Unicode C++

RSASSA-PSS Sign String to Create Base64 PCKS7 Signature

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Signs a string to create a PKCS7 signature in the base64 encoding. The signature algorithm is RSASSA-PSS with SHA256. Unicode C++

#include <CkCrypt2W.h>
#include <CkPfxW.h>
#include <CkCertW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    CkCrypt2W crypt;

    // Get a digital certificate with private key from a .pfx
    // (Chilkat has many different ways to provide a cert + private key for siging.
    // Using a PFX is just one possible option.)
    CkPfxW pfx;
    success = pfx.LoadPfxFile(L"qa_data/rsassa-pss/privatekey.pfx",L"PFX_PASSWORD");
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",pfx.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    // Get the certificate to be used for signing.
    // (The typical case for a PFX is that it contains a cert with an associated private key,
    // as well as other certificates in the chain of authentication.  The cert with the private
    // key should be in the first position at index 0.)

    CkCertW cert;
    success = pfx.CertAt(0,cert);
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",pfx.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    crypt.SetSigningCert(cert);

    // Indicate that RSASSA-PSS with SHA256 should be used.
    crypt.put_SigningAlg(L"pss");
    crypt.put_HashAlgorithm(L"sha256");

    crypt.put_EncodingMode(L"base64");

    // Sign a string and return the base64 PKCS7 detached signature
    const wchar_t *originalText = L"This is a test";
    const wchar_t *pkcs7sig = crypt.signStringENC(originalText);
    wprintf(L"Detached Signature:\n");
    wprintf(L"%s\n",pkcs7sig);

    // This signature looks like this:
    // MIIG5wYJKoZIhvcNAQcCoIIG2DCCBtQCAQExDzANBgl .. YToLqEwTdU87ox5g7rvw==

    // The ASN.1 of the signature can be examined by browsing to https://lapo.it/asn1js/ ,
    // then copy-and-paste the Base64 signature into the form and decode..

    // The signature can be verified against the original data like this:
    success = crypt.VerifyStringENC(originalText,pkcs7sig);
    wprintf(L"Signature verified: %d\n",success);
    success = crypt.VerifyStringENC(L"Not the original text",pkcs7sig);
    wprintf(L"Signature verified: %d\n",success);

    // Now we'll create an opaque signature (the opposite of a detached signature). 
    // An opaque signature is a PKCS7 message that contains both the original data and
    // the signature.  The verification process extracts the original data.
    const wchar_t *opaqueSig = crypt.opaqueSignStringENC(originalText);
    wprintf(L"Opaque Signature:\n");
    wprintf(L"%s\n",opaqueSig);

    // The ASN.1 of the signature can be examined by browsing to https://lapo.it/asn1js/ ,
    // then copy-and-paste the Base64 signature into the form and decode..

    // We can verify and extract the original data:
    const wchar_t *origTxt = crypt.opaqueVerifyStringENC(opaqueSig);
    if (crypt.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        wprintf(L"Signature verification failed.\n");
        wprintf(L"%s\n",crypt.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"Signature verified.\n");
    wprintf(L"Extracted text:%s\n",origTxt);
    }