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Verify XAdES with External File Reference

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Demonstrates how to validate an XML digital signature that contains a reference to an external file. (This is one way of doing it..)

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#include <CkStringBuilderW.h>
#include <CkXmlDSigW.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.

    // Load the XAdES file to be validated..
    CkStringBuilderW sbXml;
    success = sbXml.LoadFile(L"qa_data/xml_dsig_valid_samples/externalFile/test.pdf.XAdES",L"utf-8");
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"Failed to load XAdES input file.\n");
        return;
    }

    CkXmlDSigW validator;

    // Specify a set of absolute or relative directory paths to be searched for any external file references.
    // Directory paths are separated by semicolon chars.
    validator.put_ExternalRefDirs(L"qa_data/externalFiles;qa_data/xml_dsig_valid_samples/externalFile;c:/someOtherDir");

    success = validator.LoadSignatureSb(sbXml);
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",validator.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    // Validate signatures as usual..
    int i = 0;
    while (i < validator.get_NumSignatures()) {
        validator.put_Selector(i);

        bool valid = validator.VerifySignature(true);
        wprintf(L"Signature %d and all reference digests OK = %d\n",i + 1,valid);

        i = i + 1;
    }
    }