Example of MIME “multipart/signed”

Content-Type: multipart/signed;

protocol="application/pkcs7-signature";

micalg=sha1; boundary=boundary42

--boundary42

Content-Type: text/plain

This is a clear-signed message.

--boundary42

Content-Type: application/pkcs7-signature; name=smime.p7s

Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64

Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=smime.p7s

ghyHhHUujhJhjH77n8HHGTrfvbnj756tbB9HG4VQpfyF467GhIGfHfYT6

4VQpfyF467GhIGfHfYT6jH77n8HHGghyHhHUujhJh756tbB9HGTrfvbnj

n8HHGTrfvhJhjH776tbB9HG4VQbnj7567GhIGfHfYT6ghyHhHUujpfyF4

7GhIGfHfYT64VQbnj756

--boundary42--

“micalg” says 2nd body part uses SHA-1; enables one-pass

Subtype is “pkcs7-signature”

Content may be of any type

CMS “detached signature” signed-data

object has been base64 encoded

“protocol” says CMS

detached signature

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