Merge cc4c5bfd04 into c903f6e1b4

dummy-chain-cert-ecdsa.pem

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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+-----END CERTIFICATE-----

dummy-child-key-ecdsa.pem

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+-----BEGIN EC PARAMETERS-----
+BggqhkjOPQMBBw==
+-----END EC PARAMETERS-----
+-----BEGIN EC PRIVATE KEY-----
+MHcCAQEEIG20X4lI7vocwK2W3TYOW+XtQv/bwRWYknvAf2OK8WFJoAoGCCqGSM49
+AwEHoUQDQgAEzJEINkYWg2DlrPiJPzSoGXcMZuAc2oMFaLuke97osF7EYkICX4Qc
+adNUtySOBPAIm6BX+Lj0Z0YdBxpfXFEfqQ==
+-----END EC PRIVATE KEY-----

dummy-child-key-ecdsa.pem.license

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2022-2024 The go-mail Authors
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT

dummy-child-key-rsa.pem.license

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2022-2024 The go-mail Authors
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT

go.mod

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ module github.com/wneessen/go-mail
 go 1.16
 
 require (
-	go.mozilla.org/pkcs7 v0.9.0
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.28.0
 	golang.org/x/text v0.19.0
 )

go.sum

@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ golang.org/x/net v0.10.0/go.mod h1:0qNGK6F8kojg2nk9dLZ2mShWaEBan6FAoqfSigmmuDg=
 golang.org/x/net v0.15.0/go.mod h1:idbUs1IY1+zTqbi8yxTbhexhEEk5ur9LInksu6HrEpk=
 golang.org/x/net v0.21.0/go.mod h1:bIjVDfnllIU7BJ2DNgfnXvpSvtn8VRwhlsaeUTyUS44=
 golang.org/x/net v0.25.0/go.mod h1:JkAGAh7GEvH74S6FOH42FLoXpXbE/aqXSrIQjXgsiwM=
-go.mozilla.org/pkcs7 v0.9.0 h1:yM4/HS9dYv7ri2biPtxt8ikvB37a980dg69/pKmS+eI=
-go.mozilla.org/pkcs7 v0.9.0/go.mod h1:SNgMg+EgDFwmvSmLRTNKC5fegJjB7v23qTQ0XLGUNHk=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20190423024810-112230192c58/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20220722155255-886fb9371eb4/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.1.0/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=

msg.go

@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ package mail
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
+	"crypto/ecdsa"
 	"crypto/rsa"
+	"crypto/tls"
 	"crypto/x509"
 	"embed"
 	"errors"
@@ -338,9 +340,9 @@ func WithNoDefaultUserAgent() MsgOption {
 	}
 }
 
-// SignWithSMime configures the Msg to be signed with S/MIME
-func (m *Msg) SignWithSMime(privateKey *rsa.PrivateKey, certificate *x509.Certificate, intermediateCertificate *x509.Certificate) error {
-	sMime, err := newSMime(privateKey, certificate, intermediateCertificate)
+// SignWithSMimeRSA configures the Msg to be signed with S/MIME
+func (m *Msg) SignWithSMimeRSA(privateKey *rsa.PrivateKey, certificate *x509.Certificate, intermediateCertificate *x509.Certificate) error {
+	sMime, err := newSMimeWithRSA(privateKey, certificate, intermediateCertificate)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -348,6 +350,40 @@ func (m *Msg) SignWithSMime(privateKey *rsa.PrivateKey, certificate *x509.Certif
 	return nil
 }
 
+// SignWithSMimeECDSA configures the Msg to be signed with S/MIME
+func (m *Msg) SignWithSMimeECDSA(privateKey *ecdsa.PrivateKey, certificate *x509.Certificate, intermediateCertificate *x509.Certificate) error {
+	sMime, err := newSMimeWithECDSA(privateKey, certificate, intermediateCertificate)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	m.sMime = sMime
+	return nil
+}
+
+// SignWithTLSCertificate signs the Msg with the provided *tls.certificate.
+func (m *Msg) SignWithTLSCertificate(keyPairTlS *tls.Certificate) error {
+	intermediateCertificate, err := x509.ParseCertificate(keyPairTlS.Certificate[1])
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to parse intermediate certificate: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	switch keyPairTlS.PrivateKey.(type) {
+	case *rsa.PrivateKey:
+		if intermediateCertificate == nil {
+			return m.SignWithSMimeRSA(keyPairTlS.PrivateKey.(*rsa.PrivateKey), keyPairTlS.Leaf, nil)
+		}
+		return m.SignWithSMimeRSA(keyPairTlS.PrivateKey.(*rsa.PrivateKey), keyPairTlS.Leaf, intermediateCertificate)
+
+	case *ecdsa.PrivateKey:
+		if intermediateCertificate == nil {
+			return m.SignWithSMimeECDSA(keyPairTlS.PrivateKey.(*ecdsa.PrivateKey), keyPairTlS.Leaf, nil)
+		}
+		return m.SignWithSMimeECDSA(keyPairTlS.PrivateKey.(*ecdsa.PrivateKey), keyPairTlS.Leaf, intermediateCertificate)
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported private key type: %T", keyPairTlS.PrivateKey)
+	}
+}
+
 // This method allows you to specify a character set for the email message. The charset is
 // important for ensuring that the content of the message is correctly interpreted by
 // mail clients. Common charset values include UTF-8, ISO-8859-1, and others. If a charset

msg_test.go

@@ -1909,14 +1909,14 @@ func TestMsg_hasAlt(t *testing.T) {
 
 // TestMsg_hasAlt tests the hasAlt() method of the Msg with active S/MIME
 func TestMsg_hasAltWithSMime(t *testing.T) {
-	privateKey, certificate, intermediateCertificate, err := getDummyCryptoMaterial()
+	privateKey, certificate, intermediateCertificate, err := getDummyRSACryptoMaterial()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("failed to laod dummy crypto material. Cause: %v", err)
 	}
 	m := NewMsg()
 	m.SetBodyString(TypeTextPlain, "Plain")
 	m.AddAlternativeString(TypeTextHTML, "<b>HTML</b>")
-	if err := m.SignWithSMime(privateKey, certificate, intermediateCertificate); err != nil {
+	if err := m.SignWithSMimeRSA(privateKey, certificate, intermediateCertificate); err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("failed to init smime configuration")
 	}
 	if m.hasAlt() {
@@ -1926,12 +1926,12 @@ func TestMsg_hasAltWithSMime(t *testing.T) {
 
 // TestMsg_hasSMime tests the hasSMime() method of the Msg
 func TestMsg_hasSMime(t *testing.T) {
-	privateKey, certificate, intermediateCertificate, err := getDummyCryptoMaterial()
+	privateKey, certificate, intermediateCertificate, err := getDummyRSACryptoMaterial()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("failed to laod dummy crypto material. Cause: %v", err)
 	}
 	m := NewMsg()
-	if err := m.SignWithSMime(privateKey, certificate, intermediateCertificate); err != nil {
+	if err := m.SignWithSMimeRSA(privateKey, certificate, intermediateCertificate); err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("failed to init smime configuration")
 	}
 	m.SetBodyString(TypeTextPlain, "Plain")
@@ -2009,7 +2009,7 @@ func TestMsg_WriteToSkipMiddleware(t *testing.T) {
 
 // TestMsg_WriteToWithSMIME tests the WriteTo() method of the Msg
 func TestMsg_WriteToWithSMIME(t *testing.T) {
-	privateKey, certificate, intermediateCertificate, err := getDummyCryptoMaterial()
+	privateKey, certificate, intermediateCertificate, err := getDummyRSACryptoMaterial()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("failed to laod dummy crypto material. Cause: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -2017,7 +2017,7 @@ func TestMsg_WriteToWithSMIME(t *testing.T) {
 	m := NewMsg()
 	m.Subject("This is a test")
 	m.SetBodyString(TypeTextPlain, "Plain")
-	if err := m.SignWithSMime(privateKey, certificate, intermediateCertificate); err != nil {
+	if err := m.SignWithSMimeRSA(privateKey, certificate, intermediateCertificate); err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("failed to init smime configuration")
 	}
 
@@ -3343,17 +3343,35 @@ func TestNewMsgWithNoDefaultUserAgent(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-// TestSignWithSMime_ValidKeyPair tests WithSMimeSinging with given key pair
-func TestSignWithSMime_ValidKeyPair(t *testing.T) {
-	privateKey, certificate, intermediateCertificate, err := getDummyCryptoMaterial()
+// TestSignWithSMime_ValidRSAKeyPair tests WithSMimeSinging with given rsa key pair
+func TestSignWithSMime_ValidRSAKeyPair(t *testing.T) {
+	privateKey, certificate, intermediateCertificate, err := getDummyRSACryptoMaterial()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("failed to laod dummy crypto material. Cause: %v", err)
 	}
 	m := NewMsg()
-	if err := m.SignWithSMime(privateKey, certificate, intermediateCertificate); err != nil {
+	if err := m.SignWithSMimeRSA(privateKey, certificate, intermediateCertificate); err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("failed to set sMime. Cause: %v", err)
 	}
-	if m.sMime.privateKey == nil {
+	if m.sMime.privateKey.rsa == nil {
+		t.Errorf("WithSMimeSinging() - no private key is given")
+	}
+	if m.sMime.certificate == nil {
+		t.Errorf("WithSMimeSinging() - no certificate is given")
+	}
+}
+
+// TestSignWithSMime_ValidRSAKeyPair tests WithSMimeSinging with given ecdsa key pair
+func TestSignWithSMime_ValidECDSAKeyPair(t *testing.T) {
+	privateKey, certificate, intermediateCertificate, err := getDummyECDSACryptoMaterial()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("failed to laod dummy crypto material. Cause: %v", err)
+	}
+	m := NewMsg()
+	if err := m.SignWithSMimeECDSA(privateKey, certificate, intermediateCertificate); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("failed to set sMime. Cause: %v", err)
+	}
+	if m.sMime.privateKey.ecdsa == nil {
 		t.Errorf("WithSMimeSinging() - no private key is given")
 	}
 	if m.sMime.certificate == nil {
@@ -3365,7 +3383,7 @@ func TestSignWithSMime_ValidKeyPair(t *testing.T) {
 func TestSignWithSMime_InvalidPrivateKey(t *testing.T) {
 	m := NewMsg()
 
-	err := m.SignWithSMime(nil, nil, nil)
+	err := m.SignWithSMimeRSA(nil, nil, nil)
 	if !errors.Is(err, ErrInvalidPrivateKey) {
 		t.Errorf("failed to pre-check SignWithSMime method values correctly: %s", err)
 	}
@@ -3373,32 +3391,18 @@ func TestSignWithSMime_InvalidPrivateKey(t *testing.T) {
 
 // TestSignWithSMime_InvalidCertificate tests WithSMimeSinging with given invalid certificate
 func TestSignWithSMime_InvalidCertificate(t *testing.T) {
-	privateKey, _, _, err := getDummyCryptoMaterial()
+	privateKey, _, _, err := getDummyRSACryptoMaterial()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("failed to laod dummy crypto material. Cause: %v", err)
 	}
 	m := NewMsg()
 
-	err = m.SignWithSMime(privateKey, nil, nil)
+	err = m.SignWithSMimeRSA(privateKey, nil, nil)
 	if !errors.Is(err, ErrInvalidCertificate) {
 		t.Errorf("failed to pre-check SignWithSMime method values correctly: %s", err)
 	}
 }
 
-// TestSignWithSMime_InvalidIntermediateCertificate tests WithSMimeSinging with given invalid intermediate certificate
-func TestSignWithSMime_InvalidIntermediateCertificate(t *testing.T) {
-	privateKey, certificate, _, err := getDummyCryptoMaterial()
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("failed to laod dummy crypto material. Cause: %v", err)
-	}
-	m := NewMsg()
-
-	err = m.SignWithSMime(privateKey, certificate, nil)
-	if !errors.Is(err, ErrInvalidIntermediateCertificate) {
-		t.Errorf("failed to pre-check SignWithSMime method values correctly: %s", err)
-	}
-}
-
 // Fuzzing tests
 func FuzzMsg_Subject(f *testing.F) {
 	f.Add("Testsubject")
@@ -3429,12 +3433,12 @@ func FuzzMsg_From(f *testing.F) {
 
 // TestMsg_createSignaturePart tests the Msg.createSignaturePart method
 func TestMsg_createSignaturePart(t *testing.T) {
-	privateKey, certificate, intermediateCertificate, err := getDummyCryptoMaterial()
+	privateKey, certificate, intermediateCertificate, err := getDummyRSACryptoMaterial()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("failed to laod dummy crypto material. Cause: %v", err)
 	}
 	m := NewMsg()
-	if err := m.SignWithSMime(privateKey, certificate, intermediateCertificate); err != nil {
+	if err := m.SignWithSMimeRSA(privateKey, certificate, intermediateCertificate); err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("failed to init smime configuration")
 	}
 	body := []byte("This is the body")
@@ -3459,14 +3463,14 @@ func TestMsg_createSignaturePart(t *testing.T) {
 
 // TestMsg_signMessage tests the Msg.signMessage method
 func TestMsg_signMessage(t *testing.T) {
-	privateKey, certificate, intermediateCertificate, err := getDummyCryptoMaterial()
+	privateKey, certificate, intermediateCertificate, err := getDummyRSACryptoMaterial()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("failed to laod dummy crypto material. Cause: %v", err)
 	}
 	body := []byte("This is the body")
 	m := NewMsg()
 	m.SetBodyString(TypeTextPlain, string(body))
-	if err := m.SignWithSMime(privateKey, certificate, intermediateCertificate); err != nil {
+	if err := m.SignWithSMimeRSA(privateKey, certificate, intermediateCertificate); err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("failed to init smime configuration")
 	}
 	msg, err := m.signMessage(m)

msgwriter_test.go

@@ -157,13 +157,13 @@ func TestMsgWriter_writeMsg_PGP(t *testing.T) {
 
 // TestMsgWriter_writeMsg_SMime tests the writeMsg method of the msgWriter with S/MIME types set
 func TestMsgWriter_writeMsg_SMime(t *testing.T) {
-	privateKey, certificate, intermediateCertificate, err := getDummyCryptoMaterial()
+	privateKey, certificate, intermediateCertificate, err := getDummyRSACryptoMaterial()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("failed to laod dummy crypto material. Cause: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	m := NewMsg()
-	if err := m.SignWithSMime(privateKey, certificate, intermediateCertificate); err != nil {
+	if err := m.SignWithSMimeRSA(privateKey, certificate, intermediateCertificate); err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("failed to init smime configuration")
 	}
 	_ = m.From(`"Toni Tester" <test@example.com>`)

pkcs7.go

@@ -0,0 +1,388 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2023 The go-mail Authors
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package mail
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"crypto"
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"crypto/rsa"
+	"crypto/x509"
+	"crypto/x509/pkix"
+	"encoding/asn1"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"math/big"
+	"sort"
+	"time"
+
+	_ "crypto/sha1" // for crypto.SHA1
+)
+
+// PKCS7 Represents a PKCS7 structure
+type PKCS7 struct {
+	Content      []byte
+	Certificates []*x509.Certificate
+	CRLs         []x509.RevocationList
+	Signers      []signerInfo
+	raw          interface{}
+}
+
+type contentInfo struct {
+	ContentType asn1.ObjectIdentifier
+	Content     asn1.RawValue `asn1:"explicit,optional,tag:0"`
+}
+
+var (
+	oidData                   = asn1.ObjectIdentifier{1, 2, 840, 113549, 1, 7, 1}
+	oidSignedData             = asn1.ObjectIdentifier{1, 2, 840, 113549, 1, 7, 2}
+	oidAttributeContentType   = asn1.ObjectIdentifier{1, 2, 840, 113549, 1, 9, 3}
+	oidAttributeMessageDigest = asn1.ObjectIdentifier{1, 2, 840, 113549, 1, 9, 4}
+	oidAttributeSigningTime   = asn1.ObjectIdentifier{1, 2, 840, 113549, 1, 9, 5}
+)
+
+type signedData struct {
+	Version                    int                        `asn1:"default:1"`
+	DigestAlgorithmIdentifiers []pkix.AlgorithmIdentifier `asn1:"set"`
+	ContentInfo                contentInfo
+	Certificates               rawCertificates       `asn1:"optional,tag:0"`
+	CRLs                       []x509.RevocationList `asn1:"optional,tag:1"`
+	SignerInfos                []signerInfo          `asn1:"set"`
+}
+
+type rawCertificates struct {
+	Raw asn1.RawContent
+}
+
+type attribute struct {
+	Type  asn1.ObjectIdentifier
+	Value asn1.RawValue `asn1:"set"`
+}
+
+type issuerAndSerial struct {
+	IssuerName   asn1.RawValue
+	SerialNumber *big.Int
+}
+
+// MessageDigestMismatchError is returned when the signer data digest does not
+// match the computed digest for the contained content
+type MessageDigestMismatchError struct {
+	ExpectedDigest []byte
+	ActualDigest   []byte
+}
+
+func (err *MessageDigestMismatchError) Error() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("pkcs7: Message digest mismatch\n\tExpected: %X\n\tActual  : %X", err.ExpectedDigest, err.ActualDigest)
+}
+
+type signerInfo struct {
+	Version                   int `asn1:"default:1"`
+	IssuerAndSerialNumber     issuerAndSerial
+	DigestAlgorithm           pkix.AlgorithmIdentifier
+	AuthenticatedAttributes   []attribute `asn1:"optional,tag:0"`
+	DigestEncryptionAlgorithm pkix.AlgorithmIdentifier
+	EncryptedDigest           []byte
+	UnauthenticatedAttributes []attribute `asn1:"optional,tag:1"`
+}
+
+func (raw rawCertificates) Parse() ([]*x509.Certificate, error) {
+	if len(raw.Raw) == 0 {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	var val asn1.RawValue
+	if _, err := asn1.Unmarshal(raw.Raw, &val); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return x509.ParseCertificates(val.Bytes)
+}
+
+func marshalAttributes(attrs []attribute) ([]byte, error) {
+	encodedAttributes, err := asn1.Marshal(struct {
+		A []attribute `asn1:"set"`
+	}{A: attrs})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Remove the leading sequence octets
+	var raw asn1.RawValue
+	if _, err := asn1.Unmarshal(encodedAttributes, &raw); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return raw.Bytes, nil
+}
+
+var (
+	oidDigestAlgorithmSHA1  = asn1.ObjectIdentifier{1, 3, 14, 3, 2, 26}
+	oidSignatureSHA1WithRSA = asn1.ObjectIdentifier{1, 2, 840, 113549, 1, 1, 5}
+)
+
+func getCertFromCertsByIssuerAndSerial(certs []*x509.Certificate, ias issuerAndSerial) *x509.Certificate {
+	for _, cert := range certs {
+		if isCertMatchForIssuerAndSerial(cert, ias) {
+			return cert
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// GetOnlySigner returns an x509.Certificate for the first signer of the signed
+// data payload. If there are more or less than one signer, nil is returned
+func (p7 *PKCS7) GetOnlySigner() *x509.Certificate {
+	if len(p7.Signers) != 1 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	signer := p7.Signers[0]
+	return getCertFromCertsByIssuerAndSerial(p7.Certificates, signer.IssuerAndSerialNumber)
+}
+
+// ErrUnsupportedAlgorithm tells you when our quick dev assumptions have failed
+var ErrUnsupportedAlgorithm = errors.New("pkcs7: cannot decrypt data: only RSA, DES, DES-EDE3, AES-256-CBC and AES-128-GCM supported")
+
+func isCertMatchForIssuerAndSerial(cert *x509.Certificate, ias issuerAndSerial) bool {
+	return cert.SerialNumber.Cmp(ias.SerialNumber) == 0 && bytes.Equal(cert.RawIssuer, ias.IssuerName.FullBytes)
+}
+
+func unmarshalAttribute(attrs []attribute, attributeType asn1.ObjectIdentifier, out interface{}) error {
+	for _, attr := range attrs {
+		if attr.Type.Equal(attributeType) {
+			_, err := asn1.Unmarshal(attr.Value.Bytes, out)
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return errors.New("pkcs7: attribute type not in attributes")
+}
+
+// UnmarshalSignedAttribute decodes a single attribute from the signer info
+func (p7 *PKCS7) UnmarshalSignedAttribute(attributeType asn1.ObjectIdentifier, out interface{}) error {
+	sd, ok := p7.raw.(signedData)
+	if !ok {
+		return errors.New("pkcs7: payload is not signedData content")
+	}
+	if len(sd.SignerInfos) < 1 {
+		return errors.New("pkcs7: payload has no signers")
+	}
+	attributes := sd.SignerInfos[0].AuthenticatedAttributes
+	return unmarshalAttribute(attributes, attributeType, out)
+}
+
+// SignedData is an opaque data structure for creating signed data payloads
+type SignedData struct {
+	sd            signedData
+	certs         []*x509.Certificate
+	messageDigest []byte
+}
+
+// Attribute represents a key value pair attribute. Value must be marshalable byte
+// `encoding/asn1`
+type Attribute struct {
+	Type  asn1.ObjectIdentifier
+	Value interface{}
+}
+
+// SignerInfoConfig are optional values to include when adding a signer
+type SignerInfoConfig struct {
+	ExtraSignedAttributes []Attribute
+}
+
+// newSignedData initializes a SignedData with content
+func newSignedData(data []byte) (*SignedData, error) {
+	content, err := asn1.Marshal(data)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	ci := contentInfo{
+		ContentType: oidData,
+		Content:     asn1.RawValue{Class: 2, Tag: 0, Bytes: content, IsCompound: true},
+	}
+	digAlg := pkix.AlgorithmIdentifier{
+		Algorithm: oidDigestAlgorithmSHA1,
+	}
+	h := crypto.SHA1.New()
+	h.Write(data)
+	md := h.Sum(nil)
+	sd := signedData{
+		ContentInfo:                ci,
+		Version:                    1,
+		DigestAlgorithmIdentifiers: []pkix.AlgorithmIdentifier{digAlg},
+	}
+	return &SignedData{sd: sd, messageDigest: md}, nil
+}
+
+type attributes struct {
+	types  []asn1.ObjectIdentifier
+	values []interface{}
+}
+
+// Add adds the attribute, maintaining insertion order
+func (attrs *attributes) Add(attrType asn1.ObjectIdentifier, value interface{}) {
+	attrs.types = append(attrs.types, attrType)
+	attrs.values = append(attrs.values, value)
+}
+
+type sortableAttribute struct {
+	SortKey   []byte
+	Attribute attribute
+}
+
+type attributeSet []sortableAttribute
+
+func (sa attributeSet) Len() int {
+	return len(sa)
+}
+
+func (sa attributeSet) Less(i, j int) bool {
+	return bytes.Compare(sa[i].SortKey, sa[j].SortKey) < 0
+}
+
+func (sa attributeSet) Swap(i, j int) {
+	sa[i], sa[j] = sa[j], sa[i]
+}
+
+func (sa attributeSet) attributes() []attribute {
+	attrs := make([]attribute, len(sa))
+	for i, attr := range sa {
+		attrs[i] = attr.Attribute
+	}
+	return attrs
+}
+
+func (attrs *attributes) forMarshaling() ([]attribute, error) {
+	sortables := make(attributeSet, len(attrs.types))
+	for i := range sortables {
+		attrType := attrs.types[i]
+		attrValue := attrs.values[i]
+		asn1Value, err := asn1.Marshal(attrValue)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		attr := attribute{
+			Type:  attrType,
+			Value: asn1.RawValue{Tag: 17, IsCompound: true, Bytes: asn1Value}, // 17 == SET tag
+		}
+		encoded, err := asn1.Marshal(attr)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		sortables[i] = sortableAttribute{
+			SortKey:   encoded,
+			Attribute: attr,
+		}
+	}
+	sort.Sort(sortables)
+	return sortables.attributes(), nil
+}
+
+// addSigner signs attributes about the content and adds certificate to payload
+func (sd *SignedData) addSigner(cert *x509.Certificate, pkey crypto.PrivateKey, config SignerInfoConfig) error {
+	attrs := &attributes{}
+	attrs.Add(oidAttributeContentType, sd.sd.ContentInfo.ContentType)
+	attrs.Add(oidAttributeMessageDigest, sd.messageDigest)
+	attrs.Add(oidAttributeSigningTime, time.Now())
+	for _, attr := range config.ExtraSignedAttributes {
+		attrs.Add(attr.Type, attr.Value)
+	}
+	finalAttrs, err := attrs.forMarshaling()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	signature, err := signAttributes(finalAttrs, pkey, crypto.SHA1)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	ias, err := cert2issuerAndSerial(cert)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	signer := signerInfo{
+		AuthenticatedAttributes:   finalAttrs,
+		DigestAlgorithm:           pkix.AlgorithmIdentifier{Algorithm: oidDigestAlgorithmSHA1},
+		DigestEncryptionAlgorithm: pkix.AlgorithmIdentifier{Algorithm: oidSignatureSHA1WithRSA},
+		IssuerAndSerialNumber:     ias,
+		EncryptedDigest:           signature,
+		Version:                   1,
+	}
+	// create signature of signed attributes
+	sd.certs = append(sd.certs, cert)
+	sd.sd.SignerInfos = append(sd.sd.SignerInfos, signer)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// addCertificate adds the certificate to the payload. Useful for parent certificates
+func (sd *SignedData) addCertificate(cert *x509.Certificate) {
+	sd.certs = append(sd.certs, cert)
+}
+
+// detach removes content from the signed data struct to make it a detached signature.
+// This must be called right before Finish()
+func (sd *SignedData) detach() {
+	sd.sd.ContentInfo = contentInfo{ContentType: oidData}
+}
+
+// finish marshals the content and its signers
+func (sd *SignedData) finish() ([]byte, error) {
+	sd.sd.Certificates = marshalCertificates(sd.certs)
+	inner, err := asn1.Marshal(sd.sd)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	outer := contentInfo{
+		ContentType: oidSignedData,
+		Content:     asn1.RawValue{Class: 2, Tag: 0, Bytes: inner, IsCompound: true},
+	}
+	return asn1.Marshal(outer)
+}
+
+func cert2issuerAndSerial(cert *x509.Certificate) (issuerAndSerial, error) {
+	var ias issuerAndSerial
+	// The issuer RDNSequence has to match exactly the sequence in the certificate
+	// We cannot use cert.Issuer.ToRDNSequence() here since it mangles the sequence
+	ias.IssuerName = asn1.RawValue{FullBytes: cert.RawIssuer}
+	ias.SerialNumber = cert.SerialNumber
+
+	return ias, nil
+}
+
+// signs the DER encoded form of the attributes with the private key
+func signAttributes(attrs []attribute, pkey crypto.PrivateKey, hash crypto.Hash) ([]byte, error) {
+	attrBytes, err := marshalAttributes(attrs)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	h := hash.New()
+	h.Write(attrBytes)
+	hashed := h.Sum(nil)
+	switch priv := pkey.(type) {
+	case *rsa.PrivateKey:
+		return rsa.SignPKCS1v15(rand.Reader, priv, crypto.SHA1, hashed)
+	}
+	return nil, ErrUnsupportedAlgorithm
+}
+
+// concats and wraps the certificates in the RawValue structure
+func marshalCertificates(certs []*x509.Certificate) rawCertificates {
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	for _, cert := range certs {
+		buf.Write(cert.Raw)
+	}
+	rawCerts, _ := marshalCertificateBytes(buf.Bytes())
+	return rawCerts
+}
+
+// Even though, the tag & length are stripped out during marshalling the
+// RawContent, we have to encode it into the RawContent. If its missing,
+// then `asn1.Marshal()` will strip out the certificate wrapper instead.
+func marshalCertificateBytes(certs []byte) (rawCertificates, error) {
+	val := asn1.RawValue{Bytes: certs, Class: 2, Tag: 0, IsCompound: true}
+	b, err := asn1.Marshal(val)
+	if err != nil {
+		return rawCertificates{}, err
+	}
+	return rawCertificates{Raw: b}, nil
+}

pkcs7_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2023 The go-mail Authors
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package mail
+
+import (
+	"crypto"
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"crypto/rsa"
+	"crypto/x509"
+	"crypto/x509/pkix"
+	"encoding/pem"
+	"fmt"
+	"math/big"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// TestSign_E2E tests S/MIME singing as e2e
+func TestSign_E2E(t *testing.T) {
+	cert, err := createTestCertificate()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	content := []byte("Hello World")
+	for _, testDetach := range []bool{false, true} {
+		toBeSigned, err := newSignedData(content)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Cannot initialize signed data: %s", err)
+		}
+		if err := toBeSigned.addSigner(cert.Certificate, cert.PrivateKey, SignerInfoConfig{}); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Cannot add signer: %s", err)
+		}
+		if testDetach {
+			t.Log("Testing detached signature")
+			toBeSigned.detach()
+		} else {
+			t.Log("Testing attached signature")
+		}
+		signed, err := toBeSigned.finish()
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Cannot finish signing data: %s", err)
+		}
+		if err := pem.Encode(os.Stdout, &pem.Block{Type: "PKCS7", Bytes: signed}); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Cannot write signed data: %s", err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+type certKeyPair struct {
+	Certificate *x509.Certificate
+	PrivateKey  *rsa.PrivateKey
+}
+
+func createTestCertificate() (*certKeyPair, error) {
+	signer, err := createTestCertificateByIssuer("Eddard Stark", nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	fmt.Println("Created root cert")
+	if err := pem.Encode(os.Stdout, &pem.Block{Type: "CERTIFICATE", Bytes: signer.Certificate.Raw}); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	pair, err := createTestCertificateByIssuer("Jon Snow", signer)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	fmt.Println("Created signer cert")
+	if err := pem.Encode(os.Stdout, &pem.Block{Type: "CERTIFICATE", Bytes: pair.Certificate.Raw}); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return pair, nil
+}
+
+func createTestCertificateByIssuer(name string, issuer *certKeyPair) (*certKeyPair, error) {
+	priv, err := rsa.GenerateKey(rand.Reader, 1024)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	serialNumberLimit := new(big.Int).Lsh(big.NewInt(1), 32)
+	serialNumber, err := rand.Int(rand.Reader, serialNumberLimit)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	template := x509.Certificate{
+		SerialNumber:       serialNumber,
+		SignatureAlgorithm: x509.SHA256WithRSA,
+		Subject: pkix.Name{
+			CommonName:   name,
+			Organization: []string{"Acme Co"},
+		},
+		NotBefore:   time.Now(),
+		NotAfter:    time.Now().AddDate(1, 0, 0),
+		KeyUsage:    x509.KeyUsageKeyEncipherment | x509.KeyUsageDigitalSignature,
+		ExtKeyUsage: []x509.ExtKeyUsage{x509.ExtKeyUsageEmailProtection},
+	}
+	var issuerCert *x509.Certificate
+	var issuerKey crypto.PrivateKey
+	if issuer != nil {
+		issuerCert = issuer.Certificate
+		issuerKey = issuer.PrivateKey
+	} else {
+		template.IsCA = true
+		template.KeyUsage |= x509.KeyUsageCertSign
+		issuerCert = &template
+		issuerKey = priv
+	}
+	cert, err := x509.CreateCertificate(rand.Reader, &template, issuerCert, priv.Public(), issuerKey)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	leaf, err := x509.ParseCertificate(cert)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &certKeyPair{
+		Certificate: leaf,
+		PrivateKey:  priv,
+	}, nil
+}

smime.go

@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@ package mail
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"crypto"
+	"crypto/ecdsa"
 	"crypto/rsa"
 	"crypto/x509"
 	"encoding/pem"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
-
-	"go.mozilla.org/pkcs7"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -22,35 +22,34 @@ var (
 
 	// ErrInvalidCertificate should be used if the certificate is invalid
 	ErrInvalidCertificate = errors.New("invalid certificate")
-
-	// ErrInvalidIntermediateCertificate should be used if the intermediate certificate is invalid
-	ErrInvalidIntermediateCertificate = errors.New("invalid intermediate certificate")
-
-	// ErrCouldNotInitialize should be used if the signed data could not initialize
-	ErrCouldNotInitialize = errors.New("could not initialize signed data")
-
-	// ErrCouldNotAddSigner should be used if the signer could not be added
-	ErrCouldNotAddSigner = errors.New("could not add signer message")
-
-	// ErrCouldNotFinishSigning should be used if the signing could not be finished
-	ErrCouldNotFinishSigning = errors.New("could not finish signing")
-
-	// ErrCouldNoEncodeToPEM should be used if the signature could not be encoded to PEM
-	ErrCouldNoEncodeToPEM = errors.New("could not encode to PEM")
 )
 
+// privateKeyHolder is the representation of a private key
+type privateKeyHolder struct {
+	ecdsa *ecdsa.PrivateKey
+	rsa   *rsa.PrivateKey
+}
+
+// get returns the private key of the privateKeyHolder
+func (p privateKeyHolder) get() crypto.PrivateKey {
+	if p.ecdsa != nil {
+		return p.ecdsa
+	}
+	return p.rsa
+}
+
 // SMime is used to sign messages with S/MIME
 type SMime struct {
-	privateKey              *rsa.PrivateKey
+	privateKey              privateKeyHolder
 	certificate             *x509.Certificate
 	intermediateCertificate *x509.Certificate
 }
 
-// NewSMime construct a new instance of SMime with provided parameters
+// newSMimeWithRSA construct a new instance of SMime with provided parameters
 // privateKey as *rsa.PrivateKey
 // certificate as *x509.Certificate
-// intermediateCertificate as *x509.Certificate
-func newSMime(privateKey *rsa.PrivateKey, certificate *x509.Certificate, intermediateCertificate *x509.Certificate) (*SMime, error) {
+// intermediateCertificate (optional) as *x509.Certificate
+func newSMimeWithRSA(privateKey *rsa.PrivateKey, certificate *x509.Certificate, intermediateCertificate *x509.Certificate) (*SMime, error) {
 	if privateKey == nil {
 		return nil, ErrInvalidPrivateKey
 	}
@@ -59,12 +58,28 @@ func newSMime(privateKey *rsa.PrivateKey, certificate *x509.Certificate, interme
 		return nil, ErrInvalidCertificate
 	}
 
-	if intermediateCertificate == nil {
-		return nil, ErrInvalidIntermediateCertificate
+	return &SMime{
+		privateKey:              privateKeyHolder{rsa: privateKey},
+		certificate:             certificate,
+		intermediateCertificate: intermediateCertificate,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// newSMimeWithECDSA construct a new instance of SMime with provided parameters
+// privateKey as *ecdsa.PrivateKey
+// certificate as *x509.Certificate
+// intermediateCertificate (optional) as *x509.Certificate
+func newSMimeWithECDSA(privateKey *ecdsa.PrivateKey, certificate *x509.Certificate, intermediateCertificate *x509.Certificate) (*SMime, error) {
+	if privateKey == nil {
+		return nil, ErrInvalidPrivateKey
+	}
+
+	if certificate == nil {
+		return nil, ErrInvalidCertificate
 	}
 
 	return &SMime{
-		privateKey:              privateKey,
+		privateKey:              privateKeyHolder{ecdsa: privateKey},
 		certificate:             certificate,
 		intermediateCertificate: intermediateCertificate,
 	}, nil
@@ -75,26 +90,29 @@ func (sm *SMime) signMessage(message string) (*string, error) {
 	lines := parseLines([]byte(message))
 	toBeSigned := lines.bytesFromLines([]byte("\r\n"))
 
-	signedData, err := pkcs7.NewSignedData(toBeSigned)
-	signedData.SetDigestAlgorithm(pkcs7.OIDDigestAlgorithmSHA256)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, ErrCouldNotInitialize
+	signedData, err := newSignedData(toBeSigned)
+	if err != nil || signedData == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not initialize signed data: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	if err = signedData.AddSignerChain(sm.certificate, sm.privateKey, []*x509.Certificate{sm.intermediateCertificate}, pkcs7.SignerInfoConfig{}); err != nil {
-		return nil, ErrCouldNotAddSigner
+	if err = signedData.addSigner(sm.certificate, sm.privateKey.get(), SignerInfoConfig{}); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not add signer message: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	signedData.Detach()
+	if sm.intermediateCertificate != nil {
+		signedData.addCertificate(sm.intermediateCertificate)
+	}
 
-	signatureDER, err := signedData.Finish()
+	signedData.detach()
+
+	signatureDER, err := signedData.finish()
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, ErrCouldNotFinishSigning
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not finish signing: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	pemMsg, err := encodeToPEM(signatureDER)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, ErrCouldNoEncodeToPEM
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not encode to PEM: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	return pemMsg, nil

smime_test.go

@@ -6,25 +6,72 @@ package mail
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"crypto/ecdsa"
+	"crypto/rsa"
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 )
 
-// TestNewSMime tests the newSMime method
-func TestNewSMime(t *testing.T) {
-	privateKey, certificate, intermediateCertificate, err := getDummyCryptoMaterial()
+func TestGet_RSA(t *testing.T) {
+	p := privateKeyHolder{
+		ecdsa: nil,
+		rsa:   &rsa.PrivateKey{},
+	}
+
+	if p.get() == nil {
+		t.Errorf("get() did not return the correct private key")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGet_ECDSA(t *testing.T) {
+	p := privateKeyHolder{
+		ecdsa: &ecdsa.PrivateKey{},
+		rsa:   nil,
+	}
+
+	if p.get() == nil {
+		t.Errorf("get() did not return the correct private key")
+	}
+}
+
+// TestNewSMimeWithRSA tests the newSMime method with RSA crypto material
+func TestNewSMimeWithRSA(t *testing.T) {
+	privateKey, certificate, intermediateCertificate, err := getDummyRSACryptoMaterial()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Error getting dummy crypto material: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	sMime, err := newSMime(privateKey, certificate, intermediateCertificate)
+	sMime, err := newSMimeWithRSA(privateKey, certificate, intermediateCertificate)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Error creating new SMime from keyPair: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	if sMime.privateKey != privateKey {
+	if sMime.privateKey.rsa != privateKey {
+		t.Errorf("NewSMime() did not return the same private key")
+	}
+	if sMime.certificate != certificate {
+		t.Errorf("NewSMime() did not return the same certificate")
+	}
+	if sMime.intermediateCertificate != intermediateCertificate {
+		t.Errorf("NewSMime() did not return the same intermedidate certificate")
+	}
+}
+
+// TestNewSMimeWithECDSA tests the newSMime method with ECDSA crypto material
+func TestNewSMimeWithECDSA(t *testing.T) {
+	privateKey, certificate, intermediateCertificate, err := getDummyECDSACryptoMaterial()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Error getting dummy crypto material: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	sMime, err := newSMimeWithECDSA(privateKey, certificate, intermediateCertificate)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Error creating new SMime from keyPair: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	if sMime.privateKey.ecdsa != privateKey {
 		t.Errorf("NewSMime() did not return the same private key")
 	}
 	if sMime.certificate != certificate {
@@ -37,12 +84,12 @@ func TestNewSMime(t *testing.T) {
 
 // TestSign tests the sign method
 func TestSign(t *testing.T) {
-	privateKey, certificate, intermediateCertificate, err := getDummyCryptoMaterial()
+	privateKey, certificate, intermediateCertificate, err := getDummyRSACryptoMaterial()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Error getting dummy crypto material: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	sMime, err := newSMime(privateKey, certificate, intermediateCertificate)
+	sMime, err := newSMimeWithRSA(privateKey, certificate, intermediateCertificate)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Error creating new SMime from keyPair: %s", err)
 	}
@@ -60,12 +107,12 @@ func TestSign(t *testing.T) {
 
 // TestPrepareMessage tests the createMessage method
 func TestPrepareMessage(t *testing.T) {
-	privateKey, certificate, intermediateCertificate, err := getDummyCryptoMaterial()
+	privateKey, certificate, intermediateCertificate, err := getDummyRSACryptoMaterial()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Error getting dummy crypto material: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	sMime, err := newSMime(privateKey, certificate, intermediateCertificate)
+	sMime, err := newSMimeWithRSA(privateKey, certificate, intermediateCertificate)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Error creating new SMime from keyPair: %s", err)
 	}

util_test.go

@@ -5,19 +5,23 @@
 package mail
 
 import (
+	"crypto/ecdsa"
 	"crypto/rsa"
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"crypto/x509"
 )
 
 const (
-	certFilePath = "dummy-chain-cert.pem"
-	keyFilePath  = "dummy-child-key.pem"
+	certRSAFilePath = "dummy-chain-cert-rsa.pem"
+	keyRSAFilePath  = "dummy-child-key-rsa.pem"
+
+	certECDSAFilePath = "dummy-chain-cert-ecdsa.pem"
+	keyECDSAFilePath  = "dummy-child-key-ecdsa.pem"
 )
 
-// getDummyCryptoMaterial loads a certificate and a private key form local disk for testing purposes
-func getDummyCryptoMaterial() (*rsa.PrivateKey, *x509.Certificate, *x509.Certificate, error) {
-	keyPair, err := tls.LoadX509KeyPair(certFilePath, keyFilePath)
+// getDummyRSACryptoMaterial loads a certificate (RSA) and the associated private key (ECDSA) form local disk for testing purposes
+func getDummyRSACryptoMaterial() (*rsa.PrivateKey, *x509.Certificate, *x509.Certificate, error) {
+	keyPair, err := tls.LoadX509KeyPair(certRSAFilePath, keyRSAFilePath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, nil, err
 	}
@@ -36,3 +40,25 @@ func getDummyCryptoMaterial() (*rsa.PrivateKey, *x509.Certificate, *x509.Certifi
 
 	return privateKey, certificate, intermediateCertificate, nil
 }
+
+// getDummyECDSACryptoMaterial loads a certificate (ECDSA) and the associated private key (ECDSA) form local disk for testing purposes
+func getDummyECDSACryptoMaterial() (*ecdsa.PrivateKey, *x509.Certificate, *x509.Certificate, error) {
+	keyPair, err := tls.LoadX509KeyPair(certECDSAFilePath, keyECDSAFilePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, nil, err
+	}
+
+	privateKey := keyPair.PrivateKey.(*ecdsa.PrivateKey)
+
+	certificate, err := x509.ParseCertificate(keyPair.Certificate[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, nil, err
+	}
+
+	intermediateCertificate, err := x509.ParseCertificate(keyPair.Certificate[1])
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, nil, err
+	}
+
+	return privateKey, certificate, intermediateCertificate, nil
+}