CkPython Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Workaround for the deprecated Crypt2.SignString method

Shows how to replace the deprecated SignString method. (Chilkat is moving away from the use of CkByteData.) CkPython

import chilkat

success = False

crypt = chilkat.CkCrypt2()

cert = chilkat.CkCert()
#  ...
#  Load the cert from a source such as a .pfx/.p12 file, smart card, USB token, Apple keychain, Windows certificate store, etc.
#  
success = crypt.SetSigningCert(cert)

#  Sign the utf-8 byte representation of the text.
crypt.put_Charset("utf-8")

textToSign = "This is the text to sign"

#  ------------------------------------------------------------------------
#  The SignString method is deprecated:

outData = chilkat.CkByteData()

success = crypt.SignString(textToSign,outData)

#  ------------------------------------------------------------------------
#  Workaround.
#  (Chilkat is moving away from using CkByteData)

crypt.put_EncodingMode("base64")
base64_sig = crypt.signStringENC(textToSign)

#  If you want the binary bytes of the signature decoded from base64.
bdSig = chilkat.CkBinData()
bdSig.AppendEncoded(base64_sig,"base64")