Node.js

Find Certificate for Email Encryption

Demonstrates finding the recipient's certificate in the Windows certificate store and using it to send encrypted email. Node.js

NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

    //  This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    //  See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    var mailman = new chilkat.MailMan();

    //  Set the SMTP server.
    mailman.SmtpHost = "smtp.example.com";

    //  Create a new email object
    var email = new chilkat.Email();

    email.Subject = "This email is encrypted";
    email.Body = "This is a digitally encrypted mail";
    email.From = "Joe <joe@example.com>";
    //  Emails are encrypted using the recipient's certificate.
    var recipientEmailAddr = "jane@example2.com";
    email.AddTo("Jane",recipientEmailAddr);

    //  Indicate that the email is to be sent encrypted.
    email.SendEncrypted = true;

    //  This example demonstrates finding the email encryption certificate
    //  on a Windows system where the certificate is stored in the Windows 
    //  certificate store.

    var cert = new chilkat.Cert();
    //  The recipient's certificate is used to encrypt.
    //  (Because the recipient is the only one in possession of the private key to decrypt.)
    success = cert.LoadByEmailAddress(recipientEmailAddr);
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(cert.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    //  Specify the certificate to be used for encryption.
    success = email.SetEncryptCert(cert);

    success = mailman.SendEmail(email);
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(mailman.LastErrorText);
    }
    else {
        console.log("Encrypted Mail Sent!");
    }


}

chilkatExample();