Xbase++

Find Certificate for Email Encryption

Demonstrates finding the recipient's certificate in the Windows certificate store and using it to send encrypted email. Xbase++

LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oMailman
LOCAL oEmail
LOCAL cRecipientEmailAddr
LOCAL oCert

nSuccess := 0

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

oMailman := CreateObject("Chilkat.MailMan")

//  Set the SMTP server.
oMailman:SmtpHost := "smtp.example.com"

//  Create a new email object
oEmail := CreateObject("Chilkat.Email")

oEmail:Subject := "This email is encrypted"
oEmail:Body := "This is a digitally encrypted mail"
oEmail:From := "Joe <joe@example.com>"
//  Emails are encrypted using the recipient's certificate.
cRecipientEmailAddr := "jane@example2.com"
oEmail:AddTo("Jane", cRecipientEmailAddr)

//  Indicate that the email is to be sent encrypted.
oEmail:SendEncrypted := 1

//  This example demonstrates finding the email encryption certificate
//  on a Windows system where the certificate is stored in the Windows 
//  certificate store.

oCert := CreateObject("Chilkat.Cert")
//  The recipient's certificate is used to encrypt.
//  (Because the recipient is the only one in possession of the private key to decrypt.)
nSuccess := oCert:LoadByEmailAddress(cRecipientEmailAddr)
IF (nSuccess != 1)
    ? oCert:LastErrorText
    oMailman:destroy()
    oEmail:destroy()
    oCert:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  Specify the certificate to be used for encryption.
nSuccess := oEmail:SetEncryptCert(oCert)

nSuccess := oMailman:SendEmail(oEmail)
IF (nSuccess != 1)
    ? oMailman:LastErrorText
ELSE
    ? "Encrypted Mail Sent!"
ENDIF

oMailman:destroy()
oEmail:destroy()
oCert:destroy()