RecipientsCerts Property

This property specifies the certificates of recipients to encrypt current email.

Data Type: Object

Remarks

EASendMail uses built-in Certificate and CertificateCollection object to sign and encrypt email.

Encrypting email doesn't require sender certificate but the certificate with public key for every recipient. For example, from@adminsystem.com sends an email to rcpt@adminsystem.com with digital signature. The digital signature contains the public key certificate for from@adminsystem.com, then rcpt@adminsystem.com can send an encrypted email with this certificate back to from@adminsystem.com. Only from@adminsystem can read this email, because this email MUST be decrypted by private key of from@adminsystem.com. Therefore, you MUST receive an digital signed email from other people (Most email clients such as outlook, outlook express will add the certificate to the Other People Storage automatically once an digital signed email is received) before you can send encrypted email to this people. To encrypt email with EASendMail, the certificate for recipient should be loaded to RecipientsCerts property.

By default, Personal digital certificate is stored at CERT_SYSTEM_STORE_CURRENT_USER "my". Encryption digital certificates are stored at CERT_SYSTEM_STORE_CURRENT_USER "Address Book". If you want to search certificate in Windows Active Directory, please use CERT_STORE_PROV_LDAP_STORE and input LDAP query statement in storeName parameter.

EASendMail always uses the maximum key length available with the indicated encryption algorithm.

You must assign each certificate for each recipient.

Example

[Visual Basic, Visual C++, Delphi] The following example demonstrates how to load certificate to encrypt email with EASendMail SMTP Component. To get the full samples of EASendMail, please refer to Samples section.

[VB6, VBA - Encrypt Email]
Const ConnectNormal = 0
Const ConnectSSLAuto = 1
Const ConnectSTARTTLS = 2
Const ConnectDirectSSL = 3
Const ConnectTryTLS = 4

Const CRYPT_MACHINE_KEYSET = 32 
Const CRYPT_USER_KEYSET = 4096 
Const CERT_SYSTEM_STORE_CURRENT_USER = 65536 
Const CERT_SYSTEM_STORE_LOCAL_MACHINE = 131072 
Const CERT_STORE_PROV_LDAP_STORE = 16

Private Sub btnEncryptEmail_Click() 

    Dim oSmtp As New EASendMailObjLib.Mail 
    oSmtp.LicenseCode = "TryIt" 
    
    ' Your SMTP server address
    oSmtp.ServerAddr = "smtp.emailarchitect.net" 

    ' User and password for ESMTP authentication
    oSmtp.UserName = "test@emailarchitect.net" 
    oSmtp.Password = "testpassword" 

    ' If server supports SSL/TLS connection, SSL/TLS is used automatically.
    oSmtp.ConnectType = ConnectTryTLS

    ' Set your sender email address
    oSmtp.FromAddr = "test@emailarchitect.net" 

    ' Add recipient email address
    oSmtp.AddRecipientEx "support@emailarchitect.net", 0 

    ' Set email subject
    oSmtp.Subject = "test encrypted email from VB 6.0 project" 

    ' Set email body
    oSmtp.BodyText = "this is a test encrypted email sent from VB 6.0 project" 

    ' Add digital signature
    If Not oSmtp.SignerCert.FindSubject("test@emailarchitect.net", _ 
        CERT_SYSTEM_STORE_CURRENT_USER, "my") Then 
        MsgBox oSmtp.SignerCert.GetLastError() 
        Exit Sub 
    End If 

    If Not oSmtp.SignerCert.HasPrivateKey Then 
        MsgBox "Signer certificate has not private key, " & _ 
                " this certificate can not be used to sign email!" 
        Exit Sub 
    End If 

    ' Find the encrypting certificate for every recipients
    Dim oEncryptCert As New EASendMailObjLib.Certificate 
    If Not oEncryptCert.FindSubject("support@emailarchitect.net", _ 
                            CERT_SYSTEM_STORE_CURRENT_USER, "AddressBook") Then 
        If Not oEncryptCert.FindSubject("support@emailarchitect.net", _ 
                                        CERT_SYSTEM_STORE_CURRENT_USER, "my") Then 
            MsgBox oEncryptCert.GetLastError() 
            Exit Sub 
        End If 
    End If 

    ' Add encrypting certificate
    oSmtp.RecipientsCerts.Add oEncryptCert 

    MsgBox "start to send email ..." 

    If oSmtp.SendMail() = 0 Then 
        MsgBox "email was sent successfully!" 
    Else 
        MsgBox "failed to send email with the following error:" & oSmtp.GetLastErrDescription() 
    End If 

End Sub 


[VC++- Encrypt Email]
#include "stdafx.h"
#include <tchar.h>
#include <Windows.h>

#include "EASendMailObj.tlh"
using namespace EASendMailObjLib;

const int ConnectNormal = 0;
const int ConnectSSLAuto = 1;
const int ConnectSTARTTLS = 2;
const int ConnectDirectSSL = 3;
const int ConnectTryTLS = 4;

int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[]) 
{ 
    ::CoInitialize(NULL); 

    IMailPtr oSmtp = NULL; 
    oSmtp.CreateInstance(__uuidof(EASendMailObjLib::Mail)); 
    oSmtp->LicenseCode = _T("TryIt"); 

    // Your SMTP server address
    oSmtp->ServerAddr = _T("smtp.emailarchitect.net"); 

    // User and password for ESMTP authentication
    oSmtp->UserName = _T("test@emailarchitect.net"); 
    oSmtp->Password = _T("testpassword"); 

    // If server supports SSL/TLS connection, SSL/TLS is used automatically.
    oSmtp->ConnectType = ConnectTryTLS;

    // Set your sender email address
    oSmtp->FromAddr = _T("test@emailarchitect.net"); 

    // Add recipient email address
    oSmtp->AddRecipientEx(_T("support@emailarchitect.net"), 0); 

    // Set email subject
    oSmtp->Subject = _T("Encrypted email from Visual C++ (S/MIME)"); 

    // Set email body
    oSmtp->BodyText = _T("this is a test encrypted email sent from Visual C++"); 

    //add signer digital signature
    if(oSmtp->SignerCert->FindSubject(_T("test@emailarchitect.net"), 
        CERT_SYSTEM_STORE_CURRENT_USER , _T("my")) == VARIANT_FALSE) 
    { 
        _tprintf(_T("Error with signer certificate; %s\r\n"), 
            (const TCHAR*)oSmtp->SignerCert->GetLastError()); 
        return 0; 
    } 

    if(oSmtp->SignerCert->HasPrivateKey == VARIANT_FALSE) 
    { 
        _tprintf(_T("certificate does not have a private key, it can not sign email.\r\n")); 
        return 0; 
    } 

    // Find the encrypting certificate for every recipients
    ICertificatePtr oCert = NULL; 
    oCert.CreateInstance(__uuidof(EASendMailObjLib::Certificate)); 
    if(oCert->FindSubject(_T("support@emailarchitect.net"), 
            CERT_SYSTEM_STORE_CURRENT_USER, _T("AddressBook")) == VARIANT_FALSE) 
    { 
        if(oCert->FindSubject(_T("support@emailarchitect.net"), 
                CERT_SYSTEM_STORE_CURRENT_USER, _T("my")) == VARIANT_FALSE) 
        { 
            _tprintf(_T("Encrypting certificate not found; %s\r\n"), 
                    (const TCHAR*)oCert->GetLastError()); 
            oCert.Release(); 
            return 0; 
        } 
    } 

    // Add encrypting certificate
    oSmtp->RecipientsCerts->Add(oCert); 
    oCert.Release(); 

    _tprintf(_T("Start to send email ...\r\n")); 

    if(oSmtp->SendMail() == 0) 
    { 
        _tprintf(_T("email was sent successfully!\r\n")); 
    } 
    else 
    { 
        _tprintf(_T("failed to send email with the following error: %s\r\n"), 
            (const TCHAR*)oSmtp->GetLastErrDescription()); 
    } 

    return 0; 
} 


[Delphi - Encrypt Email]
Unit Unit1; 

Interface 

Uses 
    Windows, Messages, SysUtils, Variants, Classes, Graphics, Controls, Forms, 
    Dialogs, StdCtrls, EASendMailObjLib_TLB; // add EASendMail Unit 

Type 
    TForm1 = Class(TForm) 
    Button1: TButton; 
    Procedure Button1Click(Sender: TObject); 
    private 
    { Private declarations } 
    public 
    { Public declarations } 
    End; 

Const 
    ConnectNormal = 0;
    ConnectSSLAuto = 1;
    ConnectSTARTTLS = 2;
    ConnectDirectSSL = 3;
    ConnectTryTLS = 4;

    CRYPT_MACHINE_KEYSET = 32; 
    CRYPT_USER_KEYSET = 4096; 
    CERT_SYSTEM_STORE_CURRENT_USER = 65536; 
    CERT_SYSTEM_STORE_LOCAL_MACHINE = 131072; 
    CERT_STORE_PROV_LDAP_STORE = 16;

Var 
    Form1: TForm1; 

Implementation 

{$R *.dfm} 

Procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject); 
Var 
    oSmtp : TMail; 
    oEncryptCert : TCertificate; 
Begin 
    oSmtp := TMail.Create(Application); 
    oSmtp.LicenseCode := 'TryIt'; 

    // Your SMTP server address
    oSmtp.ServerAddr := 'smtp.emailarchitect.net'; 

    // User and password for ESMTP authentication
    oSmtp.UserName := 'test@emailarchitect.net'; 
    oSmtp.Password := 'testpassword'; 

    // If server supports SSL/TLS connection, SSL/TLS is used automatically.
    oSmtp.ConnectType := ConnectTryTLS;

    // Set your sender email address
    oSmtp.FromAddr := 'test@emailarchitect.net'; 

    // Add recipient email address
    oSmtp.AddRecipientEx('support@emailarchitect.net', 0); 

    // Set email subject
    oSmtp.Subject := 'test encrypted email from Delphi with digital signature'; 

    // Set body text
    oSmtp.BodyText := 'this is a test encrypted email sent from Delphi with digital signature'; 

    // Add digital signature
    If Not oSmtp.SignerCert.FindSubject('test@emailarchitect.net', 
    CERT_SYSTEM_STORE_CURRENT_USER, 'my') Then 
    Begin 
        ShowMessage(oSmtp.SignerCert.GetLastError()); 
        exit; 
    End; 

    If Not oSmtp.SignerCert.HasCertificate Then 
    Begin 
        ShowMessage('Signer certificate has no private key, ' + 
        'this certificate can not be used to sign email'); 
    End; 

    // Find the encrypting certificate for every recipients
    oEncryptCert := TCertificate.Create(Application); 
    If Not oEncryptCert.FindSubject('support@emailarchitect.net', 
    CERT_SYSTEM_STORE_CURRENT_USER, 'AddressBook') Then 
    If Not oEncryptCert.FindSubject('support@emailarchitect.net', 
    CERT_SYSTEM_STORE_CURRENT_USER, 'my') Then 
    Begin 
        ShowMessage(oEncryptCert.GetLastError()); 
        exit; 
    End; 

    // Add encrypting certificate
    oSmtp.RecipientsCerts.Add(oEncryptCert.DefaultInterface); 

    ShowMessage('start to send email ...'); 

    If oSmtp.SendMail() = 0 Then 
    ShowMessage('email was sent successfully!') 
    Else 
    ShowMessage('failed to send email with the following error: ' 
    + oSmtp.GetLastErrDescription()); 

End; 

End. 


[VB6, VBA - Find Certificate in Active Directory by LDAP]
Const ConnectNormal = 0
Const ConnectSSLAuto = 1
Const ConnectSTARTTLS = 2
Const ConnectDirectSSL = 3
Const ConnectTryTLS = 4

Const CRYPT_MACHINE_KEYSET = 32 
Const CRYPT_USER_KEYSET = 4096 
Const CERT_SYSTEM_STORE_CURRENT_USER = 65536 
Const CERT_SYSTEM_STORE_LOCAL_MACHINE = 131072 
Const CERT_STORE_PROV_LDAP_STORE = 16

Private Sub btnEncryptEmail_Click() 

    Dim oSmtp As New EASendMailObjLib.Mail 
    oSmtp.LicenseCode = "TryIt" 

    ' Your SMTP server address
    oSmtp.ServerAddr = "smtp.emailarchitect.net" 

    ' User and password for ESMTP authentication
    oSmtp.UserName = "test@emailarchitect.net" 
    oSmtp.Password = "testpassword" 

    ' If server supports SSL/TLS connection, SSL/TLS is used automatically.
    oSmtp.ConnectType = ConnectTryTLS

    ' Set your sender email address
    oSmtp.FromAddr = "test@emailarchitect.net" 

    ' Add recipient email address
    oSmtp.AddRecipientEx "Support <support@emailarchitect.net>", 0 

    ' Set email subject
    oSmtp.Subject = "test encrypted email from VB 6.0 project" 

    ' Set email body
    oSmtp.BodyText = "this is a test encrypted email sent from VB 6.0 project" 

    ' Add digital signature
    If Not oSmtp.SignerCert.FindSubject("test@emailarchitect.net", _ 
        CERT_SYSTEM_STORE_CURRENT_USER, "my") Then 
        MsgBox oSmtp.SignerCert.GetLastError() 
        Exit Sub 
    End If 

    If Not oSmtp.SignerCert.HasPrivateKey Then 
        MsgBox "Signer certificate has not private key, " & _ 
                " this certificate can not be used to sign email!" 
        Exit Sub 
    End If 

    ' Please change the ldap path as your environment.
    Dim oEncryptCert As New EASendMailObjLib.Certificate 
    If Not oEncryptCert.FindSubject("support@emailarchitect.net", _ 
        CERT_STORE_PROV_LDAP_STORE, "ldap:///CN=Support,CN=USERS,DC=my,DC=server?userCertificate") Then 
            MsgBox oEncryptCert.GetLastError() 
            Exit Sub 
    End If 

    ' Add encrypting certificate
    oSmtp.RecipientsCerts.Add oEncryptCert 

    MsgBox "start to send email ..." 

    If oSmtp.SendMail() = 0 Then 
        MsgBox "email was sent successfully!" 
    Else 
        MsgBox "failed to send email with the following error:" & oSmtp.GetLastErrDescription() 
    End If 

End Sub

Online Examples

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