(Java) Workaround for the deprecated Crypt2.SignBytesENC method

Shows how to replace the deprecated SignBytesENC method. (Chilkat is moving away from the use of CkByteData.)

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    CkCrypt2 crypt = new CkCrypt2();

    CkCert cert = new CkCert();
    // ...
    // Load the cert from a source such as a .pfx/.p12 file, smart card, USB token, Apple keychain, Windows certificate store, etc.
    // 
    boolean success = crypt.SetSigningCert(cert);

    crypt.put_EncodingMode("base64");
    crypt.put_HashAlgorithm("sha256");

    String path = "c:/someDir/example.dat";

    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // The SignBytesENC method is deprecated:

    CkByteData inData = new CkByteData();
    inData.loadFile(path);

    String base64_sig = crypt.signBytesENC(inData);

    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Workaround.
    // (Chilkat is moving away from using CkByteData)

    CkBinData bdIn = new CkBinData();
    bdIn.LoadFile(path);

    base64_sig = crypt.signBdENC(bdIn);
  }
}