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Set the S/MIME Encryption Key Length

Demonstrates the Chilkat Email.Pkcs7KeyLength property, which sets the key length of the symmetric algorithm used for PKCS#7 (S/MIME) encryption. The allowed values depend on Pkcs7CryptAlg: for aes use 128, 192, or 256; for 3des use 192; for des use 40; for rc2 use 40, 56, 64, or 128. The default is 128, and an unsupported algorithm/key-length combination causes encryption to fail. This example pairs AES with a 192-bit key.

Background: Key length is the size, in bits, of the secret key a symmetric cipher uses — a longer key means exponentially more possible keys and thus more resistance to brute-force attack. But length is only meaningful within a given algorithm: AES-128 is already very strong, and a key size must be one the chosen cipher actually supports, which is why Pkcs7KeyLength and Pkcs7CryptAlg have to agree.

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<?php

include("chilkat.php");

//  Demonstrates the Email.Pkcs7KeyLength property, which sets the key length (in bits)
//  of the symmetric algorithm used for PKCS#7 (S/MIME) encryption.  The allowed values
//  depend on Pkcs7CryptAlg; for aes they are 128, 192, or 256.  The default is 128.

$email = new CkEmail();

$email->put_Pkcs7CryptAlg('aes');
$email->put_Pkcs7KeyLength(192);

print 'Pkcs7CryptAlg = ' . $email->pkcs7CryptAlg() . "\n";
print 'Pkcs7KeyLength = ' . $email->get_Pkcs7KeyLength() . "\n";

?>