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Visual Basic 6.0

Create EBICS Signature (XMLDSIG)

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Demonstrates how to create an EBICS signature. (EBICS is the Electronic Banking Internet Communication Standard)

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Visual Basic 6.0
Dim success As Long
success = 0

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

' This is the sample XML to be signed:

' <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
' <ebicsRequest
'   xmlns="urn:org:ebics:H005"
'   xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#"
'   xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
'   xsi:schemaLocation="urn:org:ebics:H005 ebics_request_H005.xsd"
'   Version="H005" Revision="1">
'   <header authenticate="true">
'     <static>
'       <HostID>EBIXHOST</HostID>
'       <Nonce>BDA2312973890654FAC9879A89794E65</Nonce>
'       <Timestamp>2005-01-30T15:30:45.123Z</Timestamp>
'       <PartnerID>CUSTM001</PartnerID>
'       <UserID>USR100</UserID>
'       <Product Language="en" InstituteID="Institute ID">Product Identifier</Product>
'       <OrderDetails>
'         <AdminOrderType>BTU</AdminOrderType>
'         <BTUOrderParams>
'           <Service>
'             <ServiceName>SCT</ServiceName>
'             <MsgName>pain.001</MsgName>
'           </Service>
'         </BTUOrderParams>
'       </OrderDetails>
'       <BankPubKeyDigests>
'         <Authentication Version="X002" Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256">1H/rQr2Axe9hYTV2n/tCp+3UIQQ=</Authentication>
'         <Encryption Version="E002" Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256">2lwiueWOIER823jSoiOkjl+woeI=</Encryption>
'       </BankPubKeyDigests>
'       <SecurityMedium>0000</SecurityMedium>
'       <NumSegments>2</NumSegments>
'     </static>
'     <mutable>
'       <TransactionPhase>Initialisation</TransactionPhase>
'     </mutable>
'   </header>
'   <body>
'     <PreValidation authenticate="true">
'       <DataDigest SignatureVersion="A006"> MTIzNDU2Nzg5MDEyMzQ1Njc4OTAxMjM0NTY3ODkwMTI=</DataDigest>
'     </PreValidation>
'     <DataTransfer>
'       <DataEncryptionInfo authenticate="true">
'         <EncryptionPubKeyDigest Version="E002" Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256">..here hash value of the public bank key for encryption..</EncryptionPubKeyDigest>
'         <TransactionKey>EIGI4En6KEB6ArEzw+iq4N1wm6EptcyxXxStA...</TransactionKey>
'         <HostID>EBIXHOST</HostID>
'       </DataEncryptionInfo>
'       <SignatureData authenticate="true">n6KEB6ArEzw+iq4N1wm6EptcyxXxStAO...</SignatureData>
'       <DataDigest SignatureVersion="A006"> MTIzNDU2Nzg5MDEyMzQ1Njc4OTAxMjM0NTY3ODkwMTI=</DataDigest>
'     </DataTransfer>
'   </body>
' </ebicsRequest>

' Load the above XML from a file.
Dim sbXml As New ChilkatStringBuilder
success = sbXml.LoadFile("qa_data/xml_dsig/ebics/fileToSign.xml","utf-8")
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print "Failed to load XML input file."
    Exit Sub
End If

Dim gen As New ChilkatXmlDSigGen

' We're going to insert the signature between the </header> and the <body>
gen.SigLocation = "ebicsRequest|header"

' Set the SigLocationMod = 1 to insert *after* the SigLocation
gen.SigLocationMod = 1

' We wish to use "ds" for the namespace..
gen.SigNamespacePrefix = "ds"
gen.SigNamespaceUri = "http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#"

' Specify canonicalization and hash algorithms
gen.SignedInfoCanonAlg = "C14N"
gen.SignedInfoDigestMethod = "sha256"

' Add the reference.
' For EBICS signatures, we pass the special keyword "EBICS" in the 1st argument.
' This tells Chilkat to create the reference using URI="#xpointer(//*[@authenticate='true'])"
success = gen.AddSameDocRef("EBICS","sha256","C14N","","")

' Provide our certificate + private key. (PFX password is test123)
' (You'll use your own certificate, which can be loaded from many different sources by Chilkat, including smart cards.)
Dim cert As New ChilkatCert
success = cert.LoadPfxFile("qa_data/pfx/cert_test123.pfx","test123")
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print cert.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

success = gen.SetX509Cert(cert,1)
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print gen.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

' We don't want a KeyInfo to be included.
gen.KeyInfoType = "None"

' Request an indented signature for readability.
' This can be removed after debugging (for a more compact signature).
gen.Behaviors = "IndentedSignature"

' Sign the XML.
success = gen.CreateXmlDSigSb(sbXml)
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print gen.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

' This is the XML with the EBICS signature added:

' <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
' <ebicsRequest
' xmlns="urn:org:ebics:H005"
' xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#"
' xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
' xsi:schemaLocation="urn:org:ebics:H005 ebics_request_H005.xsd"
' Version="H005" Revision="1">
'   <header authenticate="true">
'     <static>
'       <HostID>EBIXHOST</HostID>
'       <Nonce>BDA2312973890654FAC9879A89794E65</Nonce>
'       <Timestamp>2005-01-30T15:30:45.123Z</Timestamp>
'       <PartnerID>CUSTM001</PartnerID>
'       <UserID>USR100</UserID>
'       <Product Language="en" InstituteID="Institute ID">Product Identifier</Product>
'       <OrderDetails>
'         <AdminOrderType>BTU</AdminOrderType>
'         <BTUOrderParams>
'           <Service>
'             <ServiceName>SCT</ServiceName>
'             <MsgName>pain.001</MsgName>
'           </Service>
'         </BTUOrderParams>
'       </OrderDetails>
'       <BankPubKeyDigests>
'         <Authentication Version="X002" Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256">1H/rQr2Axe9hYTV2n/tCp+3UIQQ=</Authentication>
'         <Encryption Version="E002" Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256">2lwiueWOIER823jSoiOkjl+woeI=</Encryption>
'       </BankPubKeyDigests>
'       <SecurityMedium>0000</SecurityMedium>
'       <NumSegments>2</NumSegments>
'     </static>
'     <mutable>
'       <TransactionPhase>Initialisation</TransactionPhase>
'     </mutable>
'   </header><AuthSignature xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#">
'   <ds:SignedInfo>
'     <ds:CanonicalizationMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/REC-xml-c14n-20010315"/>
'     <ds:SignatureMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmldsig-more#rsa-sha256"/>
'     <ds:Reference URI="#xpointer(//*[@authenticate='true'])">
'       <ds:Transforms>
'         <ds:Transform Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/REC-xml-c14n-20010315"/>
'       </ds:Transforms>
'       <ds:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256"/>
'       <ds:DigestValue>jjLD90BedcIVxFENHse6pOnRubVUlHpKjXUF5BUd00k=</ds:DigestValue>
'     </ds:Reference>
'   </ds:SignedInfo>
'   <ds:SignatureValue>TlVgCXGf+3kKZ4LLwqxKoMaDZSBdiDRcGpdKB+tFZ7MZse9jDqtCai7PxcvRLC7yRGRj3XWrAB6IVqXh6tXGqiAtRfa7XjezvJTmUdMEJ3hTEgKqm7cKjjZX5C+lN5XTJghOy0X1bZBl/NBJu/aqY9s8PKsD5Cpm8bFkl2ReBBTCTSF5CRK3XZr+fvWuUX2sFrFS5UDXG8/cmhaKHT15LBOJgYuLYr80dtL251Jy20rIJ5KK8xUz9gpexE61Y/ml6mUPLm8YgdACRdNvCOPRLjCqYwFbnfgaVO6MtSRG819rWyNtBhqVxdzbntiV1UobKbwFiJ1LMMHF0NCo2LGLCw==</ds:SignatureValue>
' </AuthSignature>
'   <body>
'     <PreValidation authenticate="true">
'       <DataDigest SignatureVersion="A006"> MTIzNDU2Nzg5MDEyMzQ1Njc4OTAxMjM0NTY3ODkwMTI=</DataDigest>
'     </PreValidation>
'     <DataTransfer>
'       <DataEncryptionInfo authenticate="true">
'         <EncryptionPubKeyDigest Version="E002" Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256">..here hash value of the public bank key for encryption..</EncryptionPubKeyDigest>
'         <TransactionKey>EIGI4En6KEB6ArEzw+iq4N1wm6EptcyxXxStA...</TransactionKey>
'         <HostID>EBIXHOST</HostID>
'       </DataEncryptionInfo>
'       <SignatureData authenticate="true">n6KEB6ArEzw+iq4N1wm6EptcyxXxStAO...</SignatureData>
'       <DataDigest SignatureVersion="A006"> MTIzNDU2Nzg5MDEyMzQ1Njc4OTAxMjM0NTY3ODkwMTI=</DataDigest>
'     </DataTransfer>
'   </body>
' </ebicsRequest>

Debug.Print "Here's the EBICS signed XML:"
Debug.Print sbXml.GetAsString()
Debug.Print "----"

' Verify the signature we just produced...
Dim verifier As New ChilkatXmlDSig
success = verifier.LoadSignatureSb(sbXml)
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print verifier.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

' The signature has no KeyInfo, so we must externally provide the key.
Dim pubKey As New PublicKey
success = cert.GetPublicKey(pubKey)

success = verifier.SetPublicKey(pubKey)
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print verifier.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

success = verifier.VerifySignature(1)
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print verifier.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Debug.Print "EBICS signature verified."