(CkPython) Create PKCS7 (CMS) EnvelopedData

Encrypt some data to a recipient by creating a PKCS7 (CMS) EnvelopedData structure. The data will be encrypted using a symmetric content-encryption algorithm (e.g., AES), and the randomly generated symmetric key will be encrypted using the recipient’s RSA public key extracted from their X.509 certificate.

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import sys
import chilkat

crypt = chilkat.CkCrypt2()

# Specify the encryption to be used.
# "pki" indicates "Public Key Infrastructure" and will create a PKCS7 encrypted (enveloped-data) message.
crypt.put_CryptAlgorithm("pki")
crypt.put_Pkcs7CryptAlg("aes")
crypt.put_KeyLength(256)
crypt.put_OaepHash("sha256")
crypt.put_OaepPadding(True)

cert = chilkat.CkCert()

# Use a certificate found in the Windows certificate store.
success = cert.LoadByCommonName("My Certificate")
if (success != True):
    print(cert.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# Tell the crypt object to use the certificate.
crypt.SetEncryptCert(cert)

toBeEncrypted = "This string is to be encrypted."

# Get the result in multi-line BASE64 MIME format.
crypt.put_EncodingMode("base64_mime")
crypt.put_Charset("utf-8")

result = crypt.encryptStringENC(toBeEncrypted)
if (success != True):
    print(crypt.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# -------------------------------------------------------------------------
# See the following example to decrypt what was created in this example
# Decrypt PKCS7 (CMS) EnvelopedData
# -------------------------------------------------------------------------

print(result)

# Sample output:

# MIICSgYJKoZIhvcNAQcDoIICOzCCAjcCAQAxggHiMIIB3gIBADCBljCBgTELMAkGA1UEBhMCSVQx
# EDAOBgNVBAgMB0JlcmdhbW8xGTAXBgNVBAcMEFBvbnRlIFNhbiBQaWV0cm8xFzAVBgNVBAoMDkFj
# dGFsaXMgUy5wLkEuMSwwKgYDVQQDDCNBY3RhbGlzIENsaWVudCBBdXRoZW50aWNhdGlvbiBDQSBH
# MwIQPCWvkSv8oQ7xRmEHJ6TzEDA8BgkqhkiG9w0BAQcwL6APMA0GCWCGSAFlAwQCAQUAoRwwGgYJ
# KoZIhvcNAQEIMA0GCWCGSAFlAwQCAQUABIIBAKqHAPQNSsQoX7B2NH7QyEOWQRsSVs8oCHXmy8f4
# MVZD2er3bvYUCIomxpwbLEAl14qjUIMynahooYGgqip7+4FqL301G+BVjZVfEhHWj+VI1dAWnWuL
# VHlvc/pbQNBWqV8rKVJsNIsuAZkdj4WSwLVKxYkYX43B8fh/g71XN2DTJu7Z/824v48KBmgpQBOT
# 2q7IcDGxNPAFN2p6eavIVGn2LvhEbf/Fszyj+GR5tMcnQP1BOLJ3s3JzUBbvj8hcZrF1Vhl9HnTU
# YQx8G/KdW1mR+Wlhl3BWoK0LYKRTbnTx2BXOs0CY1SXOAdhKr01ZYjA+xW4nGzY0lfXS9QZjh9gw
# TAYJKoZIhvcNAQcBMB0GCWCGSAFlAwQBKgQQw0xTbfmnt0zjWHo5SaQIp4AgxTVY9E/Ncqy6t+RM
# 8y4c3Av62/wB8IpPUEmtM2OeuZo=