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Delphi DLL

Sign Italian SPID Metadata XML

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Demonstrates how to create an XML digital signature for Italian SPID Metadata.

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Delphi DLL
uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, StringBuilder, XmlDSigGen, Cert, XmlDSig;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Boolean;
sbXml: HCkStringBuilder;
gen: HCkXmlDSigGen;
cert: HCkCert;
verifier: HCkXmlDSig;
numSigs: Integer;
verifyIdx: Integer;
verified: Boolean;

begin
success := False;

// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

success := True;

// Load the XML to be signed.
sbXml := CkStringBuilder_Create();
success := CkStringBuilder_LoadFile(sbXml,'qa_data/xml_dsig/spid_metadata.xml','utf-8');
if (success = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Failed to load the input file.');
    Exit;
  end;

// The XML to sign contains XML such as this:

// <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
// <md:EntityDescriptor xmlns:md="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:metadata" xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#" entityID="https://***.it" ID="_AE17AFFF-A600-49D5-B81D-76EEA55B50FF">
//     <md:SPSSODescriptor protocolSupportEnumeration="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:protocol" AuthnRequestsSigned="true" WantAssertionsSigned="true">
//         <md:KeyDescriptor use="signing">
//             <ds:KeyInfo xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#">
//                 <ds:X509Data>
//                     <ds:X509Certificate>MIIF5...</ds:X509Certificate>
//                 </ds:X509Data>
//             </ds:KeyInfo>
//         </md:KeyDescriptor>
//         <md:KeyDescriptor use="encryption">
//             <ds:KeyInfo xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#">
//                 <ds:X509Data>
//                     <ds:X509Certificate>MIIF5...</ds:X509Certificate>
//                 </ds:X509Data>
//             </ds:KeyInfo>
//         </md:KeyDescriptor>
//         <md:SingleLogoutService Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-POST" Location="https://***.it/it-it/spid/logout"/>
//         <md:NameIDFormat>urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:nameid-format:transient</md:NameIDFormat>
//         <md:AssertionConsumerService Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-POST" Location="https://***.it/it-it/spid/loginresp" index="0" isDefault="true"/>
//         <md:AttributeConsumingService index="1">
//             <md:ServiceName xml:lang="it">Servizi Online</md:ServiceName>
//             <md:ServiceDescription xml:lang="it">Accesso ai Servizi Online</md:ServiceDescription>
//             <md:RequestedAttribute Name="spidCode" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:basic"/>
//             <md:RequestedAttribute Name="name" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:basic"/>
//             <md:RequestedAttribute Name="familyName" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:basic"/>
//             <md:RequestedAttribute Name="fiscalNumber" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:basic"/>
//         </md:AttributeConsumingService>
//     </md:SPSSODescriptor>
//     <md:Organization>
//         <md:OrganizationName xml:lang="it">SomeCompany s.r.l.</md:OrganizationName>
//         <md:OrganizationDisplayName xml:lang="it">SomeCompany s.r.l.</md:OrganizationDisplayName>
//         <md:OrganizationURL xml:lang="it">https://***.it</md:OrganizationURL>
//     </md:Organization>
// </md:EntityDescriptor>

gen := CkXmlDSigGen_Create();

CkXmlDSigGen_putSigLocation(gen,'md:EntityDescriptor|md:SPSSODescriptor');
CkXmlDSigGen_putSigLocationMod(gen,2);
CkXmlDSigGen_putSignedInfoCanonAlg(gen,'EXCL_C14N');
CkXmlDSigGen_putSignedInfoDigestMethod(gen,'sha256');

// -------- Reference 1 --------
CkXmlDSigGen_AddSameDocRef(gen,'_AE17AFFF-A600-49D5-B81D-76EEA55B50FF','sha256','EXCL_C14N','','');

// Provide a certificate + private key. (PFX password is test123)
cert := CkCert_Create();
success := CkCert_LoadPfxFile(cert,'qa_data/pfx/cert_test123.pfx','test123');
if (success <> True) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkCert__lastErrorText(cert));
    Exit;
  end;
CkXmlDSigGen_SetX509Cert(gen,cert,True);

CkXmlDSigGen_putKeyInfoType(gen,'X509Data+KeyValue');
CkXmlDSigGen_putX509Type(gen,'Certificate');

CkXmlDSigGen_putBehaviors(gen,'IndentedSignature,ForceAddEnvelopedSignatureTransform,OmitAlreadyDefinedSigNamespace');

// Sign the XML...
success := CkXmlDSigGen_CreateXmlDSigSb(gen,sbXml);
if (success <> True) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkXmlDSigGen__lastErrorText(gen));
    Exit;
  end;
// -----------------------------------------------

// Save the signed XML to a file.
success := CkStringBuilder_WriteFile(sbXml,'qa_output/signedXml.xml','utf-8',False);

Memo1.Lines.Add(CkStringBuilder__getAsString(sbXml));

// ----------------------------------------
// Verify the signatures we just produced...
verifier := CkXmlDSig_Create();
success := CkXmlDSig_LoadSignatureSb(verifier,sbXml);
if (success <> True) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkXmlDSig__lastErrorText(verifier));
    Exit;
  end;

numSigs := CkXmlDSig_getNumSignatures(verifier);
verifyIdx := 0;
while verifyIdx < numSigs do
  begin
    CkXmlDSig_putSelector(verifier,verifyIdx);
    verified := CkXmlDSig_VerifySignature(verifier,True);
    if (verified <> True) then
      begin
        Memo1.Lines.Add(CkXmlDSig__lastErrorText(verifier));
        Exit;
      end;
    verifyIdx := verifyIdx + 1;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add('All signatures were successfully verified.');

CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbXml);
CkXmlDSigGen_Dispose(gen);
CkCert_Dispose(cert);
CkXmlDSig_Dispose(verifier);

end;