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Create CMS (PKCS7) Detached MIME Signature

Demonstrates how to add a CMS detached signature to MIME.

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import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Cert;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Mime;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
        // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

        Mime mime = new Mime();

        // Load a certificate w/ private key for signing.
        Cert cert = new Cert();
        try {
            cert.loadPfxFile("qa_data/pfx/ecc256_12345.p12", "12345");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        System.out.println("Cert: " + cert.getSubjectDN());

        // Create a simple MIME message to be signed:
        mime.addHeaderField("Subject", "This is a test");
        mime.addHeaderField("MyCustomHeader", "abc123");
        mime.setContentType("text/plain");
        mime.setBody("This is a plain-text body.");

        // Examine the MIME prior to signing:
        System.out.println("--- MIME prior to signing ---");
        System.out.println(mime.getMime());

        // The MIME prior to signing looks like this:

        // Subject: This is a test
        // MyCustomHeader: abc123
        // Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed
        //
        // This is a plain-text body.

        // Use SHA256 as the hash algorithm in the CMS signature.
        mime.setSigningHashAlg("SHA256");

        // Add a detached signature:
        try {
            mime.addDetachedSignature(cert);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // Examine the MIME with detached signature:
        System.out.println("--- MIME with detached signature ---");
        System.out.println(mime.getMime());

        // Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="----=_NextPart_6e3_c655_9641494d.b4f00501";
        //  protocol="application/x-pkcs7-signature";
        //  micalg=sha256
        //
        // ------=_NextPart_6e3_c655_9641494d.b4f00501
        // Subject: This is a test
        // MyCustomHeader: abc123
        // Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed
        //
        // This is a plain-text body.
        // ------=_NextPart_6e3_c655_9641494d.b4f00501
        // Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
        // Content-Type: application/x-pkcs7-signature; name="smime.p7s"
        // Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="smime.p7s"
        //
        // MIID7AYJKoZIhvcNAQcCoIID3TCCA9kCAQExDzANBglghkgBZQMEAgEFADALBgkqhkiG9w0BBwGg
        // ggJxMIICbTCCAhOgAwIBAgIJAJuS2kgOoyr+MAkGByqGSM49BAEwWzELMAkGA1UEBhMCQVUxEzAR
        // BgNVBAgTClNvbWUtU3RhdGUxITAfBgNVBAoTGEludGVybmV0IFdpZGdpdHMgUHR5IEx0ZDEUMBIG
        // A1UEAxMLZWNjMjU2LXRlc3QwHhcNMTYwODIzMTU0OTM5WhcNNDQwMTA4MTU0OTM5WjBbMQswCQYD
        // VQQGEwJBVTETMBEGA1UECBMKU29tZS1TdGF0ZTEhMB8GA1UEChMYSW50ZXJuZXQgV2lkZ2l0cyBQ
        // dHkgTHRkMRQwEgYDVQQDEwtlY2MyNTYtdGVzdDBZMBMGByqGSM49AgEGCCqGSM49AwEHA0IABARy
        // Hd86A7+qQ4DlIfKynZaFGdGLpkU3GlQwqaVD6GIJg3QIDhaWEksYtZ9OWjNHn9a6+i/P9o5/NrdI
        // SP0VWDWjgcAwgb0wHQYDVR0OBBYEFGmd2DfK4c3VBTVn8ebKH2BTmRicMIGNBgNVHSMEgYUwgYKA
        // FGmd2DfK4c3VBTVn8ebKH2BTmRicoV+kXTBbMQswCQYDVQQGEwJBVTETMBEGA1UECBMKU29tZS1T
        // dGF0ZTEhMB8GA1UEChMYSW50ZXJuZXQgV2lkZ2l0cyBQdHkgTHRkMRQwEgYDVQQDEwtlY2MyNTYt
        // dGVzdIIJAJuS2kgOoyr+MAwGA1UdEwQFMAMBAf8wCQYHKoZIzj0EAQNJADBGAiEAhuiwGy0lZKtK
        // LA13Ffc8AMTK7NsePPSfs0clXlZUR78CIQDXsJXpYsJ7tlTeockrK+6099sG/gGFTRPiQYU8juyf
        // LzGCAT8wggE7AgEBMGgwWzELMAkGA1UEBhMCQVUxEzARBgNVBAgTClNvbWUtU3RhdGUxITAfBgNV
        // BAoTGEludGVybmV0IFdpZGdpdHMgUHR5IEx0ZDEUMBIGA1UEAxMLZWNjMjU2LXRlc3QCCQCbktpI
        // DqMq/jANBglghkgBZQMEAgEFAKBpMBgGCSqGSIb3DQEJAzELBgkqhkiG9w0BBwEwHAYJKoZIhvcN
        // AQkFMQ8XDTIyMDUwODE0MzM1NFowLwYJKoZIhvcNAQkEMSIEIMvNpYuymLvF68aFFe+l3NEQTdkB
        // 7T8U6/j+Y5FgDlIUMAoGCCqGSM49BAMCBEYwRAIgQ6migEn3Le9ciIVUP/qc2JZAJZWjpulJXY9Q
        // IZJ3XK0CIGZwpLOgiv7ES8958hqT9a/q7aPc1xmkaZHtsat/k+Ki
        //
        // ------=_NextPart_6e3_c655_9641494d.b4f00501--
    }
}