VBScript

S/MIME Encrypt .eml without Sending

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Demonstrates how to encrypt an email using the recipient's digital certificate. This example just encrypts, and does not send the email. VBScript

Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)

success = 0

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

set email = CreateObject("Chilkat.Email")

success = email.LoadEml("c:/temp/email/unencrypted.eml")
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(email.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

' The email content is encrypted using AES with a 256-bit key, operating in GCM mode, which provides authenticated encryption.
email.Pkcs7CryptAlg = "aes-gcm"
email.Pkcs7KeyLength = 256
email.OaepPadding = 1
email.OaepHash = "sha256"
email.OaepMgfHash = "sha256"

set cert = CreateObject("Chilkat.Cert")
success = cert.LoadFromFile("c/temps/cert/recipient.cer")
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(cert.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

email.SendEncrypted = 1
success = email.SetEncryptCert(cert)

set sbSmime = CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")

' The mailman object applies the encryption by rendering the email according to the instructions (property settings) provided in the email object.
' No email is sent.
set mailman = CreateObject("Chilkat.MailMan")
success = mailman.RenderToMimeSb(email,sbSmime)
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(mailman.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

success = sbSmime.WriteFile("c:/temp/encryptedEmail.eml","utf-8",0)
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(mailman.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

outFile.WriteLine("Success!")

outFile.Close