Select Cert for Encrypted Email

Demonstrates how to search for a specific certificate from Current User and Local Machine certificate stores, and then use it for encrypting an email.

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import sys
import chilkat

#  The mailman object is used for sending and receiving email.
mailman = chilkat.CkMailMan()

#  Any string argument automatically begins the 30-day trial.
success = mailman.UnlockComponent("30-day trial")
if (success != True):
    print "Component unlock failed"
    sys.exit()

#  Set the SMTP server.
mailman.put_SmtpHost("smtp.comcast.net")

#  Search the Local Machine and Current User certificate
#  stores for a certificate -- by common name or by email  address.
cert = chilkat.CkCert()

success = cert.LoadByCommonName("Chilkat Software")
if (success != True):
    #  Try loading it by email address.
    success = cert.LoadByEmailAddress("comodo@chilkatsoft.com")
    if (success != True):
        print cert.lastErrorText()
        sys.exit()

#  Create a new email object
email = chilkat.CkEmail()

email.put_Subject("This email is encrypted")
email.put_Body("This is a digitally encrypted mail")
email.put_From("Chilkat Support <support@chilkatsoft.com>")
email.AddTo("Comodo Test","comodo@chilkatsoft.com")

#  Indicate that the email is to be sent encrypted.
email.put_SendEncrypted(True)

#  Specify the certificate:
success = email.SetEncryptCert(cert)
if (success != True):
    print email.lastErrorText()
    sys.exit()

success = mailman.SendEmail(email)
if (success != True):
    print mailman.lastErrorText()
else:
    print "Mail Sent!"