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| -rw-r--r-- | alot/crypto.py | 19 |
1 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/alot/crypto.py b/alot/crypto.py index a457dd8e..2f1781f2 100644 --- a/alot/crypto.py +++ b/alot/crypto.py @@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ # This file is released under the GNU GPL, version 3 or a later revision. # For further details see the COPYING file import re +import logging from email.generator import Generator from cStringIO import StringIO @@ -150,3 +151,21 @@ def detached_signature_for(plaintext_str, key=None): signature_data.seek(0, 0) signature = signature_data.read() return sigs, signature + +def encrypt(plaintext_str, key=None): + """ + Encrypts the given plaintext string and returns a PGP/MIME compatible string + :param plaintext_str: the mail to encrypt + :param key: gpgme_key_t object representing the key to use + :rtype: a string holding the encrypted mail + """ + plaintext_data = StringIO(plaintext_str) + encrypted_data = StringIO() + ctx = gpgme.Context() + ctx.armor = True + ctx.encrypt([key], gpgme.ENCRYPT_ALWAYS_TRUST, plaintext_data, encrypted_data) + encrypted_data.seek(0, 0) + encrypted = encrypted_data.read() + return encrypted + + |