(Classic ASP) Sign JSON (or any Text) to Create a Detached PKCS7 Signature

Demonstrates how to sign JSON or any string using a certificate + private key from a .p12/.pfx to create a detached PKCS7 signature. (A detached signature is one that does not embed the original signed data.)

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads

ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

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

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.Crypt2")
set crypt = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.Crypt2")

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.Cert")
set cert = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.Cert")
success = cert.LoadPfxFile("qa_data/pfx/cert_test123.pfx","test123")
If (success <> 1) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( cert.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

' Tell the crypt component to use this cert.
success = crypt.SetSigningCert(cert)
If (success <> 1) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( crypt.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

crypt.HashAlgorithm = "sha256"

' By default, all the certs in the chain of authentication are included in the signature.
' If desired, we can choose to only include the signing certificate:
crypt.IncludeCertChain = 0

' Create the detached signature, which does NOT contain the original data.
' To create a PKCS7 signature that contains the original data, see CAdES Sign JSON
crypt.Charset = "utf-8"

stringToSign = "{ ""abc"": 123}"
detachedSig = crypt.SignString(stringToSign)
If (crypt.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( crypt.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

' Verify the signature against the original data.
verified = crypt.VerifyString(stringToSign,detachedSig)
If (verified = 0) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( crypt.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Success!") & "</pre>"

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