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Create XML Signature with Certificate's Private Key

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Demonstrates how to create an XML digital signature using a certificate's RSA private key. This example loads the certificate from a PFX, and uses the cert's associated private key to sign. The public key is embedded in the XML signature as a ds:KeyInfo / ds:KeyValue / dsRSAKeyValue element.

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Local $bSuccess = False

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

;  The SOAP XML to be signed in this example contains the following:

;  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no" ?>
;  <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"></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>
;  

;  The above XML is available at https://www.chilkatsoft.com/exampleData/soapToSign.xml
;  Fetch the XML and then sign it..

Local $sUrl = "https://www.chilkatsoft.com/exampleData/soapToSign.xml"
$oHttp = ObjCreate("Chilkat.Http")
$oSbSoapXml = ObjCreate("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
$bSuccess = $oHttp.QuickGetSb($sUrl,$oSbSoapXml)
If ($bSuccess = False) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oHttp.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

;  Load a PFX file containing the certificate + private key.
$oCert = ObjCreate("Chilkat.Cert")
$bSuccess = $oCert.LoadPfxFile("/somedir/myPfx.pfx","pfx_password")
If ($bSuccess = False) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oCert.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

;  Get the RSA private key for signing...
$oPrivKey = ObjCreate("Chilkat.PrivateKey")
$bSuccess = $oCert.GetPrivateKey($oPrivKey)
If ($bSuccess = False) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oCert.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

;  To create the XML digital signature (i.e. embed the signature within
;  the SOAP XML), we specify what is desired, and then call the method to 
;  create the XML signature.
;  
;  For example, the application must provide the following:
;      - Where to put the signature.
;      - What to sign.
;      - The algorithms to be used.
;      - The key to be used for signing.
;  

$oXmlSigGen = ObjCreate("Chilkat.XmlDSigGen")

;  In this example, we're going to put the signature within the wsse:Security element.
;  To specify the location, set the SigLocation property to the XML path to this element,
;  using vertical bar characters to separate tags.
$oXmlSigGen.SigLocation = "SOAP-ENV:Envelope|SOAP-ENV:Header|wsse:Security"

;  An XML digital signature contains one or more references.  These are references to the parts
;  of the XML document to be signed (a same document reference), or can be external references.
;  This example will add a single same-document reference.  We'll add a reference to the XML fragment
;  at SOAP-ENV:Body, which is indicated by providing the value of the "ID" attribute (where "ID" is case
;  insensitive).  For each same-document reference, we must also indicate the hash algorithm and XML canonicalization
;  algorithm to be used.  For this example we'll choose SHA-256 and Exclusive XML Canonicalization.
$oXmlSigGen.AddSameDocRef("Body","sha256","EXCL_C14N","","")

;  Let's provide the RSA key to be used for signing:
$oXmlSigGen.SetPrivateKey($oPrivKey)

;  We're leaving the following properties at their default values:
;  
;     - SigNamespacePrefix (default is "ds")
;     - SigningAlg (for RSA keys. The default is PKCS1-v1_5, can be changed to RSASSA-PSS.)
;     - SignedInfoCanonAlg  (default is EXCL_C14N)
;     - SignedInfoDigestMethod (default is sha256)
;     - KeyInfoType (default is "KeyValue", where the RSA public key is included in the Signature)

;  Note: Each Reference has it's own specified algorithms for XML canonicalization and hashing,
;  and the actual signature part (the SignedInfo) has it's own algorithms for the same.
;  They may or may not be the same.  In this example, we use Exclusive XML Canonicalization and SHA-256 throughout.

;  Finally, we're going to set one property that's optional, but commonly used.
;  It's the SignedInfoPrefixList.  In this case, we're using Exclusive Canonicalization, and the signature
;  will be placed in a location within the XML document where namespace prefixes are used in the ancestors.
;  Specifically, the "wsse" and "SOAP-ENV" namespace prefixes are used.
$oXmlSigGen.SignedInfoPrefixList = "wsse SOAP-ENV"

;  OK, everything's specified, so let's create the XML digital signature:
;  This in-place signs the XML.  If successful, sbSoapXml will contain the 
;  XML with the digital signature at the specified location.
$bSuccess = $oXmlSigGen.CreateXmlDSigSb($oSbSoapXml)
If ($bSuccess = False) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oXmlSigGen.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

;  Examine the signed SOAP XML:
ConsoleWrite($oSbSoapXml.GetAsString() & @CRLF)

;  This is the signed SOAP XML.
;  Chilkat emits the Signature in compact form on a single line.  Whitespace in XML signatures
;  matters.  Chilkat's opinion is that writing the Signature without whitespace minimizes the chance
;  for problems with whatever software might be verifying the signature.

;  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no" ?>
;  <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+7FWngUpJ33Q1yq8uuscjCyPN2IO4cJhpMv03Jrrht1V+4gvJQLIBk6HHjo1uPQyfYj6zji3pg+fOyGUptp17CsRvjCzSpP35vB2lEzHeS8dcY8XfrEtTP/0FNn75LmhhkOPy0wjWkgDVbgzhXpEk9az8r8fQVTM3vrcmXT+WdMWJXKBRFt6PLAhsFt0scOFTWAkLGyCwygzimDKX2nT63TOit9BigtIx7fPRuMkbybMKCGGABq2DiEbvrPOiN3SUYpyMNR9KehRAGN+OWnESaDC6DhOvbKR88XHkM+GeaRe9PWdrRHrwGfp3qgolKjR/wFRSa1YGSBKAhDJFBcdg==</ds:SignatureValue><ds:KeyInfo><ds:KeyValue><ds:RSAKeyValue><ds:Modulus>sXeRhM55P13FbpNcXAMR3olbw2Wa6keZIHu5YTZYUBTlYWId+pNiwUz3zFIEo+0IfYR0H27ybIycQO+1IIzJofUFNMAL3tZps2OKPlsjuCPls6kXpXhv/gvhux8LrCtp4PcKWqJ6QVOZKChc7WAx40qFWzHi57ueqRTv3x0kESqGg/VjsqyTEvb55psJO2RsfhLT7+YVh3hImRM3RDaJdkTkPuOxeFyT6N7VXD09329sLuS3QkUbE9zEKDnz9X3d8dEQdJhSI9ba5fxl8R7fu8pB67ElfzFml96X1jLFtzy1pzOT5Fc4ROcaqlYckVzdBq9sxezm6MYmDBjNAcibRw==</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>

;  Here's the signature part formatted for easier reading.
;  (Adding whitespace to the SignedInfo breaks the signature, so you wouldn't want to do this..)

;      <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+7FWngUp....BKAhDJFBcdg==</ds:SignatureValue>
;          <ds:KeyInfo>
;              <ds:KeyValue>
;                  <ds:RSAKeyValue>
;                      <ds:Modulus>sXeRhM55P13FbpNcXAMR....MYmDBjNAcibRw==</ds:Modulus>
;                      <ds:Exponent>AQAB</ds:Exponent>
;                  </ds:RSAKeyValue>
;              </ds:KeyValue>
;          </ds:KeyInfo>
;      </ds:Signature>