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Set the S/MIME Encryption Key Length
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Demonstrates the Chilkat Email.Pkcs7KeyLength property, which sets the key length of the symmetric algorithm used for PKCS#7 (S/MIME) encryption. The allowed values depend on Pkcs7CryptAlg: for aes use 128, 192, or 256; for 3des use 192; for des use 40; for rc2 use 40, 56, 64, or 128. The default is 128, and an unsupported algorithm/key-length combination causes encryption to fail. This example pairs AES with a 192-bit key.
Background: Key length is the size, in bits, of the secret key a symmetric cipher uses — a longer key means exponentially more possible keys and thus more resistance to brute-force attack. But length is only meaningful within a given algorithm: AES-128 is already very strong, and a key size must be one the chosen cipher actually supports, which is why
Pkcs7KeyLength and Pkcs7CryptAlg have to agree.Chilkat VB.NET Downloads
' Demonstrates the Email.Pkcs7KeyLength property, which sets the key length (in bits)
' of the symmetric algorithm used for PKCS#7 (S/MIME) encryption. The allowed values
' depend on Pkcs7CryptAlg; for aes they are 128, 192, or 256. The default is 128.
Dim email As New Chilkat.Email
email.Pkcs7CryptAlg = "aes"
email.Pkcs7KeyLength = 192
Debug.WriteLine("Pkcs7CryptAlg = " & email.Pkcs7CryptAlg)
Debug.WriteLine("Pkcs7KeyLength = " & email.Pkcs7KeyLength)