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PGPSignString Method

Cryptocx v7 User Guide

PGPSignString Method

This is the method that you use to digitally sign a string. You need to have a secret keyring that you know the password to, to use this function.

Description

Digitally signs a string

Syntax

x = object.PGPSignString

The syntax of the PGPSignString method has these parts:

Part Description

object A Cryptocx v7 control.

x A string that becomes the signed string

Remarks

You need to have a secret keyring, with a secret key you know the password to, to be able to use this method.

You must specify what string to sign, the InputText.

You must specify the Password of the secret key you are using.

You must specify the KeyFolder, where the secret keyring is located.

You must specify the KeyID of the secret key you would like to use.

Returns

String

Example

Sample Visual Basic Code to digitally sing a file.

Where Cryptocx1 is an instance of a Cryptocx Control.

Cryptocx1.InputText = "Some text to sign"
Cryptocx1.Password = "mypass"
Cryptocx1.KeyFolder = "C:\rings\"
Cryptocx1.KeyID = "mykey"

x = Cryptocx1.PGPSignString

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