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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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    success := false

    mime := chilkat.NewMime()
    success = mime.LoadMimeFile("qa_data/encrypted.eml")
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(mime.LastErrorText())
        mime.DisposeMime()
        return
    }

    //  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 := chilkat.NewCert()
    success = cert.LoadPfxFile("qa_data/recipient.pfx",pfxPassword)
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(cert.LastErrorText())
        mime.DisposeMime()
        cert.DisposeCert()
        return
    }

    success = mime.DecryptUsingCert(cert)
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(mime.LastErrorText())
        mime.DisposeMime()
        cert.DisposeCert()
        return
    }

    body := mime.GetBodyDecoded()
    if mime.LastMethodSuccess() == false {
        fmt.Println(mime.LastErrorText())
        mime.DisposeMime()
        cert.DisposeCert()
        return
    }

    fmt.Println(*body)

    mime.DisposeMime()
    cert.DisposeCert()