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Encrypt a File to a PKCS7 (CMS) Message

Shows how to encrypt a file into a PKCS7 encrypted message using the recipient's certificate. Public-key encryption requires no private key. However, the recipient's private key is necessary for decryption.

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import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.BinData;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Cert;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Crypt2;

public class ChilkatExample {

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

        Crypt2 crypt = new Crypt2();

        // Load the recipient's digital certificate.
        // We don't need the private key for encryption.
        // Only the public key is needed (which is included in a certificate).
        Cert cert1 = new Cert();
        cert1.loadFromFile("qa_data/user1/cert_user1.pem");
        // Assume success for the example, but make sure your application checks for success/failure...
        crypt.setEncryptCert(cert1);

        // Indicate that we want PKI encryption (i.e. public-key infrastructure)
        // to produce a CMS message (Cryptographic Message Syntax/PKCS7),
        // that is be created with RSAES-OAEP padding, SHA256, and AES-256 for the
        // bulk encryption.
        crypt.setCryptAlgorithm("pki");
        crypt.setPkcs7CryptAlg("aes");
        crypt.setKeyLength(256);
        crypt.setOaepHash("sha256");
        crypt.setOaepPadding(true);

        // Load the file to be encrypted...
        BinData fileData = new BinData();
        fileData.loadFile("qa_data/jpg/penguins.jpg");
        // Your app should check for success/failure..

        // Encrypt the data.  The contents of the fileData object are replaced with the PKCS7 encrypted message.
        try {
            crypt.encryptBd(fileData);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // Save the PKCS7 encrypted message to a file..
        fileData.writeFile("qa_output/pkcs7_encrypted.p7");

        System.out.println("OK.");
    }
}