(MFC) Create a CAdES-T Signature

Demonstrates how to create a signature with an external timestamp that certifies the time of signing. This requires an online TSA (Time Stamping Authority) service that is capable of producing RFC 3161 compliant timestamps.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.78 or greater.

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See Also: Using MFC CString in Chilkat

#include <CkCrypt2.h>
#include <CkCert.h>
#include <CkJsonObject.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    CkString strOut;

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

    CkCrypt2 crypt;

    // This example will use a certificate + private key from a .pfx/.p12 file.
    // On Windows systems, it is also possible to use certs on smartcards/usb tokens or certs pre-installed in the Windows registry.
    CkCert cert;

    const char *pfxPath = "qa_data/pfx/myCertAndKey.p12";
    const char *pfxPassword = "test123";

    bool success = cert.LoadPfxFile(pfxPath,pfxPassword);
    if (success != true) {
        strOut.append(cert.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    success = crypt.SetSigningCert(cert);

    // Use SHA-256 rather than the default of SHA-1
    crypt.put_HashAlgorithm("sha256");

    // Create JSON that tells Chilkat what signing attributes to include:
    CkJsonObject attrs;
    attrs.UpdateBool("contentType",true);
    attrs.UpdateBool("signingTime",true);
    attrs.UpdateBool("messageDigest",true);
    attrs.UpdateBool("signingCertificateV2",true);

    // A CAdES-T signature is one that includes a timestampToken created by an online TSA (time stamping authority).
    // We must include the TSA's URL, as well as a few options to indicate what is desired.
    // Except for the TSA URL, the options shown here are typically what you would need.
    attrs.UpdateBool("timestampToken.enabled",true);
    attrs.UpdateString("timestampToken.tsaUrl","https://freetsa.org/tsr");
    attrs.UpdateBool("timestampToken.addNonce",false);
    attrs.UpdateBool("timestampToken.requestTsaCert",true);
    attrs.UpdateString("timestampToken.hashAlg","sha256");

    crypt.put_SigningAttributes(attrs.emit());

    const char *inFile = "qa_data/json/sample.json";
    const char *outFile = "qa_output/sample_cades_t.p7m";

    // This creates the CAdES-T signature.  During the signature creation, it
    // communicates with the TSA to get a timestampToken.
    success = crypt.CreateP7M(inFile,outFile);
    if (success != true) {
        strOut.append(crypt.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    strOut.append("Success.");
    strOut.append("\r\n");


    SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());

    }