(Android™) Extract SignatureValue from Signed XML

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Demonstrates how to extract the signature value from signed XML.

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// Important: Don't forget to include the call to System.loadLibrary
// as shown at the bottom of this code sample.
package com.test;

import android.app.Activity;
import com.chilkatsoft.*;

import android.widget.TextView;
import android.os.Bundle;

public class SimpleActivity extends Activity {

  private static final String TAG = "Chilkat";

  // Called when the activity is first created.
  @Override
  public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

    // This example will work with the following signed XML, which as been reformatted for readability.

    // <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
    // <SOAP-ENV:Envelope xmlns:SOAP-ENV="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
    //     <SOAP-ENV:Header>
    //         <wsse:Security xmlns:wsse="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-secext-1.0.xsd" SOAP-ENV:mustUnderstand="1">
    //             <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#">
    //                         <InclusiveNamespaces xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#" PrefixList="wsse SOAP-ENV"/>
    //                     </ds:CanonicalizationMethod>
    //                     <ds:SignatureMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmldsig-more#rsa-sha256"/>
    //                     <ds:Reference URI="#Body">
    //                         <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>OwgHPZNfDkXnZsjpfzXqAcT3RV3HzmTsEy2bP44FJ0M=</ds:DigestValue>
    //                     </ds:Reference>
    //                 </ds:SignedInfo>
    //                 <ds:SignatureValue>C+7FWngU....DJFBcdg==</ds:SignatureValue>
    //                 <ds:KeyInfo>
    //                     <ds:KeyValue>
    //                         <ds:RSAKeyValue>
    //                             <ds:Modulus>sXeRhM55P13.....NAcibRw==</ds:Modulus>
    //                             <ds:Exponent>AQAB</ds:Exponent>
    //                         </ds:RSAKeyValue>
    //                     </ds:KeyValue>
    //                 </ds:KeyInfo>
    //             </ds:Signature>
    //         </wsse:Security>
    //     </SOAP-ENV:Header>
    //     <SOAP-ENV:Body xmlns:SOAP-SEC="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/security/2000-12" SOAP-SEC:id="Body">
    //         <z:FooBar xmlns:z="http://example.com"/>
    //     </SOAP-ENV:Body>
    // </SOAP-ENV:Envelope>

    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // There are a number of ways we can get the contents of the  <ds:SignatureValue>...</ds:SignatureValue>

    String filePath = "qa_data/xml_dsig_testing/sample_to_show_how_to_extract_sig.xml";

    // If you know there will only be a single SignatureValue in the XML, you don't need to parse XML.
    // Just do quick and simple string search..
    // For example:
    CkStringBuilder sb = new CkStringBuilder();
    boolean success = sb.LoadFile(filePath,"utf-8");
    if (success == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, "Failed to load file.");
        return;
        }

    String base64Sig = sb.getBetween("SignatureValue>","</");
    Log.i(TAG, "base64Sig = " + base64Sig);

    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // If the XML might contain multiple signatures, but the signatures will always be located in the 
    // same place, then you can (beforehand) copy a sample signed XML into Chilkat's online tool
    // at Generate Parsing Code from XML
    // to get the path to the SignatureValue.  For example, the line of code generated for the SignatureValue
    // for the above XML is:
    // string ds_SignatureValue = xml.GetChildContent("SOAP-ENV:Header|wsse:Security|ds:Signature|ds:SignatureValue");

    // So you can simply use that path..
    CkXml xml = new CkXml();
    success = xml.LoadXmlFile(filePath);
    // Assume success..

    base64Sig = xml.getChildContent("SOAP-ENV:Header|wsse:Security|ds:Signature|ds:SignatureValue");
    Log.i(TAG, "base64Sig = " + base64Sig);

    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Or perhaps you don't know where the signature is located in the XML.
    // You can search for the tag..
    CkXml xSigVal = xml.SearchForTag(xml,"*:SignatureValue");
    if (xml.get_LastMethodSuccess() == true) {
        Log.i(TAG, "base64Sig = " + xSigVal.content());

        }
    else {
        Log.i(TAG, "No SignatureValue found.");
        }


  }

  static {
      System.loadLibrary("chilkat");

      // Note: If the incorrect library name is passed to System.loadLibrary,
      // then you will see the following error message at application startup:
      //"The application <your-application-name> has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."
  }
}