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Java Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Validate CAdES-T Signature (.p7m)

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Validates a CAdES-T CMS signature and extracts the time-stamp token and gets information about it. Also validates the time-stamp token.

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import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Crypt2;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.DtObj;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.JsonObject;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        boolean success = false;

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

        Crypt2 crypt = new Crypt2();

        // Indicate that the CAdES-T timestamp tokens must also pass validation for the signature to be validated.
        JsonObject cmsOptions = new JsonObject();
        cmsOptions.updateBool("ValidateTimestampTokens", true);
        crypt.setCmsOptions(cmsOptions.emit());

        // Validate the .p7m and extract the original signed data to an output file.
        // Note: The timestampToken is an unauthenticated attribute.  See the code below that retrieves and parses the last JSON data.
        // for details about examining timestampToken.
        try {
            crypt.verifyP7M("qa_data/cades/CAdES-T/Signature-C-T-1.p7m", "qa_output/out.dat");
            success = true;
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            success = false;
        }

        // Get information about the CMS signature in the last JSON data.
        // The detailed results of the signature validation are available in the last JSON data.
        // (If the non-success return status was caused by an error such as "file not found", then the
        // last JSON data would be empty.)
        JsonObject json = new JsonObject();
        crypt.getLastJsonData(json);
        json.setEmitCompact(false);
        System.out.println(json.emit());

        // Here is a sample result:
        // See the parsing code below..

        // Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
        // Generate Parsing Code from JSON

        // {
        //   "pkcs7": {
        //     "verify": {
        //       "digestAlgorithms": [
        //         "sha256"
        //       ],
        //       "signerInfo": [
        //         {
        //           "cert": {
        //             "serialNumber": "00DCB814678CDB",
        //             "issuerCN": "LevelBCAOK",
        //             "issuerDN": "",
        //             "digestAlgOid": "2.16.840.1.101.3.4.2.1",
        //             "digestAlgName": "SHA256"
        //           },
        //           "contentType": "1.2.840.113549.1.7.1",
        //           "signingTime": "131203065741Z",
        //           "messageDigest": "JJZt41Nt8VsYahP+Xti4rR3vBDkUfRd6gquItl6R5Os=",
        //           "signingAlgOid": "1.2.840.113549.1.1.1",
        //           "signingAlgName": "RSA-PKCSV-1_5",
        //           "authAttr": {
        //             "1.2.840.113549.1.9.3": {
        //               "name": "contentType",
        //               "oid": "1.2.840.113549.1.7.1"
        //             },
        //             "1.2.840.113549.1.9.5": {
        //               "name": "signingTime",
        //               "utctime": "131203065741Z"
        //             },
        //             "1.2.840.113549.1.9.4": {
        //               "name": "messageDigest",
        //               "digest": "JJZt41Nt8VsYahP+Xti4rR3vBDkUfRd6gquItl6R5Os="
        //             },
        //             "1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.47": {
        //               "name": "signingCertificateV2",
        //               "der": "MIGIMIGFMIGCBCBJrxOU0w0dWGsVovjLv9QDH3syB5mLVv3grSYA40x9IDBeMFOkUTBPMQswCQYDVQQGEwJGUjENMAsGA1UEChMERVRTSTEcMBoGA1UECwwTUGx1Z3Rlc3RzXzIwMTMtMjAxNDETMBEGA1UEAxMKTGV2ZWxCQ0FPSwIHANy4FGeM2w=="
        //             }
        //           },
        //           "unauthAttr": {
        //             "1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14": {
        //               "name": "timestampToken",
        //               "der": "MIIL+AYJKoZI...u7CfcjURNTY=",
        //               "verify": {
        //                 "digestAlgorithms": [
        //                   "sha256"
        //                 ],
        //                 "signerInfo": [
        //                   {
        //                     "cert": {
        //                       "serialNumber": "01AA4592D36C61",
        //                       "issuerCN": "RootCAOK",
        //                       "issuerDN": "",
        //                       "digestAlgOid": "2.16.840.1.101.3.4.2.1",
        //                       "digestAlgName": "SHA256"
        //                     },
        //                     "contentType": "1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.1.4",
        //                     "messageDigest": "NSsMUrfoyCQ0OszPE1YLx1j3EyyCiBmnE5Sua6ghu/Q=",
        //                     "signingAlgOid": "1.2.840.113549.1.1.1",
        //                     "signingAlgName": "RSA-PKCSV-1_5",
        //                     "authAttr": {
        //                       "1.2.840.113549.1.9.3": {
        //                         "name": "contentType",
        //                         "oid": "1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.1.4"
        //                       },
        //                       "1.2.840.113549.1.9.4": {
        //                         "name": "messageDigest",
        //                         "digest": "NSsMUrfoyCQ0OszPE1YLx1j3EyyCiBmnE5Sua6ghu/Q="
        //                       },
        //                       "1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.47": {
        //                         "name": "signingCertificateV2",
        //                         "der": "MIGGMIGDMIGABCDB/np5UxvhcPnSxD2Kme+C88uXGCMWLAvFPHNvTApTWDBcMFGkTzBNMQswCQYDVQQGEwJGUjENMAsGA1UEChMERVRTSTEcMBoGA1UECwwTUGx1Z3Rlc3RzXzIwMTMtMjAxNDERMA8GA1UEAxMIUm9vdENBT0sCBwGqRZLTbGE="
        //                       }
        //                     }
        //                   }
        //                 ]
        //               },
        //               "timestampSignatureVerified": true,
        //               "tstInfo": {
        //                 "tsaPolicyId": "1.3.6.1.4.1.2706.2.2.5.2.1.1.1",
        //                 "messageImprint": {
        //                   "hashAlg": "sha256",
        //                   "digest": "C8xEe9NA4X1cUyHGX9zG89ipmQ2byFs3aa+Xe4Fz2P0=",
        //                   "digestMatches": true
        //                 },
        //                 "serialNumber": "313E162121D922",
        //                 "genTime": "20131203065742Z"
        //               }
        //             }
        //           }
        //         }
        //       ]
        //     }
        //   }
        // }
        //

        String strVal = "";
        String certSerialNumber = "";
        String certIssuerCN = "";
        String certIssuerDN = "";
        String certDigestAlgOid = "";
        String certDigestAlgName = "";
        String contentType = "";
        DtObj signingTime = new DtObj();
        String messageDigest = "";
        String signingAlgOid = "";
        String signingAlgName = "";
        String authAttrContentTypeName = "";
        String authAttrContentTypeOid = "";
        String authAttrSigningTimeName = "";
        DtObj authAttrSigningTimeUtctime = new DtObj();
        String authAttrMessageDigestName = "";
        String authAttrMessageDigestDigest = "";
        String authAttrSigningCertificateV2Name = "";
        String authAttrSigningCertificateV2Der = "";
        String unauthAttrTimestampTokenName = "";
        String unauthAttrTimestampTokenDer = "";
        boolean unauthAttrTimestampTokenTimestampSignatureVerified = false;
        String unauthAttrTimestampTokenTstInfoTsaPolicyId = "";
        String unauthAttrTimestampTokenTstInfoMessageImprintHashAlg = "";
        String unauthAttrTimestampTokenTstInfoMessageImprintDigest = "";
        boolean unauthAttrTimestampTokenTstInfoMessageImprintDigestMatches = false;
        String unauthAttrTimestampTokenTstInfoSerialNumber = "";
        DtObj unauthAttrTimestampTokenTstInfoGenTime = new DtObj();
        int j = 0;
        int count_j = 0;

        // Iterate over the hash algorithms used in the signature.
        int i = 0;
        int count_i = json.sizeOfArray("pkcs7.verify.digestAlgorithms");
        while (i < count_i) {
            json.setI(i);
            strVal = json.stringOf("pkcs7.verify.digestAlgorithms[i]");
            i = i + 1;
        }

        // For each signer...
        i = 0;
        count_i = json.sizeOfArray("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo");
        while (i < count_i) {
            json.setI(i);

            // Get information about the certificate used by this signer.
            certSerialNumber = json.stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].cert.serialNumber");
            certIssuerCN = json.stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].cert.issuerCN");
            certIssuerDN = json.stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].cert.issuerDN");
            certDigestAlgOid = json.stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].cert.digestAlgOid");
            certDigestAlgName = json.stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].cert.digestAlgName");

            // Get additional information for this signer, such as the signingTime, signature algorithm, etc.
            contentType = json.stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].contentType");
            json.dtOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].signingTime", false, signingTime);
            messageDigest = json.stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].messageDigest");
            signingAlgOid = json.stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].signingAlgOid");
            signingAlgName = json.stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].signingAlgName");

            // --------------------------------
            // Examine authenticated attributes.
            // --------------------------------

            // contentType
            if (json.hasMember("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].authAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.3\"")) {
                authAttrContentTypeName = json.stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].authAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.3\".name");
                authAttrContentTypeOid = json.stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].authAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.3\".oid");
            }

            // signingTime
            if (json.hasMember("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].authAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.5\"")) {
                authAttrSigningTimeName = json.stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].authAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.5\".name");
                json.dtOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].authAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.5\".utctime", false, authAttrSigningTimeUtctime);
            }

            // messageDigest
            if (json.hasMember("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].authAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.4\"")) {
                authAttrMessageDigestName = json.stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].authAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.4\".name");
                authAttrMessageDigestDigest = json.stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].authAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.4\".digest");
            }

            // signingCertificateV2
            if (json.hasMember("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].authAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.47\"")) {
                authAttrSigningCertificateV2Name = json.stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].authAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.47\".name");
                authAttrSigningCertificateV2Der = json.stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].authAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.47\".der");
            }

            // --------------------------------
            // Examine unauthenticated attributes.
            // --------------------------------

            // timestampToken  (the timestampToken is what makes this signature a CAdES-T)
            if (json.hasMember("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14\"")) {
                unauthAttrTimestampTokenName = json.stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14\".name");
                unauthAttrTimestampTokenDer = json.stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14\".der");

                // This is where we find out if the timestampToken's signature is valid.
                unauthAttrTimestampTokenTimestampSignatureVerified = json.boolOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14\".timestampSignatureVerified");

                unauthAttrTimestampTokenTstInfoTsaPolicyId = json.stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14\".tstInfo.tsaPolicyId");
                unauthAttrTimestampTokenTstInfoMessageImprintHashAlg = json.stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14\".tstInfo.messageImprint.hashAlg");
                unauthAttrTimestampTokenTstInfoMessageImprintDigest = json.stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14\".tstInfo.messageImprint.digest");

                // Here is where we check to see if the digest in the timestampToken's messageImprint matches the digest of the signature of this signerInfo
                unauthAttrTimestampTokenTstInfoMessageImprintDigestMatches = json.boolOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14\".tstInfo.messageImprint.digestMatches");

                unauthAttrTimestampTokenTstInfoSerialNumber = json.stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14\".tstInfo.serialNumber");

                // Here is where we get the date/time of the timestampToken (i.e. when it was timestamped)
                json.dtOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14\".tstInfo.genTime", false, unauthAttrTimestampTokenTstInfoGenTime);

                // The following code gets details about the validity of the timestampToken's signature...
                j = 0;
                count_j = json.sizeOfArray("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14\".verify.digestAlgorithms");
                while (j < count_j) {
                    json.setJ(j);
                    strVal = json.stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14\".verify.digestAlgorithms[j]");
                    j = j + 1;
                }

                j = 0;
                count_j = json.sizeOfArray("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14\".verify.signerInfo");
                while (j < count_j) {
                    json.setJ(j);
                    certSerialNumber = json.stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14\".verify.signerInfo[j].cert.serialNumber");
                    certIssuerCN = json.stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14\".verify.signerInfo[j].cert.issuerCN");
                    certIssuerDN = json.stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14\".verify.signerInfo[j].cert.issuerDN");
                    certDigestAlgOid = json.stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14\".verify.signerInfo[j].cert.digestAlgOid");
                    certDigestAlgName = json.stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14\".verify.signerInfo[j].cert.digestAlgName");
                    contentType = json.stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14\".verify.signerInfo[j].contentType");
                    messageDigest = json.stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14\".verify.signerInfo[j].messageDigest");
                    signingAlgOid = json.stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14\".verify.signerInfo[j].signingAlgOid");
                    signingAlgName = json.stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14\".verify.signerInfo[j].signingAlgName");
                    authAttrContentTypeName = json.stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14\".verify.signerInfo[j].authAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.3\".name");
                    authAttrContentTypeOid = json.stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14\".verify.signerInfo[j].authAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.3\".oid");
                    authAttrMessageDigestName = json.stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14\".verify.signerInfo[j].authAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.4\".name");
                    authAttrMessageDigestDigest = json.stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14\".verify.signerInfo[j].authAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.4\".digest");
                    authAttrSigningCertificateV2Name = json.stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14\".verify.signerInfo[j].authAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.47\".name");
                    authAttrSigningCertificateV2Der = json.stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14\".verify.signerInfo[j].authAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.47\".der");
                    j = j + 1;
                }
            }

            i = i + 1;
        }

        if (!success) {
            System.out.println(crypt.getLastErrorText());
            System.out.println("CAdES-T verification failed.");
        } else {
            System.out.println("CAdES-T signature is valid.");
        }
    }
}