Chilkat2-Python
Chilkat2-Python
Set the Recipient Encryption Certificate
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Demonstrates the Chilkat Email.SetEncryptCert method, which sets the explicit recipient encryption certificate for sending an encrypted email. This example loads the recipient's certificate, sets it, and enables encrypted sending.
Background: To encrypt a message for a recipient you need their public certificate — hence a
.cer file (no private key) suffices. SetEncryptCert specifies a single recipient certificate; to encrypt for multiple recipients, use AddEncryptCert once per certificate. Either way, setting SendEncrypted to true is what actually requests encryption when the message is sent.Chilkat Chilkat2-Python Downloads
import sys
import chilkat2
success = False
# Demonstrates the SetEncryptCert method, which sets the explicit recipient encryption
# certificate for sending an encrypted email.
email = chilkat2.Email()
email.Subject = "Encrypted email"
email.Body = "This message will be sent S/MIME encrypted."
email.From = "alice@example.com"
email.AddTo("Bob","bob@example.com")
# Load the recipient's certificate (only the public key is needed to encrypt).
cert = chilkat2.Cert()
success = cert.LoadFromFile("qa_data/certs/recipient.cer")
if (success == False):
print(cert.LastErrorText)
sys.exit()
# Set the explicit recipient encryption certificate.
success = email.SetEncryptCert(cert)
if (success == False):
print(email.LastErrorText)
sys.exit()
# Request encrypted sending.
email.SendEncrypted = True
print("Encryption certificate set.")
# Note: The path "qa_data/certs/recipient.cer" is a relative local filesystem path,
# relative to the current working directory of the running application.