Chilkat2-Python

IMAP Login Secure

Demonstrates how to use the LoginSecure method introduced in Chilkat v9.5.0.71. Chilkat2-Python

import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

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

imap = chilkat2.Imap()

# Connect to an IMAP server..
imap.Ssl = True
imap.Port = 993
success = imap.Connect("imap.mail.me.com")
if (success != True):
    print(imap.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# Imagine we've previously saved our encrypted login and password within a JSON config file
# that contains this:

# {
#   "imap_login": "fLkxsfnVaIWLiL/R32jo6g==",
#   "imap_password": "/NbaFBoCftBLFf8WBU9Xtw=="
# }

json = chilkat2.JsonObject()
json.LoadFile("qa_data/passwords/imap.json")

crypt = chilkat2.Crypt2()

# These are the encryption settings we previously used to encrypt the credentials within the JSON config file.
crypt.CryptAlgorithm = "aes"
crypt.CipherMode = "cbc"
crypt.KeyLength = 128
crypt.SetEncodedKey("000102030405060708090A0B0C0D0E0F","hex")
crypt.SetEncodedIV("000102030405060708090A0B0C0D0E0F","hex")
crypt.EncodingMode = "base64"

ssLogin = chilkat2.SecureString()
ssPassword = chilkat2.SecureString()

# Decrypt to the secure string.  (the strings will still held in memory encrypted, but are now encrypted using
# a randomly generated session key.)
crypt.DecryptSecureENC(json.StringOf("imap_login"),ssLogin)
crypt.DecryptSecureENC(json.StringOf("imap_password"),ssPassword)

# Pass the credentials to the LoginSecure method:
success = imap.LoginSecure(ssLogin,ssPassword)
if (success != True):
    print(imap.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# ...

imap.Disconnect()