sign Method

Signs the current message.

Syntax

def sign() -> None: ...

Remarks

This method digitally signs the input data with the the certificate provided. Certificates are provided by specifying the certificate property. The include_certificate and detached_signature properties allow you to specify addition details about what to include when signing the message.

Input and Output Properties

The class will determine the source and destination of the input and output based on which properties are set.

The order in which the input properties are checked is as follows:

• input_file
• input_message

When a valid source is found the search stops. The order in which the output properties are checked is as follows:

• output_file
• output_message: The output data is written to this property if no other destination is specified.

The headers of the input message (if any) will be read from input_message_headers or input_message_headers_string.

The headers of the resulting message will be available in the output_message_headers and output_message_headers_string properties.