(Android™) Encrypt a File to a PKCS7 (CMS) Message

Shows how to encrypt a file into a PKCS7 encrypted message using the recipient's certificate. Public-key encryption requires no private key. However, the recipient's private key is necessary for decryption.

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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);

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

    CkCrypt2 crypt = new CkCrypt2();

    // Load the recipient's digital certificate. 
    // We don't need the private key for encryption.
    // Only the public key is needed (which is included in a certificate).
    CkCert cert1 = new CkCert();
    boolean success = cert1.LoadFromFile("qa_data/user1/cert_user1.pem");
    // Assume success for the example, but make sure your application checks for success/failure...
    crypt.SetEncryptCert(cert1);

    // Indicate that we want PKI encryption (i.e. public-key infrastructure)
    // to produce a CMS message (Cryptographic Message Syntax/PKCS7),
    // that is be created with RSAES-OAEP padding, SHA256, and AES-256 for the
    // bulk encryption.
    crypt.put_CryptAlgorithm("pki");
    crypt.put_Pkcs7CryptAlg("aes");
    crypt.put_KeyLength(256);
    crypt.put_OaepHash("sha256");
    crypt.put_OaepPadding(true);

    // Load the file to be encrypted...
    CkBinData fileData = new CkBinData();
    success = fileData.LoadFile("qa_data/jpg/penguins.jpg");
    // Your app should check for success/failure..

    // Encrypt the data.  The contents of the fileData object are replaced with the PKCS7 encrypted message.
    success = crypt.EncryptBd(fileData);
    if (success != true) {
        Log.i(TAG, crypt.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Save the PKCS7 encrypted message to a file..
    success = fileData.WriteFile("qa_output/pkcs7_encrypted.p7");

    Log.i(TAG, "OK.");

  }

  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."
  }
}