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Sign Italian SPID Metadata XML

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Demonstrates how to create an XML digital signature for Italian SPID Metadata.

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NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

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

    success = true;

    // Load the XML to be signed.
    var sbXml = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    success = sbXml.LoadFile("qa_data/xml_dsig/spid_metadata.xml","utf-8");
    if (success == false) {
        console.log("Failed to load the input file.");
        return;
    }

    // The XML to sign contains XML such as this:

    // <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
    // <md:EntityDescriptor xmlns:md="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:metadata" xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#" entityID="https://***.it" ID="_AE17AFFF-A600-49D5-B81D-76EEA55B50FF">
    //     <md:SPSSODescriptor protocolSupportEnumeration="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:protocol" AuthnRequestsSigned="true" WantAssertionsSigned="true">
    //         <md:KeyDescriptor use="signing">
    //             <ds:KeyInfo xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#">
    //                 <ds:X509Data>
    //                     <ds:X509Certificate>MIIF5...</ds:X509Certificate>
    //                 </ds:X509Data>
    //             </ds:KeyInfo>
    //         </md:KeyDescriptor>
    //         <md:KeyDescriptor use="encryption">
    //             <ds:KeyInfo xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#">
    //                 <ds:X509Data>
    //                     <ds:X509Certificate>MIIF5...</ds:X509Certificate>
    //                 </ds:X509Data>
    //             </ds:KeyInfo>
    //         </md:KeyDescriptor>
    //         <md:SingleLogoutService Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-POST" Location="https://***.it/it-it/spid/logout"/>
    //         <md:NameIDFormat>urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:nameid-format:transient</md:NameIDFormat>
    //         <md:AssertionConsumerService Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-POST" Location="https://***.it/it-it/spid/loginresp" index="0" isDefault="true"/>
    //         <md:AttributeConsumingService index="1">
    //             <md:ServiceName xml:lang="it">Servizi Online</md:ServiceName>
    //             <md:ServiceDescription xml:lang="it">Accesso ai Servizi Online</md:ServiceDescription>
    //             <md:RequestedAttribute Name="spidCode" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:basic"/>
    //             <md:RequestedAttribute Name="name" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:basic"/>
    //             <md:RequestedAttribute Name="familyName" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:basic"/>
    //             <md:RequestedAttribute Name="fiscalNumber" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:basic"/>
    //         </md:AttributeConsumingService>
    //     </md:SPSSODescriptor>
    //     <md:Organization>
    //         <md:OrganizationName xml:lang="it">SomeCompany s.r.l.</md:OrganizationName>
    //         <md:OrganizationDisplayName xml:lang="it">SomeCompany s.r.l.</md:OrganizationDisplayName>
    //         <md:OrganizationURL xml:lang="it">https://***.it</md:OrganizationURL>
    //     </md:Organization>
    // </md:EntityDescriptor>

    var gen = new chilkat.XmlDSigGen();

    gen.SigLocation = "md:EntityDescriptor|md:SPSSODescriptor";
    gen.SigLocationMod = 2;
    gen.SignedInfoCanonAlg = "EXCL_C14N";
    gen.SignedInfoDigestMethod = "sha256";

    // -------- Reference 1 --------
    gen.AddSameDocRef("_AE17AFFF-A600-49D5-B81D-76EEA55B50FF","sha256","EXCL_C14N","","");

    // Provide a certificate + private key. (PFX password is test123)
    var cert = new chilkat.Cert();
    success = cert.LoadPfxFile("qa_data/pfx/cert_test123.pfx","test123");
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(cert.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    gen.SetX509Cert(cert,true);

    gen.KeyInfoType = "X509Data+KeyValue";
    gen.X509Type = "Certificate";

    gen.Behaviors = "IndentedSignature,ForceAddEnvelopedSignatureTransform,OmitAlreadyDefinedSigNamespace";

    // Sign the XML...
    success = gen.CreateXmlDSigSb(sbXml);
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(gen.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // -----------------------------------------------

    // Save the signed XML to a file.
    success = sbXml.WriteFile("qa_output/signedXml.xml","utf-8",false);

    console.log(sbXml.GetAsString());

    // ----------------------------------------
    // Verify the signatures we just produced...
    var verifier = new chilkat.XmlDSig();
    success = verifier.LoadSignatureSb(sbXml);
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(verifier.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    var numSigs = verifier.NumSignatures;
    var verifyIdx = 0;
    while (verifyIdx < numSigs) {
        verifier.Selector = verifyIdx;
        var verified = verifier.VerifySignature(true);
        if (verified !== true) {
            console.log(verifier.LastErrorText);
            return;
        }

        verifyIdx = verifyIdx+1;
    }

    console.log("All signatures were successfully verified.");

}

chilkatExample();