Classic ASP
Create XML Signature with External XML 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 an XML file located at the following URL: https://www.chilkatsoft.com/data/helloWorld.xml
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success = 0

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

' This example inserts an XML signature in the following XML:

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

' Build the above XML to be signed.
set xml = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.Xml")
xml.Tag = "abc"
xml.UpdateChildContent "xyz|name","helloWorld.xml"
xml.UpdateChildContent "xyz|url","https://www.chilkatsoft.com/data/helloWorld.xml"

set cert = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.Cert")

success = cert.LoadPfxFile("qa_data/pfx/test_secret.pfx","secret")
If (success = 0) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( cert.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

set gen = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.XmlDSigGen")

' Indicate the location within the XML the Signature will be inserted.
gen.SigLocation = "abc|xyz"

' Get the content of the XML data to be referenced.
set http = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")
set sbExternalXml = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = http.QuickGetSb("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/data/helloWorld.xml",sbExternalXml)
If (success = 0) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( http.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

success = gen.AddExternalXmlRef("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/data/helloWorld.xml",sbExternalXml,"sha256","EXCL_C14N","")
If (success = 0) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( gen.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

' Provide the private key for signing via the certificate, and indicate that
' we want the base64 of the certificate embedded in the KeyInfo.
gen.KeyInfoType = "X509Data"
gen.X509Type = "Certificate"

bUsePrivateKey = 1
success = gen.SetX509Cert(cert,bUsePrivateKey)
If (success <> 1) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( gen.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

' Indicate we want an indented signature for readability.
' This can be removed after debugging is finished..
gen.Behaviors = "IndentedSignature"

' Now create and insert the Signature
set sbXml = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = xml.GetXmlSb(sbXml)
success = gen.CreateXmlDSigSb(sbXml)
If (success <> 1) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( gen.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

' Examine the XML with the digital signature inserted
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( sbXml.GetAsString()) & "</pre>"

' Here is the output:

' <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
' <abc>
'     <xyz>
'         <name>helloWorld.xml</name>
'         <url>https://www.chilkatsoft.com/data/helloWorld.xml</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/data/helloWorld.xml">
'       <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>H/s775OZhel6wdBhe02l4LK6m0lkplOisKxAbVwWxp0=</ds:DigestValue>
'     </ds:Reference>
'   </ds:SignedInfo>
'   <ds:SignatureValue>UruwnBqh..Ll4IzUA==</ds:SignatureValue>
'   <ds:KeyInfo>
'     <ds:X509Data>
'       <ds:X509Certificate>MIIHAz...nUZWCaDE=</ds:X509Certificate>
'     </ds:X509Data>
'   </ds:KeyInfo>
' </ds:Signature></xyz>
' </abc>

' Let's verify the signature...
set verifier = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.XmlDSig")
success = verifier.LoadSignatureSb(sbXml)
If (success <> 1) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( verifier.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

' Let's examine the external references, and fetch the data for each..
set sbExternalData = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
numRefs = verifier.NumReferences
i = 0
Do While i < numRefs
    bExternal = verifier.IsReferenceExternal(i)
    If (bExternal = 1) Then
        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 = 0) Then
            Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( http.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
            Response.End
        End If

        ' Because the referenced external data was explicitly XML, it was the canonicalized XML that was digested.
        ' We need to canonicalize the XML in the same way as when signed.
        canonXml = verifier.CanonicalizeXml(sbExternalData.GetAsString(),"EXCL_C14N",0)
        success = sbExternalData.SetString(canonXml)

        success = verifier.SetRefDataSb(i,sbExternalData,"utf-8")
        If (success = 0) Then
            Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( verifier.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
            Response.End
        End If

    End If

    i = i + 1
Loop

' Now that we have the external data available, we can verify the reference digest(s) and the signature.
bVerified = verifier.VerifySignature(1)
If (bVerified <> 1) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( verifier.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

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

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