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Create CMS (PKCS7) Detached MIME Signature

Demonstrates how to add a CMS detached signature to MIME.

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Swift

func chilkatTest() {
    var success: Bool = false

    // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    let mime = CkoMime()!

    // Load a certificate w/ private key for signing.
    let cert = CkoCert()!
    success = cert.loadPfxFile(path: "qa_data/pfx/ecc256_12345.p12", password: "12345")
    if success != true {
        print("\(cert.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    print("Cert: \(cert.subjectDN!)")

    // Create a simple MIME message to be signed:
    mime.addHeaderField(name: "Subject", value: "This is a test")
    mime.addHeaderField(name: "MyCustomHeader", value: "abc123")
    mime.contentType = "text/plain"
    mime.setBody(str: "This is a plain-text body.")

    // Examine the MIME prior to signing:
    print("--- MIME prior to signing ---")
    print("\(mime.getMime()!)")

    // The MIME prior to signing looks like this:

    // Subject: This is a test
    // MyCustomHeader: abc123
    // Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed
    // 
    // This is a plain-text body.

    // Use SHA256 as the hash algorithm in the CMS signature.
    mime.signingHashAlg = "SHA256"

    // Add a detached signature:
    success = mime.addDetachedSignature(cert: cert)
    if success == false {
        print("\(mime.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    // Examine the MIME with detached signature:
    print("--- MIME with detached signature ---")
    print("\(mime.getMime()!)")

    // Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="----=_NextPart_6e3_c655_9641494d.b4f00501";
    //  protocol="application/x-pkcs7-signature";
    //  micalg=sha256
    // 
    // ------=_NextPart_6e3_c655_9641494d.b4f00501
    // Subject: This is a test
    // MyCustomHeader: abc123
    // Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed
    // 
    // This is a plain-text body.
    // ------=_NextPart_6e3_c655_9641494d.b4f00501
    // Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
    // Content-Type: application/x-pkcs7-signature; name="smime.p7s"
    // Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="smime.p7s"
    // 
    // MIID7AYJKoZIhvcNAQcCoIID3TCCA9kCAQExDzANBglghkgBZQMEAgEFADALBgkqhkiG9w0BBwGg
    // ggJxMIICbTCCAhOgAwIBAgIJAJuS2kgOoyr+MAkGByqGSM49BAEwWzELMAkGA1UEBhMCQVUxEzAR
    // BgNVBAgTClNvbWUtU3RhdGUxITAfBgNVBAoTGEludGVybmV0IFdpZGdpdHMgUHR5IEx0ZDEUMBIG
    // A1UEAxMLZWNjMjU2LXRlc3QwHhcNMTYwODIzMTU0OTM5WhcNNDQwMTA4MTU0OTM5WjBbMQswCQYD
    // VQQGEwJBVTETMBEGA1UECBMKU29tZS1TdGF0ZTEhMB8GA1UEChMYSW50ZXJuZXQgV2lkZ2l0cyBQ
    // dHkgTHRkMRQwEgYDVQQDEwtlY2MyNTYtdGVzdDBZMBMGByqGSM49AgEGCCqGSM49AwEHA0IABARy
    // Hd86A7+qQ4DlIfKynZaFGdGLpkU3GlQwqaVD6GIJg3QIDhaWEksYtZ9OWjNHn9a6+i/P9o5/NrdI
    // SP0VWDWjgcAwgb0wHQYDVR0OBBYEFGmd2DfK4c3VBTVn8ebKH2BTmRicMIGNBgNVHSMEgYUwgYKA
    // FGmd2DfK4c3VBTVn8ebKH2BTmRicoV+kXTBbMQswCQYDVQQGEwJBVTETMBEGA1UECBMKU29tZS1T
    // dGF0ZTEhMB8GA1UEChMYSW50ZXJuZXQgV2lkZ2l0cyBQdHkgTHRkMRQwEgYDVQQDEwtlY2MyNTYt
    // dGVzdIIJAJuS2kgOoyr+MAwGA1UdEwQFMAMBAf8wCQYHKoZIzj0EAQNJADBGAiEAhuiwGy0lZKtK
    // LA13Ffc8AMTK7NsePPSfs0clXlZUR78CIQDXsJXpYsJ7tlTeockrK+6099sG/gGFTRPiQYU8juyf
    // LzGCAT8wggE7AgEBMGgwWzELMAkGA1UEBhMCQVUxEzARBgNVBAgTClNvbWUtU3RhdGUxITAfBgNV
    // BAoTGEludGVybmV0IFdpZGdpdHMgUHR5IEx0ZDEUMBIGA1UEAxMLZWNjMjU2LXRlc3QCCQCbktpI
    // DqMq/jANBglghkgBZQMEAgEFAKBpMBgGCSqGSIb3DQEJAzELBgkqhkiG9w0BBwEwHAYJKoZIhvcN
    // AQkFMQ8XDTIyMDUwODE0MzM1NFowLwYJKoZIhvcNAQkEMSIEIMvNpYuymLvF68aFFe+l3NEQTdkB
    // 7T8U6/j+Y5FgDlIUMAoGCCqGSM49BAMCBEYwRAIgQ6migEn3Le9ciIVUP/qc2JZAJZWjpulJXY9Q
    // IZJ3XK0CIGZwpLOgiv7ES8958hqT9a/q7aPc1xmkaZHtsat/k+Ki
    // 
    // ------=_NextPart_6e3_c655_9641494d.b4f00501--

}