Visual Basic 6.0

Set the DKIM Signing Private Key

Demonstrates the Chilkat Dkim.SetDkimPrivateKey method, which supplies the RSA private key used by DkimSign. The only argument is a PrivateKey object. The source key may be destroyed after this returns, and the configured key can be reused for multiple signatures.

Note: The file paths are relative to the application's current working directory. Absolute paths may also be used. Supply the paths appropriate to your own environment.

Background: DKIM proves a message really came from its domain by signing it with a private key that only the domain owner holds; recipients verify with the matching public key published in the domain's DNS. This method loads that private half into the Dkim object once, so a mail server can sign every outgoing message without re-reading the key each time. Because the key is the domain's signing secret, it should be protected like any other private key and never committed to source.

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Dim success As Long
success = 0

'  Demonstrates the Dkim.SetDkimPrivateKey method, which supplies the RSA private key used by
'  DkimSign.  The only argument is a PrivateKey object.

Dim dkim As New ChilkatDkim

'  Load the RSA private key that corresponds to the public key published in the domain's DNS.
Dim privKey As New PrivateKey
success = privKey.LoadPemFile("qa_data/dkim_private.pem")
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print privKey.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

'  Copy the key into the Dkim object.  The PrivateKey object may be destroyed afterward, and the
'  configured key can be reused for multiple signatures.
success = dkim.SetDkimPrivateKey(privKey)
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print dkim.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Debug.Print "DKIM private key configured."