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Add a PFX Source from BinData

Demonstrates the Chilkat Email.AddPfxSourceBd method, which adds PFX data held in a BinData object to the list of certificate and private-key sources used during decryption or signing. The second argument is the PFX password. Call it before obtaining the encrypted email so Chilkat can decrypt it automatically. This example loads a PFX into a BinData, adds it, and then loads an encrypted email.

Background: This is the in-memory (BinData) counterpart to AddPfxSourceFile. It is the right choice when the PFX bytes come from somewhere other than a file — a database, a secrets manager, or an HTTP download — letting you supply the certificate and private key without first writing them to disk (which is preferable for sensitive key material).

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#include <CkEmail.h>
#include <CkBinData.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

    //  Demonstrates the AddPfxSourceBd method, which adds PFX data (held in a BinData) to the
    //  list of certificate and private-key sources used during decryption or signing.  The
    //  second argument is the PFX password.  Call it before obtaining the encrypted email.

    CkEmail email;

    //  Load PFX data into a BinData object.
    CkBinData bdPfx;
    success = bdPfx.LoadFile("qa_data/certs/decryption.pfx");
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << bdPfx.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return true;
    }

    //  Add the PFX as a source of the certificate + private key.
    success = email.AddPfxSourceBd(bdPfx,"pfx_password");
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << email.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return true;
    }

    //  Load an encrypted email; Chilkat decrypts it using the PFX source.
    success = email.LoadEml("qa_data/eml/encrypted.eml");
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << email.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return true;
    }

    std::cout << "Decrypted = " << email.get_Decrypted() << "\r\n";

    //  Note: Paths such as "qa_data/..." are relative local filesystem paths,
    //  relative to the current working directory of the running application.
    }