MIME S/MIME Signing Algorithm Properties

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Demonstrates the properties that control S/MIME signing: SigningAlg (the RSA signature scheme, PKCS1-V1_5 or RSASSA-PSS), SigningHashAlg (the message-digest algorithm), Micalg and Protocol (the micalg and protocol parameters of a multipart/signed Content-Type), and UseXPkcs7 (whether historical x-pkcs7 media-type names are used). The properties are configured before creating a detached signature.

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[])
  {
    boolean success = false;

    CkMime mime = new CkMime();
    success = mime.SetBodyFromPlainText("This message will be signed.");
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(mime.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    //  SigningAlg is the RSA signature scheme.  The default is PKCS1-V1_5; set RSASSA-PSS (or pss) for
    //  RSASSA-PSS.
    mime.put_SigningAlg("PKCS1-V1_5");

    //  SigningHashAlg is the message-digest algorithm.  The default is sha256.
    mime.put_SigningHashAlg("sha256");

    //  Micalg and Protocol are the micalg and protocol parameters written into a multipart/signed
    //  Content-Type header field.  They are normally set automatically, but can be controlled here.
    mime.put_Micalg("sha-256");
    mime.put_Protocol("application/pkcs7-signature");

    //  UseXPkcs7 controls whether newly created S/MIME media types use the historical x-pkcs7 names.
    mime.put_UseXPkcs7(false);

    //  Load a signing certificate (with private key access) from a PFX.  The PFX password should come
    //  from a secure source rather than being hard-coded.
    String pfxPassword = "myPfxPassword";
    CkCert cert = new CkCert();
    success = cert.LoadPfxFile("qa_data/signer.pfx",pfxPassword);
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(cert.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    //  Create the detached signature using the algorithms configured above.
    success = mime.AddDetachedSignature(cert);
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(mime.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    System.out.println("Signed with SigningAlg=" + mime.signingAlg() + " SigningHashAlg=" + mime.signingHashAlg());
  }
}