(Java) Create/Verify XML Signature with External Text Reference

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Demonstrates how to create an XML digital signature where the referenced data is external. In this case, the data is a text file located at the following URL: https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt

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import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    // This example inserts an XML signature into the following XML:

    // <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
    // <abc>
    //   <xyz>
    // 	<name>helloWorld.txt</name>
    // 	<url>https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt</url>
    //   </xyz>
    // </abc>

    // Build the above XML to be signed.
    CkXml xml = new CkXml();
    xml.put_Tag("abc");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("xyz|name","helloWorld.txt");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("xyz|url","https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt");

    CkCert cert = new CkCert();

    boolean success = cert.LoadPfxFile("qa_data/pfx/test_secret.pfx","secret");
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(cert.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    CkXmlDSigGen gen = new CkXmlDSigGen();

    // Indicate the location within the XML the Signature will be inserted.
    gen.put_SigLocation("abc|xyz");

    // Get the content of the text data to be referenced.
    CkHttp http = new CkHttp();
    CkStringBuilder sbExternalTxt = new CkStringBuilder();
    success = http.QuickGetSb("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt",sbExternalTxt);
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(http.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    success = gen.AddExternalTextRef("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt",sbExternalTxt,"utf-8",false,"sha256","");
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(gen.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Provide the private key for signing via the certificate, and indicate that
    // we want the base64 of the certificate embedded in the KeyInfo.
    gen.put_KeyInfoType("X509Data");
    gen.put_X509Type("Certificate");

    boolean bUsePrivateKey = true;
    success = gen.SetX509Cert(cert,bUsePrivateKey);
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(gen.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Indicate we want an indented signature for readability.
    // This can be removed after debugging is finished..
    gen.put_Behaviors("IndentedSignature");

    // Now create and insert the Signature
    CkStringBuilder sbXml = new CkStringBuilder();
    xml.GetXmlSb(sbXml);
    success = gen.CreateXmlDSigSb(sbXml);
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(gen.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Examine the XML with the digital signature inserted
    System.out.println(sbXml.getAsString());

    // Here is the output:

    // <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
    // <abc>
    //     <xyz>
    //         <name>helloWorld.txt</name>
    //         <url>https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt</url>
    //     <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/2001/04/xmldsig-more#rsa-sha256"/>
    //     <ds:Reference URI="https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt">
    //       <ds:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256"/>
    //       <ds:DigestValue>f4OxZX/x/FO5LcGBSKHWXfwtSx+j1ncoSt3SABJtkGk=</ds:DigestValue>
    //     </ds:Reference>
    //   </ds:SignedInfo>
    //   <ds:SignatureValue>syFSl...pZDiFQ==</ds:SignatureValue>
    //   <ds:KeyInfo>
    //     <ds:X509Data>
    //       <ds:X509Certificate>MIIHAz...GwnUZWCaDE=</ds:X509Certificate>
    //     </ds:X509Data>
    //   </ds:KeyInfo>
    // </ds:Signature></xyz>
    // </abc>

    // Let's verify the signature...
    CkXmlDSig verifier = new CkXmlDSig();
    success = verifier.LoadSignatureSb(sbXml);
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(verifier.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Let's examine the external references, and fetch the data for each..
    CkStringBuilder sbExternalData = new CkStringBuilder();
    int numRefs = verifier.get_NumReferences();
    int i = 0;
    while (i < numRefs) {
        boolean bExternal = verifier.IsReferenceExternal(i);
        if (bExternal == true) {
            String uri = verifier.referenceUri(i);

            // We're assuming the URI is an https:// or http:// URL...
            // Let's also assume we know that the referenced data is text and we want the utf-8 byte representation.
            sbExternalData.Clear();
            success = http.QuickGetSb(uri,sbExternalData);
            if (success == false) {
                System.out.println(http.lastErrorText());
                return;
                }

            success = verifier.SetRefDataSb(i,sbExternalData,"utf-8");
            if (success == false) {
                System.out.println(verifier.lastErrorText());
                return;
                }

            }

        i = i+1;
        }

    // Now that we have the external data available, we can verify the reference digest(s) and the signature.
    boolean bVerified = verifier.VerifySignature(true);
    if (bVerified != true) {
        System.out.println(verifier.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    System.out.println("Signature verified!");
  }
}