType = "text/xml"
part1.SetBody("<a>This is the XML body</a>")

mime.AppendPart(part0)
mime.AppendPart(part1)

' The MIME to be signed:
Dim sbUnsignedMime As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
mime.GetMimeSb(sbUnsignedMime)
Debug.WriteLine(sbUnsignedMime.GetAsString())

' 	Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------080303020600020604010008"
' 	someHeader1: Some value 1
' 	someHeader2: Some value 2
' 
' 	--------------080303020600020604010008
' 	hdrA: Some value A
' 	hdrB: Some value B
' 	Content-Type: text/plain
' 
' 	This is the plain-text body.
' 	--------------080303020600020604010008
' 	hdrX: Some value X
' 	hdrY: Some value Y
' 	Content-Type: text/xml
' 
' 	<a>This is the XML body</a>
' 	--------------080303020600020604010008--
' 


' Get a digital certificate with private key from a .pfx
' (Chilkat has many different ways to provide a cert + private key for siging.
' Using a PFX is just one possible option.)
Dim pfx As New Chilkat.Pfx
success = pfx.LoadPfxFile("qa_data/rsassa-pss/privatekey.pfx","PFX_PASSWORD")
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(pfx.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


' Get the certificate to be used for signing.
' (The typical case for a PFX is that it contains a cert with an associated private key,
' as well as other certificates in the chain of authentication.  The cert with the private
' key should be in the first position at index 0.)
Dim cert As Chilkat.Cert = pfx.GetCert(0)
If (pfx.LastMethodSuccess <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(pfx.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If



' Indicate that RSASSA-PSS with SHA256 should be used.
mime.SigningAlg = "pss"
mime.SigningHashAlg = "sha256"

' Add a detached signature.
success = mime.AddDetachedSignature(cert)
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(mime.LastErrorText)

    Exit Sub
End If


' Show the clear-signed MIME. (see the sample output below)
Debug.WriteLine("-------------------------------------------------------------")
Debug.WriteLine("Clear-signed MIME using detached signature:")
Debug.WriteLine("-------------------------------------------------------------")
Debug.WriteLine(mime.GetMime())

' Restore the original unsigned MIME, and this time create an opaque signature.
mime.LoadMime(sbUnsignedMime.GetAsString())

' Sign using an opaque signature
success = mime.ConvertToSigned(cert)
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(mime.LastErrorText)

    Exit Sub
End If


' Show the opaque-signed MIME. (see the sample output below)
Debug.WriteLine("-------------------------------------------------------------")
Debug.WriteLine("Opaque-signed MIME :")
Debug.WriteLine("-------------------------------------------------------------")
Debug.WriteLine(mime.GetMime())


Debug.WriteLine("Success.")


' -----------------------------------------------
' This is sample output for the clear-signed MIME:
' -----------------------------------------------
' 
' 	Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="----=_NextPart_672_c95a_97b64c9a.90b5204d";
' 	 protocol="application/x-pkcs7-signature";
' 	 micalg=sha256
' 
' 	------=_NextPart_672_c95a_97b64c9a.90b5204d
' 	Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------030207090102000301050504"
' 	someHeader1: Some value 1
' 	someHeader2: Some value 2
' 
' 	--------------030207090102000301050504
' 	hdrA: Some value A
' 	hdrB: Some value B
' 	Content-Type: text/plain
' 
' 	This is the plain-text body.
' 	--------------030207090102000301050504
' 	hdrX: Some value X
' 	hdrY: Some value Y
' 	Content-Type: text/xml
' 
' 	<a>This is the XML body</a>
' 	--------------030207090102000301050504--
' 
' 	------=_NextPart_672_c95a_97b64c9a.90b5204d
' 	Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
' 	Content-Type: application/x-pkcs7-signature; name="smime.p7s"
' 	Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="smime.p7s"
' 
' 	MIIG5wYJKoZIhvcNAQcCoIIG2DCCBtQCAQExDzANBglghkgBZQMEAgEFADALBgkqhkiG9w0BBwGg
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' 	------=_NextPart_672_c95a_97b64c9a.90b5204d--
' 


' -----------------------------------------------
' This is sample output for the opaque-signed MIME:
' -----------------------------------------------
' 	Content-Type: application/x-pkcs7-mime; name="smime.p7m"; smime-type="signed-data"
' 	someHeader1: Some value 1
' 	someHeader2: Some value 2
' 	Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="smime.p7m"
' 	Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
' 
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