Node.js

Sign PDF using ARSS (Aruba Remote Signing Service)

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Demonstrates how to digitally sign a PDF using the Aruba Remote Signing Service (ARSS). The example loads a local PDF and certificate, configures the ARSS cloud signer credentials, specifies the OTP authentication type with typeOtpAuth, and creates an LTV-enabled signed PDF where the private key remains protected on the Aruba signing server.

Node.js

NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

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

    var pdf = new chilkat.Pdf();

    //  Load the PDF that will be digitally signed.
    success = pdf.LoadFile("qa_data/pdf/hello.pdf");
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(pdf.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    //  Signing options are specified in a JSON object.
    var json = new chilkat.JsonObject();

    //  Enable LTV (Long-Term Validation).
    //  When ltvOcsp is true, OCSP validation information is embedded in the PDF
    //  so that signature validation can continue to succeed in the future,
    //  even if the original OCSP responder is no longer available.
    json.UpdateBool("ltvOcsp",true);

    //  Specify the visual appearance of the signature on the PDF page.
    json.UpdateInt("page",1);
    json.UpdateString("appearance.y","top");
    json.UpdateString("appearance.x","left");
    json.UpdateString("appearance.fontScale","10.0");

    //  Text lines displayed in the visible signature appearance.
    //  Special values such as "cert_cn" and "current_dt" are replaced
    //  with the certificate common name and current date/time.
    json.UpdateString("appearance.text[0]","Digitally signed by: cert_cn");
    json.UpdateString("appearance.text[1]","current_dt");
    json.UpdateString("appearance.text[2]","This is an LTV-enabled signature.");

    //  Load the signing certificate.
    //  
    //  The private key is NOT stored locally.  Instead, the private key is
    //  stored and protected on the Aruba Remote Signing Service (ARSS).
    //  
    //  Even though the signing operation will occur remotely, Chilkat still
    //  needs the corresponding public certificate locally so that it can
    //  construct the CMS/PAdES signature and embed the certificate chain
    //  in the signed PDF.
    var cert = new chilkat.Cert();
    success = cert.LoadFromFile("qa_data/certs/myCert.cer");
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(cert.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    //  Configure Aruba Remote Signing Service (ARSS) credentials.
    //  
    //  When SetCloudSigner is called, Chilkat is instructed to perform
    //  cryptographic signing operations through the ARSS web service.
    //  The PDF is assembled locally, but the actual RSA signature operation
    //  is performed remotely using the private key held by Aruba.
    var jsonArss = new chilkat.JsonObject();

    //  Required.  Indicates that the cloud signing provider is ARSS.
    jsonArss.UpdateString("service","ARSS");

    //  The ARSS certificate identifier (for example, "AS0").
    //  This identifies which remote certificate/private key pair should be used.
    //  The remote certificate should correspond to the certificate loaded above.
    jsonArss.UpdateString("certID","YOUR_ARSS_CERT_ID");

    //  OTP password associated with the Aruba remote-signing account.
    //  Depending on the ARSS configuration, an OTP may be required to
    //  authorize each signing operation.
    jsonArss.UpdateString("otpPwd","YOUR_OTP_PWD");

    //  Specifies the OTP authentication environment.
    //  
    //  Common values are:
    //    "demoprod" - Demo/Test environment
    //    "prod"     - Production environment
    //  
    //  This value is sent to the ARSS service and determines how the OTP
    //  authentication is validated.  The correct value depends on the type
    //  of Aruba account and environment that has been provisioned.
    //  
    //  If signing fails with an authentication-related error, verify that
    //  the typeOtpAuth value matches the environment associated with the
    //  ARSS account credentials being used.
    jsonArss.UpdateString("typeOtpAuth","demoprod");

    //  ARSS account username.
    jsonArss.UpdateString("user","YOUR_ARSS_USERNAME");

    //  ARSS account password.
    jsonArss.UpdateString("userPWD","YOUR_ARSS_PASSWORD");

    //  Beginning with Chilkat v11.5.0, the ARSS endpoint can be explicitly
    //  specified.  This allows the application to target a particular
    //  Aruba signing service endpoint when required.
    jsonArss.UpdateString("endpoint","https://app1.firma-remota.it/ArubaSignerService/webresources/signerservice");

    success = cert.SetCloudSigner(jsonArss);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(cert.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    //  Associate the certificate with the PDF object.
    //  All subsequent signing operations will use this certificate.
    success = pdf.SetSigningCert(cert);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(pdf.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    //  Create the signed PDF.
    //  
    //  Chilkat performs all PDF processing locally.  When the time comes
    //  to generate the cryptographic signature value, Chilkat sends the
    //  hash to ARSS, which signs it using the remote private key and returns
    //  the signature.  The private key never leaves the Aruba service.
    success = pdf.SignPdf(json,"qa_output/hello_ltv_signed.pdf");
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(pdf.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log("The PDF has been successfully cryptographically signed with long-term validation.");

}

chilkatExample();