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Create Egypt ITIDA CAdES-BES .p7s Signature (File to File)

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Demonstrates how to create a .p7s signature that fits Egypt's ITIDA requirements.

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Java
import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    boolean success = false;

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

    CkCrypt2 crypt = new CkCrypt2();

    CkCert cert = new CkCert();

    // There are many ways to load the certificate.  
    // This example was created for a customer using an ePass2003 USB token.
    // Assuming the USB token is the only source of a hardware-based private key..
    success = cert.LoadFromSmartcard("");
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(cert.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Tell the crypt component to use this cert.
    success = crypt.SetSigningCert(cert);
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(crypt.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    CkJsonObject cmsOptions = new CkJsonObject();
    cmsOptions.UpdateBool("DigestData",true);
    cmsOptions.UpdateBool("OmitAlgorithmIdNull",true);
    crypt.put_CmsOptions(cmsOptions.emit());

    // The CadesEnabled property applies to all methods that create CMS/PKCS7 signatures. 
    // To create a CAdES-BES signature, set this property equal to true. 
    crypt.put_CadesEnabled(true);

    crypt.put_HashAlgorithm("sha256");

    CkJsonObject jsonSigningAttrs = new CkJsonObject();
    jsonSigningAttrs.UpdateInt("contentType",1);
    jsonSigningAttrs.UpdateInt("signingTime",1);
    jsonSigningAttrs.UpdateInt("messageDigest",1);
    jsonSigningAttrs.UpdateInt("signingCertificateV2",1);
    crypt.put_SigningAttributes(jsonSigningAttrs.emit());

    // By default, all the certs in the chain of authentication are included in the signature.
    // If desired, we can choose to only include the signing certificate:
    crypt.put_IncludeCertChain(false);

    // Make sure we sign the utf-8 byte representation of the JSON string
    crypt.put_Charset("utf-8");

    // Create the CAdES-BES signature, which does not contain the data being signed.
    String pathOfFileToSign = "someDir/someFile";
    String outputPath = "outDir/someFile.p7s";
    success = crypt.CreateP7S(pathOfFileToSign,outputPath);
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(crypt.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    System.out.println("Success!");
  }
}