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Cache a DKIM Public Key from a String

Demonstrates the Chilkat Dkim.LoadPublicKey method, which caches an RSA public key for a specific selector and domain. The arguments are the selector, the domain, and the public key as a string (PEM, or the base64 p= value from the DNS record).

Background: By default DkimVerify fetches the public key from DNS, but caching it in advance is useful when DNS is unavailable, when you want deterministic offline verification (in tests, for example), or to avoid repeated lookups. The cache is keyed on the exact selector and domain strings, so they must match the signature's s= and d= tags for the cached key to be used; otherwise verification falls back to DNS.

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// Important: Don't forget to include the call to System.loadLibrary
// as shown at the bottom of this code sample.
package com.test;

import android.app.Activity;
import com.chilkatsoft.*;

import android.widget.TextView;
import android.os.Bundle;

public class SimpleActivity extends Activity {

  private static final String TAG = "Chilkat";

  // Called when the activity is first created.
  @Override
  public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

    boolean success = false;

    //  Demonstrates the Dkim.LoadPublicKey method, which caches an RSA public key for a specific
    //  selector and domain.  The 1st argument is the selector, the 2nd is the domain, and the 3rd is
    //  the public key (as a string).

    CkDkim dkim = new CkDkim();

    //  The public key as a string.  This can be PEM, or the base64 p= value from the DNS TXT record.
    String publicKey = "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nMIIBIjANBgkq...IDAQAB\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----";

    //  Cache the key under the exact selector and domain.  A later DkimVerify uses this cached key
    //  when the signature's selector and domain match, instead of doing a DNS lookup.
    success = dkim.LoadPublicKey("myselector","example.com",publicKey);
    if (success == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, dkim.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    Log.i(TAG, "Public key cached.");

  }

  static {
      System.loadLibrary("chilkat");

      // Note: If the incorrect library name is passed to System.loadLibrary,
      // then you will see the following error message at application startup:
      //"The application <your-application-name> has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."
  }
}