Dkim Unicode C Reference Documentation

Dkim

Current Version: 9.5.0.97

DomainKeys API for creating and verifying DKIM-Signature and DomainKey-Signature MIME (email) header fields. This API is included with the "Chilkat MIME" license. ("Chilkat MIME" may be referred to as "Chilkat S/MIME" on some chilkatsoft.com web pages. They are the same product.)

Create/Dispose

HCkDkimW instance = CkDkimW_Create();
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CkDkimW_Dispose(instance);
HCkDkimW CkDkimW_Create(void);

Creates an instance of the HCkDkimW object and returns a handle ("void *" pointer). The handle is passed in the 1st argument for the functions listed on this page.

void CkDkimW_Dispose(HCkDkimW handle);

Objects created by calling CkDkimW_Create must be freed by calling this method. A memory leak occurs if a handle is not disposed by calling this function. Also, any handle returned by a Chilkat "C" function must also be freed by the application by calling the appropriate Dispose method, such as CkDkimW_Dispose.

Callback Functions

Callback Functions introduced in Chilkat v9.5.0.56
void CkDkimW_setAbortCheck(HCkDkimW cHandle, BOOL (*fnAbortCheck)(void));

Provides the opportunity for a method call to be aborted. If TRUE is returned, the operation in progress is aborted. Return FALSE to allow the current method call to continue. This callback function is called periodically based on the value of the HeartbeatMs property. (If HeartbeatMs is 0, then no callbacks are made.) As an example, to make 5 AbortCheck callbacks per second, set the HeartbeatMs property equal to 200.

void CkDkimW_setPercentDone(HCkDkimW cHandle, BOOL (*fnPercentDone)(int pctDone));

Provides the percentage completed for any method that involves network communications or time-consuming processing (assuming it is a method where a percentage completion can be measured). This callback is only called when it is possible to know a percentage completion, and when it makes sense to express the operation as a percentage completed. The pctDone argument will have a value from 1 to 100. For methods that complete very quickly, the number of PercentDone callbacks will vary, but the final callback should have a value of 100. For long running operations, no more than one callback per percentage point will occur (for example: 1, 2, 3, ... 98, 99, 100).

This callback counts as an AbortCheck callback, and takes the place of the AbortCheck event when it fires.

The return value indicates whether the method call should be aborted, or whether it should proceed. Return TRUE to abort, and FALSE to proceed.

void CkDkimW_setProgressInfo(HCkDkimW cHandle, void (*fnProgressInfo)(const wchar_t *name, const wchar_t *value));

This is a general callback that provides name/value information about what is happening at certain points during a method call. To see the information provided in ProgressInfo callbacks, if any, write code to handle this event and log the name/value pairs. Most are self-explanatory.

void CkDkimW_setTaskCompleted(HCkDkimW cHandle, void (*fnTaskCompleted)(HCkTaskW hTask));

Called in the background thread when an asynchronous task completes. (Note: When an async method is running, all callbacks are in the background thread.)

Properties

AbortCurrent
BOOL CkDkimW_getAbortCurrent(HCkDkimW cHandle);
void CkDkimW_putAbortCurrent(HCkDkimW cHandle, BOOL newVal);
Introduced in version 9.5.0.58

When set to TRUE, causes the currently running method to abort. Methods that always finish quickly (i.e.have no length file operations or network communications) are not affected. If no method is running, then this property is automatically reset to FALSE when the next method is called. When the abort occurs, this property is reset to FALSE. Both synchronous and asynchronous method calls can be aborted. (A synchronous method call could be aborted by setting this property from a separate thread.)

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DebugLogFilePath
void CkDkimW_getDebugLogFilePath(HCkDkimW cHandle, HCkString retval);
void CkDkimW_putDebugLogFilePath(HCkDkimW cHandle, const wchar_t *newVal);
const wchar_t *CkDkimW_debugLogFilePath(HCkDkimW cHandle);

If set to a file path, causes each Chilkat method or property call to automatically append it's LastErrorText to the specified log file. The information is appended such that if a hang or crash occurs, it is possible to see the context in which the problem occurred, as well as a history of all Chilkat calls up to the point of the problem. The VerboseLogging property can be set to provide more detailed information.

This property is typically used for debugging the rare cases where a Chilkat method call hangs or generates an exception that halts program execution (i.e. crashes). A hang or crash should generally never happen. The typical causes of a hang are:

  1. a timeout related property was set to 0 to explicitly indicate that an infinite timeout is desired,
  2. the hang is actually a hang within an event callback (i.e. it is a hang within the application code), or
  3. there is an internal problem (bug) in the Chilkat code that causes the hang.

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DkimAlg
void CkDkimW_getDkimAlg(HCkDkimW cHandle, HCkString retval);
void CkDkimW_putDkimAlg(HCkDkimW cHandle, const wchar_t *newVal);
const wchar_t *CkDkimW_dkimAlg(HCkDkimW cHandle);

The signing algorithm to be used in creating the DKIM-Signature. Possible values are "rsa-sha256" and "rsa-sha1". The default value is "rsa-sha256".

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DkimBodyLengthCount
int CkDkimW_getDkimBodyLengthCount(HCkDkimW cHandle);
void CkDkimW_putDkimBodyLengthCount(HCkDkimW cHandle, int newVal);

Optional body length count to set a maximum number of body bytes to be hashed when creating the DKIM-Signature field. The default value is 0, indicating that the entire body should be hashed.

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DkimCanon
void CkDkimW_getDkimCanon(HCkDkimW cHandle, HCkString retval);
void CkDkimW_putDkimCanon(HCkDkimW cHandle, const wchar_t *newVal);
const wchar_t *CkDkimW_dkimCanon(HCkDkimW cHandle);

Canonicalization algorithm to be used for both header and body when creating the DKIM-Signature. Possible values are "simple" and "relaxed". The default value is "relaxed".

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DkimDomain
void CkDkimW_getDkimDomain(HCkDkimW cHandle, HCkString retval);
void CkDkimW_putDkimDomain(HCkDkimW cHandle, const wchar_t *newVal);
const wchar_t *CkDkimW_dkimDomain(HCkDkimW cHandle);

The domain name of the signing domain when creating the DKIM-Signature.

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DkimHeaders
void CkDkimW_getDkimHeaders(HCkDkimW cHandle, HCkString retval);
void CkDkimW_putDkimHeaders(HCkDkimW cHandle, const wchar_t *newVal);
const wchar_t *CkDkimW_dkimHeaders(HCkDkimW cHandle);

A colon-separated list of header field names that identify headers presented to the signing algorithm when creating the DKIM-Signature. The default value is: "mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type".

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DkimSelector
void CkDkimW_getDkimSelector(HCkDkimW cHandle, HCkString retval);
void CkDkimW_putDkimSelector(HCkDkimW cHandle, const wchar_t *newVal);
const wchar_t *CkDkimW_dkimSelector(HCkDkimW cHandle);

The selector to be used to form the DNS query for the public key. This property applies to creating a DKIM-Signature. For example, if the selector is "reykjavik" and the domain is "example-code.com", then the DNS query would be for "reykjavik._domainkey.example-code.com".

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DomainKeyAlg
void CkDkimW_getDomainKeyAlg(HCkDkimW cHandle, HCkString retval);
void CkDkimW_putDomainKeyAlg(HCkDkimW cHandle, const wchar_t *newVal);
const wchar_t *CkDkimW_domainKeyAlg(HCkDkimW cHandle);

The signing algorithm to be used in creating the DomainKey-Signature. The only possible value is "rsa-sha1". The default value is "rsa-sha1".

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DomainKeyCanon
void CkDkimW_getDomainKeyCanon(HCkDkimW cHandle, HCkString retval);
void CkDkimW_putDomainKeyCanon(HCkDkimW cHandle, const wchar_t *newVal);
const wchar_t *CkDkimW_domainKeyCanon(HCkDkimW cHandle);

Canonicalization algorithm to be used for when creating the DomainKey-Signature. Possible values are "simple" and "nofws". The default value is "nofws".

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DomainKeyDomain
void CkDkimW_getDomainKeyDomain(HCkDkimW cHandle, HCkString retval);
void CkDkimW_putDomainKeyDomain(HCkDkimW cHandle, const wchar_t *newVal);
const wchar_t *CkDkimW_domainKeyDomain(HCkDkimW cHandle);

The domain name of the signing domain when creating the DomainKey-Signature.

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DomainKeyHeaders
void CkDkimW_getDomainKeyHeaders(HCkDkimW cHandle, HCkString retval);
void CkDkimW_putDomainKeyHeaders(HCkDkimW cHandle, const wchar_t *newVal);
const wchar_t *CkDkimW_domainKeyHeaders(HCkDkimW cHandle);

A colon-separated list of header field names that identify headers presented to the signing algorithm when creating the DomainKey-Signature. The default value is: "mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type".

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DomainKeySelector
void CkDkimW_getDomainKeySelector(HCkDkimW cHandle, HCkString retval);
void CkDkimW_putDomainKeySelector(HCkDkimW cHandle, const wchar_t *newVal);
const wchar_t *CkDkimW_domainKeySelector(HCkDkimW cHandle);

The selector to be used to form the DNS query for the public key. This property applies to creating a DomainKey-Signature. For example, if the selector is "reykjavik" and the domain is "example-code.com", then the DNS query would be for "reykjavik._domainkey.example-code.com".

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HeartbeatMs
int CkDkimW_getHeartbeatMs(HCkDkimW cHandle);
void CkDkimW_putHeartbeatMs(HCkDkimW cHandle, int newVal);

The number of milliseconds between each AbortCheck event callback. The AbortCheck callback allows an application to abort any method call prior to completion. If HeartbeatMs is 0 (the default), no AbortCheck event callbacks will fire.

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LastErrorHtml
void CkDkimW_getLastErrorHtml(HCkDkimW cHandle, HCkString retval);
const wchar_t *CkDkimW_lastErrorHtml(HCkDkimW cHandle);

Provides information in HTML format about the last method/property called. If a method call returns a value indicating failure, or behaves unexpectedly, examine this property to get more information.

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LastErrorText
void CkDkimW_getLastErrorText(HCkDkimW cHandle, HCkString retval);
const wchar_t *CkDkimW_lastErrorText(HCkDkimW cHandle);

Provides information in plain-text format about the last method/property called. If a method call returns a value indicating failure, or behaves unexpectedly, examine this property to get more information.

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LastErrorXml
void CkDkimW_getLastErrorXml(HCkDkimW cHandle, HCkString retval);
const wchar_t *CkDkimW_lastErrorXml(HCkDkimW cHandle);

Provides information in XML format about the last method/property called. If a method call returns a value indicating failure, or behaves unexpectedly, examine this property to get more information.

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LastMethodSuccess
BOOL CkDkimW_getLastMethodSuccess(HCkDkimW cHandle);
void CkDkimW_putLastMethodSuccess(HCkDkimW cHandle, BOOL newVal);

Indicate whether the last method call succeeded or failed. A value of TRUE indicates success, a value of FALSE indicates failure. This property is automatically set for method calls. It is not modified by property accesses. The property is automatically set to indicate success for the following types of method calls:

  • Any method that returns a string.
  • Any method returning a Chilkat object, binary bytes, or a date/time.
  • Any method returning a standard boolean status value where success = TRUE and failure = FALSE.
  • Any method returning an integer where failure is defined by a return value less than zero.

Note: Methods that do not fit the above requirements will always set this property equal to TRUE. For example, a method that returns no value (such as a "void" in C++) will technically always succeed.

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VerboseLogging
BOOL CkDkimW_getVerboseLogging(HCkDkimW cHandle);
void CkDkimW_putVerboseLogging(HCkDkimW cHandle, BOOL newVal);

If set to TRUE, then the contents of LastErrorText (or LastErrorXml, or LastErrorHtml) may contain more verbose information. The default value is FALSE. Verbose logging should only be used for debugging. The potentially large quantity of logged information may adversely affect peformance.

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VerifyInfo
void CkDkimW_getVerifyInfo(HCkDkimW cHandle, HCkString retval);
const wchar_t *CkDkimW_verifyInfo(HCkDkimW cHandle);
Introduced in version 9.5.0.76

Contains JSON with information about the last DKIM or DomainKey signature verified (or verification failure). The JSON will contain information like this:

{
  "domain": "amazonses.com",
  "selector": "7v7vs6w47njt4pimodk5mmttbegzsi6n",
  "publicKey": "MIGfMA0GCSq...z6uqeQIDAQAB",
  "canonicalization": "relaxed/simple",
  "algorithm": "rsa-sha256",
  "signedHeaders": "Subject:From:To:Date:Mime-Version:Content-Type:References:Message-Id:Feedback-ID",
  "verified": "yes"
}

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Version
void CkDkimW_getVersion(HCkDkimW cHandle, HCkString retval);
const wchar_t *CkDkimW_version(HCkDkimW cHandle);

Version of the component/library, such as "9.5.0.94"

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Methods

DkimSign
BOOL CkDkimW_DkimSign(HCkDkimW cHandle, HCkBinDataW mimeData);
Introduced in version 9.5.0.71

Constructs and prepends a DKIM-Signature header to the MIME passed in mimeData. Prior to calling this method, your program must set both the DkimDomain and DkimSelector properties, and it must load a private key by calling SetDkimPrivateKey.

Returns TRUE for success, FALSE for failure.

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DkimVerify
BOOL CkDkimW_DkimVerify(HCkDkimW cHandle, int sigIndex, HCkBinDataW mimeData);
Introduced in version 9.5.0.71

Verifies the Nth DKIM-Signature header in the mimeData. (In most cases, there is only one signature.) The 1st signature is at sigIndex 0.

On return, the VerifyInfo property will contain additional information about the DKIM-Signature that was verified (or not verified).

Returns TRUE for success, FALSE for failure.

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DomainKeySign
BOOL CkDkimW_DomainKeySign(HCkDkimW cHandle, HCkBinDataW mimeData);
Introduced in version 9.5.0.71

Constructs and prepends a DomainKey-Signature header to the MIME passed in mimeData. Prior to calling this method, your program must set both the DomainKeyDomain and DomainKeySelector properties, and it must load a private key by calling SetDomainKeyPrivateKey.

Returns TRUE for success, FALSE for failure.

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DomainKeyVerify
BOOL CkDkimW_DomainKeyVerify(HCkDkimW cHandle, int sigIndex, HCkBinDataW mimeData);
Introduced in version 9.5.0.71

Verifies the Nth DomainKey-Signature header in the mimeData. (In most cases, there is only one signature.) The 1st signature is at sigIndex 0.

On return, the VerifyInfo property will contain additional information about the DKIM-Signature that was verified (or not verified).

Returns TRUE for success, FALSE for failure.

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LoadPublicKey
BOOL CkDkimW_LoadPublicKey(HCkDkimW cHandle, const wchar_t *selector, const wchar_t *domain, const wchar_t *publicKey);

Caches a public key to be used for verifying DKIM and DomainKey signatures for a given selector and domain. The publicKey is a string containing an RSA public key in any text format, such as XML, PEM, etc. This method will automatically detect the format and load the public key correctly. This method is useful for testing DKIM and DomainKey verification when your public key has not yet been installed in DNS.

Returns TRUE for success, FALSE for failure.

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LoadPublicKeyFile
BOOL CkDkimW_LoadPublicKeyFile(HCkDkimW cHandle, const wchar_t *selector, const wchar_t *domain, const wchar_t *publicKeyFilepath);

Caches a public key to be used for verifying DKIM and DomainKey signatures for a given selector and domain. The publicKeyFilepath is a filepath of an RSA public key in any format. This method will automatically detect the format and load the public key correctly. This method is useful for testing DKIM and DomainKey verification when your public key has not yet been installed in DNS.

Returns TRUE for success, FALSE for failure.

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LoadTaskCaller
BOOL CkDkimW_LoadTaskCaller(HCkDkimW cHandle, HCkTaskW task);
Introduced in version 9.5.0.80

Loads the caller of the task's async method.

Returns TRUE for success, FALSE for failure.

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NumDkimSigs
int CkDkimW_NumDkimSigs(HCkDkimW cHandle, HCkBinDataW mimeData);
Introduced in version 9.5.0.76

Returns the number of DKIM-Signature header fields found in mimeData.

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NumDomainKeySigs
int CkDkimW_NumDomainKeySigs(HCkDkimW cHandle, HCkBinDataW mimeData);
Introduced in version 9.5.0.76

Returns the number of DomainKey-Signature header fields found in mimeData.

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PrefetchPublicKey
BOOL CkDkimW_PrefetchPublicKey(HCkDkimW cHandle, const wchar_t *selector, const wchar_t *domain);

Useful if your application is going to verify many emails from a single domain (or a few domains). This eliminates the need to do a DNS lookup to fetch the public key each time an email's DKIM or DomainKey signature is verified.

This method may be called multiple times -- once for each selector/domain to be pre-fetched. The verify methods (VerifyDkimSignature and VerifyDomainKeySignature) will use a pre-fetched key if the selector and domain match.

Returns TRUE for success, FALSE for failure.

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PrefetchPublicKeyAsync (1)
HCkTaskW CkDkimW_PrefetchPublicKeyAsync(HCkDkimW cHandle, const wchar_t *selector, const wchar_t *domain);

Creates an asynchronous task to call the PrefetchPublicKey method with the arguments provided. (Async methods are available starting in Chilkat v9.5.0.52.)

Returns NULL on failure

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SetDkimPrivateKey
BOOL CkDkimW_SetDkimPrivateKey(HCkDkimW cHandle, HCkPrivateKeyW privateKey);
Introduced in version 9.5.0.71

Sets the private key file to be used for creating a DKIM-Signature.

Returns TRUE for success, FALSE for failure.

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SetDomainKeyPrivateKey
BOOL CkDkimW_SetDomainKeyPrivateKey(HCkDkimW cHandle, HCkPrivateKeyW privateKey);
Introduced in version 9.5.0.71

Sets the private key file to be used for creating a DomainKey-Signature.

Returns TRUE for success, FALSE for failure.

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