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ReadEncryptedMail.javaAPI DocBouncy Castle Crypto API 1.41 (Java 1.5)2838Wed Oct 01 10:55:28 BST 2008org.bouncycastle.mail.smime.examples

ReadEncryptedMail

public class ReadEncryptedMail extends Object
a simple example that reads an encrypted email.

The key store can be created using the class in org.bouncycastle.jce.examples.PKCS12Example - the program expects only one key to be present.

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public static voidmain(java.lang.String[] args)

        if (args.length != 2)
        {
            System.err.println("usage: ReadEncryptedMail pkcs12Keystore password");
            System.exit(0);
        }

        //
        // Open the key store
        //
        KeyStore    ks = KeyStore.getInstance("PKCS12", "BC");

        ks.load(new FileInputStream(args[0]), args[1].toCharArray());

        Enumeration e = ks.aliases();
        String      keyAlias = null;

        while (e.hasMoreElements())
        {
            String  alias = (String)e.nextElement();

            if (ks.isKeyEntry(alias))
            {
                keyAlias = alias;
            }
        }

        if (keyAlias == null)
        {
            System.err.println("can't find a private key!");
            System.exit(0);
        }

        //
        // find the certificate for the private key and generate a 
        // suitable recipient identifier.
        //
        X509Certificate cert = (X509Certificate)ks.getCertificate(keyAlias);
        RecipientId     recId = new RecipientId();

        recId.setSerialNumber(cert.getSerialNumber());
        recId.setIssuer(cert.getIssuerX500Principal().getEncoded());

        //
        // Get a Session object with the default properties.
        //         
        Properties props = System.getProperties();

        Session session = Session.getDefaultInstance(props, null);

        MimeMessage msg = new MimeMessage(session, new FileInputStream("encrypted.message"));

        SMIMEEnveloped       m = new SMIMEEnveloped(msg);

        RecipientInformationStore   recipients = m.getRecipientInfos();
        RecipientInformation        recipient = recipients.get(recId);

        MimeBodyPart        res = SMIMEUtil.toMimeBodyPart(recipient.getContent(ks.getKey(keyAlias, null), "BC"));

        System.out.println("Message Contents");
        System.out.println("----------------");
        System.out.println(res.getContent());