Swift

Set the Decryption Certificate for an Email

Demonstrates the Chilkat Email.SetDecryptCert method, which explicitly provides a certificate (with access to its private key) for decrypting a received encrypted email. Set the certificate before loading the encrypted message so Chilkat can decrypt it automatically. This example loads the certificate from a PFX, sets it, and then loads an encrypted email.

Background: Decrypting S/MIME email requires the recipient's private key. On Windows and macOS, Chilkat can find an installed certificate automatically, but when the key lives in a standalone PFX file you provide it explicitly with SetDecryptCert. A PFX (PKCS#12) bundles the certificate and its private key in one password-protected file. If the certificate and key are in separate files, use SetDecryptCert2 instead.

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func chilkatTest() {
    var success: Bool = false

    //  Demonstrates the SetDecryptCert method, which explicitly provides a certificate (with
    //  access to its private key) for decrypting a received encrypted email.  Set the cert
    //  before loading the encrypted email so it can be decrypted automatically.

    let email = CkoEmail()!

    //  Load a certificate together with its private key from a PFX file.
    let cert = CkoCert()!
    success = cert.loadPfxFile(path: "qa_data/certs/decryption.pfx", password: "pfx_password")
    if success == false {
        print("\(cert.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    //  Provide the certificate to use for decryption.
    success = email.setDecryptCert(cert: cert)
    if success == false {
        print("\(email.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    //  Load the encrypted email; Chilkat decrypts it using the certificate.
    success = email.loadEml(mimePath: "qa_data/eml/encrypted.eml")
    if success == false {
        print("\(email.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    print("ReceivedEncrypted = \(email.receivedEncrypted)")
    print("Decrypted = \(email.decrypted)")

    //  Note: Paths such as "qa_data/..." are relative local filesystem paths,
    //  relative to the current working directory of the running application.

}