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Decrypt S/MIME using a Certificate with Private Key Access

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Loads a CMS/PKCS #7 encrypted S/MIME message and decrypts it back to the original MIME content.

DecryptUsingCert takes a single certificate that already has access to its associated private key, for example a certificate loaded from a PFX.

The file paths are relative to the application's current working directory. Absolute paths may also be used. Supply the paths appropriate to your own environment.

Background. A public-only certificate is insufficient for decryption. The certificate passed to DecryptUsingCert must be linked to its private key, as happens when it is loaded from a PFX/P12 file.

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import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

mime = chilkat2.Mime()
success = mime.LoadMimeFile("qa_data/encrypted.eml")
if (success == False):
    print(mime.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# Decrypt using a certificate that already provides access to its private key (for example loaded
# from a PFX).  The only argument is the certificate.
pfxPassword = "myPfxPassword"
cert = chilkat2.Cert()
success = cert.LoadPfxFile("qa_data/recipient.pfx",pfxPassword)
if (success == False):
    print(cert.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

success = mime.DecryptUsingCert(cert)
if (success == False):
    print(mime.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

body = mime.GetBodyDecoded()
if (mime.LastMethodSuccess == False):
    print(mime.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

print(body)