public static byte [] create_cms (String p12file, String p12pass, String signer, String dstDN, String service, Long TicketTime) {

            PrivateKey pKey = null;
            X509Certificate pCertificate = null;
            byte [] asn1_cms = null;
            CertStore cstore = null;
            String LoginTicketRequest_xml;
            String SignerDN = null;

            //
            // Manage Keys & Certificates
            //
            try {
                // Create a keystore using keys from the pkcs#12 p12file
                KeyStore ks = KeyStore.getInstance("pkcs12");
                FileInputStream p12stream = new FileInputStream ( p12file ) ;
                ks.load(p12stream, p12pass.toCharArray());
                p12stream.close();