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Verify XML Digital Signature having KeyName

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Demonstrates how to verify an XML digital signature where the KeyInfo part contains the KeyName element.
In this case, the public key is not specifically stored in the signed XML.
Rather, application specific information about the key is stored in the KeyName element.
This example uses the KeyName to find and matching public key.

This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.69 or greater.

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-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    DECLARE @iTmp0 int
    -- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max).  See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    DECLARE @success int
    SELECT @success = 0

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

    -- The signed XML to be verified in this example contains the following:
    -- 
    -- <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
    -- <Envelope>
    --   <Header>
    --     <Security>
    --     <ds:Signature xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#"><ds:SignedInfo><ds:CanonicalizationMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#"/><ds:SignatureMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2009/xmldsig11#dsa-sha256"/><ds:Reference URI="#abc"><ds:Transforms><ds:Transform Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#"/></ds:Transforms><ds:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256"/><ds:DigestValue>XTjDIHSEsDNTO9yn4cKtyXjRUjPFXkOQOLYI5mueZhk=</ds:DigestValue></ds:Reference></ds:SignedInfo><ds:SignatureValue>NXOIMevGCqFl0Dwtp2KkqkT05GRV8CjmHZ9LhFpt8/d7+lkIi7mITA==</ds:SignatureValue><ds:KeyInfo><ds:KeyName>dsaKey_123</ds:KeyName></ds:KeyInfo></ds:Signature></Security>
    --   </Header>
    --   <Body Id="abc">
    --     <z:FooBar xmlns:z="https://www.example-code.com"/>
    --   </Body>
    -- </Envelope>
    -- 

    -- The above XML is available at https://www.chilkatsoft.com/exampleData/signedUsingKeyName.xml
    -- First we'll fetch the signed XML:

    DECLARE @url nvarchar(4000)
    SELECT @url = 'https://www.chilkatsoft.com/exampleData/signedUsingKeyName.xml'
    DECLARE @http int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Http', @http OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    DECLARE @sbXml int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.StringBuilder', @sbXml OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'QuickGetSb', @success OUT, @url, @sbXml
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbXml
        RETURN
      END

    DECLARE @verifier int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.XmlDSig', @verifier OUT

    -- Load the XML containing the signature to be verified.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @verifier, 'LoadSignatureSb', @success OUT, @sbXml
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @verifier, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbXml
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @verifier
        RETURN
      END

    -- (The Chilkat XML Digital Signature API has the capability to handle XML documents with multiple signatures.
    -- We know in advance that this signed XML has just one Signature, so we leave the dsig.Selector property at the
    -- default value of 0.)

    -- Let's get the KeyInfo XML so we can then get the KeyName.
    DECLARE @xmlKeyInfo int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @verifier, 'GetKeyInfo', @xmlKeyInfo OUT
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @verifier, 'LastMethodSuccess', @iTmp0 OUT
    IF @iTmp0 = 0
      BEGIN

        PRINT 'There is no KeyInfo available in the Signature.'
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbXml
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @verifier
        RETURN
      END

    -- Examine the XML:
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xmlKeyInfo, 'GetXml', @sTmp0 OUT
    PRINT @sTmp0

    -- The KeyInfo XML that is returned looks like this:
    -- 
    -- 	<ds:KeyInfo>
    -- 	    <ds:KeyName>dsaKey_123</ds:KeyName>
    -- 	</ds:KeyInfo>
    -- 

    -- Get the KeyName.
    DECLARE @sbKeyName int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.StringBuilder', @sbKeyName OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xmlKeyInfo, 'GetChildContent', @sTmp0 OUT, '*:KeyName'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sbKeyName, 'Append', @success OUT, @sTmp0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @xmlKeyInfo

    -- sbKeyName contains "dsaKey_123"
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sbKeyName, 'GetAsString', @sTmp0 OUT
    PRINT @sTmp0

    -- The application now locates and loads the public key for verification
    -- based on the key name.  This example will do the following:
    -- If the key name equals "dsaKey_123", then load the DSA key from
    -- "qa_data/dsa/dsa1024_public.pem"
    -- 

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sbKeyName, 'ContentsEqual', @iTmp0 OUT, 'dsaKey_123', 0
    IF @iTmp0 = 0
      BEGIN

        PRINT 'I don''t know this key...'
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbXml
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @verifier
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbKeyName
        RETURN
      END

    -- The DSA public key used in this example is available at:
    -- https://www.chilkatsoft.com/exampleData/dsa1024_public.zip
    DECLARE @pubKey int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.PublicKey', @pubKey OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @pubKey, 'LoadFromFile', @success OUT, 'qa_data/dsa/dsa1024_public.pem'
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @pubKey, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbXml
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @verifier
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbKeyName
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @pubKey
        RETURN
      END

    -- Provide the DSA public key to the XML DSig verifier:
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @verifier, 'SetPublicKey', @success OUT, @pubKey

    -- Verify the signature
    DECLARE @bVerified int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @verifier, 'VerifySignature', @bVerified OUT, 1

    PRINT 'Signature verified = ' + @bVerified

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbXml
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @verifier
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbKeyName
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @pubKey


END
GO