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Create an Opaque (Attached) S/MIME Signature

Demonstrates the Chilkat Mime.ConvertToSigned method, which creates an opaque (attached) S/MIME signature. The only argument is the signing Cert. On success the entity is replaced by a CMS/PKCS #7 signed-data structure that wraps the content inside the signature.

Note: The file paths are relative to the application's current working directory. Absolute paths may also be used. Supply the paths appropriate to your own environment.

Background: An opaque signature bundles the content inside the CMS structure, so the message is a single application/pkcs7-mime blob that only S/MIME-aware software can read. It is more tamper-resistant in transit — nothing can alter the content without breaking the wrapper — at the cost of the backward compatibility a detached signature offers. Use it when every recipient is known to support S/MIME.

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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

$success = $false

$mime = New-Object Chilkat.Mime
$success = $mime.SetBodyFromPlainText("This message will be signed.")
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($mime.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

#  Load the signing certificate (which must have access to its private key) from a PFX file.
#  The PFX password should come from a secure source rather than being hard-coded.
$pfxPassword = "myPfxPassword"
$cert = New-Object Chilkat.Cert
$success = $cert.LoadPfxFile("qa_data/signer.pfx",$pfxPassword)
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($cert.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

#  Create an OPAQUE (attached) S/MIME signature.  The entity is replaced by a CMS/PKCS #7
#  signed-data structure that wraps the content inside the signature.
$success = $mime.ConvertToSigned($cert)
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($mime.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$success = $mime.SaveMime("qa_output/signed_opaque.eml")
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($mime.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$("Message converted to an opaque signed message.")