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Add a PFX Source (BinData) for S/MIME Decryption

Demonstrates the Chilkat Imap.AddPfxSourceBd method, which adds PFX data held in a BinData as a source of certificates and private keys for S/MIME processing. The first argument is the BinData and the second is the PFX password. Call it once for each additional source.

Note: The certificate path is relative to the application's current working directory. Supply the path to your own certificate file.

Background: When downloading encrypted (S/MIME) email, Chilkat needs the recipient's private key to decrypt it. Adding one or more PFX sources gives Chilkat a pool of keys to search; the matching key is used automatically as messages are fetched. The BinData form is handy when the PFX comes from memory — a database blob or a downloaded buffer — rather than a file on disk. On Windows and macOS the system certificate stores are also searched automatically.

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use strict;
use warnings;
use Chilkat2;

# Demonstrates the Imap.AddPfxSourceBd method, which adds PFX data (from a BinData) as a
# source of certificates and private keys for S/MIME decryption.  The 1st argument is the
# BinData containing the PFX, and the 2nd is the PFX password.

my $imap = Chilkat2::Imap->new;

$imap->Ssl(1);
$imap->Port(993);

my $success = $imap->Connect('imap.example.com');
if (!$success) {
    print $imap->LastErrorText, "\n";
    exit;
}

$success = $imap->Login('user@example.com', 'myPassword');
if (!$success) {
    print $imap->LastErrorText, "\n";
    exit;
}

# Load the PFX data into a BinData.
my $bdPfx = Chilkat2::BinData->new;
$success = $bdPfx->LoadFile('qa_data/smime.pfx');
if (!$success) {
    print $bdPfx->LastErrorText, "\n";
    exit;
}

# The PFX password is not hard-coded in source.  Insert code here to obtain it from an
# interactive prompt, environment variable, or a secrets vault.
my $pfxPassword = '';

# Add the PFX as a source for S/MIME certificates and private keys.  Call once per source.
$success = $imap->AddPfxSourceBd($bdPfx, $pfxPassword);
if (!$success) {
    print $imap->LastErrorText, "\n";
    exit;
}

# Messages downloaded after this are automatically decrypted when a matching key is found.

$success = $imap->Disconnect();
if (!$success) {
    print $imap->LastErrorText, "\n";
    exit;
}