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Encrypt MIME for Multiple Recipients

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Demonstrates encrypting the current MIME entity for several recipients at once. A certificate is added for each recipient with AddEncryptCert, and EncryptN then produces a single CMS/PKCS #7 message that each recipient can independently decrypt.

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Background. When a message targets more than one recipient, each recipient's certificate is added to the internal list and EncryptN wraps the message key separately for each one. Any single recipient can then decrypt with their own private key.

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Tcl

load ./chilkat.dll

set success 0

set mime [new_CkMime]

set success [CkMime_SetBodyFromPlainText $mime "This message will be encrypted."]
if {$success == 0} then {
    puts [CkMime_lastErrorText $mime]
    delete_CkMime $mime
    exit
}

#  Add a certificate for each intended recipient.  Every recipient receives an independently
#  wrapped copy of the message key.
set cert1 [new_CkCert]

set success [CkCert_LoadFromFile $cert1 "qa_data/recipient1.cer"]
if {$success == 0} then {
    puts [CkCert_lastErrorText $cert1]
    delete_CkMime $mime
    delete_CkCert $cert1
    exit
}

set success [CkMime_AddEncryptCert $mime $cert1]
if {$success == 0} then {
    puts [CkMime_lastErrorText $mime]
    delete_CkMime $mime
    delete_CkCert $cert1
    exit
}

set cert2 [new_CkCert]

set success [CkCert_LoadFromFile $cert2 "qa_data/recipient2.cer"]
if {$success == 0} then {
    puts [CkCert_lastErrorText $cert2]
    delete_CkMime $mime
    delete_CkCert $cert1
    delete_CkCert $cert2
    exit
}

set success [CkMime_AddEncryptCert $mime $cert2]
if {$success == 0} then {
    puts [CkMime_lastErrorText $mime]
    delete_CkMime $mime
    delete_CkCert $cert1
    delete_CkCert $cert2
    exit
}

#  Encrypt for every added recipient at once.
set success [CkMime_EncryptN $mime]
if {$success == 0} then {
    puts [CkMime_lastErrorText $mime]
    delete_CkMime $mime
    delete_CkCert $cert1
    delete_CkCert $cert2
    exit
}

set success [CkMime_SaveMime $mime "qa_output/encrypted_multi.eml"]
if {$success == 0} then {
    puts [CkMime_lastErrorText $mime]
    delete_CkMime $mime
    delete_CkCert $cert1
    delete_CkCert $cert2
    exit
}

puts "Message encrypted for multiple recipients."

delete_CkMime $mime
delete_CkCert $cert1
delete_CkCert $cert2