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Create AuthNRequest with embedded signature (HTTP-POST binding)

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Demonstrates how to create a SAML AuthNRequest with embedded signature (HTTP-POST binding).

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Dim success As Boolean = False

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

'  This example will sign the following SAML AuthNRequest:

'  <samlp:AuthnRequest 
'       xmlns:samlp="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:protocol"
'       xmlns:saml="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:assertion"
'       ID="pfx41d8ef22-e612-8c50-9960-1b16f15741b3"
'       Version="2.0" ProviderName="SP test" IssueInstant="2014-07-16T23:52:45Z"
'       Destination="http://idp.example.com/SSOService.php"
'       ProtocolBinding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-POST"
'       AssertionConsumerServiceURL="http://sp.example.com/demo1/index.php?acs">
'    <saml:Issuer>http://sp.example.com/demo1/metadata.php</saml:Issuer>
'    <samlp:NameIDPolicy Format="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.1:nameid-format:emailAddress" AllowCreate="true"/>
'    <samlp:RequestedAuthnContext Comparison="exact">
'      <saml:AuthnContextClassRef>urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:ac:classes:PasswordProtectedTransport</saml:AuthnContextClassRef>
'    </samlp:RequestedAuthnContext>
'  </samlp:AuthnRequest>

'  First we build the XML to be signed.
'  
'  Use this online tool to generate the code from sample XML: 
'  Generate Code to Create XML

success = True
Dim xmlToSign As ChilkatXml
xmlToSign.Initialize
xmlToSign.Tag = "samlp:AuthnRequest"
xmlToSign.AddAttribute("xmlns:samlp", "urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:protocol")
xmlToSign.AddAttribute("xmlns:saml", "urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:assertion")
xmlToSign.AddAttribute("ID", "pfx41d8ef22-e612-8c50-9960-1b16f15741b3")
xmlToSign.AddAttribute("Version", "2.0")
xmlToSign.AddAttribute("ProviderName", "SP test")
xmlToSign.AddAttribute("IssueInstant", "2014-07-16T23:52:45Z")
xmlToSign.AddAttribute("Destination", "http://idp.example.com/SSOService.php")
xmlToSign.AddAttribute("ProtocolBinding", "urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-POST")
xmlToSign.AddAttribute("AssertionConsumerServiceURL", "http://sp.example.com/demo1/index.php?acs")
xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("saml:Issuer", "http://sp.example.com/demo1/metadata.php")
xmlToSign.UpdateAttrAt("samlp:NameIDPolicy", True, "Format", "urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.1:nameid-format:emailAddress")
xmlToSign.UpdateAttrAt("samlp:NameIDPolicy", True, "AllowCreate", "true")
xmlToSign.UpdateAttrAt("samlp:RequestedAuthnContext", True, "Comparison", "exact")
xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("samlp:RequestedAuthnContext|saml:AuthnContextClassRef", "urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:ac:classes:PasswordProtectedTransport")

'  Also see the online tool to generate the code from sample already-signed XML: 
'  Generate XML Signature Creation Code from an Already-Signed XML Sample

Dim gen As ChilkatXmlDSigGen
gen.Initialize("gen")

gen.SigLocation = "samlp:AuthnRequest"
gen.SigNamespacePrefix = "ds"
gen.SigNamespaceUri = "http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#"
gen.SignedInfoCanonAlg = "EXCL_C14N"
gen.SignedInfoDigestMethod = "sha1"

'  -------- Reference 1 --------
gen.AddSameDocRef("pfx41d8ef22-e612-8c50-9960-1b16f15741b3", "sha1", "EXCL_C14N", "", "")

'  Provide a certificate + private key. (PFX password is test123)
Dim cert As ChilkatCert
cert.Initialize("cert")
success = cert.LoadPfxFile("qa_data/pfx/cert_test123.pfx", "test123")
If success <> True Then
    Log(cert.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

gen.SetX509Cert(cert, True)

gen.KeyInfoType = "X509Data"
gen.X509Type = "Certificate"

'  Load XML to be signed...
Dim sbXml As ChilkatStringBuilder
sbXml.Initialize
xmlToSign.GetXmlSb(sbXml)

gen.Behaviors = "IndentedSignature,ForceAddEnvelopedSignatureTransform"

'  Sign the XML...
success = gen.CreateXmlDSigSb(sbXml)
If success <> True Then
    Log(gen.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


'  Save the signed XMl to a file.
success = sbXml.WriteFile("qa_output/signedXml.xml", "utf-8", False)

'  A sample of the signed XML is shown below..
Log(sbXml.GetAsString)

'  ----------------------------------------
'  Verify the signature we just produced...
Dim verifier As ChilkatXmlDSig
verifier.Initialize
success = verifier.LoadSignatureSb(sbXml)
If success <> True Then
    Log(verifier.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


Dim verified As Boolean = verifier.VerifySignature(True)
If verified <> True Then
    Log(verifier.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

Log("This signature was successfully verified.")

'  -----------------------------------------
'  Sample output of AuthNRequest signed XML:
'  (Line-breaks and some indenting added for readability..)

'  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
'  <samlp:AuthnRequest 
'    xmlns:samlp="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:protocol" 
'    xmlns:saml="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:assertion" 
'    ID="pfx41d8ef22-e612-8c50-9960-1b16f15741b3" 
'    Version="2.0" ProviderName="SP test" 
'    IssueInstant="2014-07-16T23:52:45Z" 
'    Destination="http://idp.example.com/SSOService.php" 
'    ProtocolBinding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-POST" 
'    AssertionConsumerServiceURL="http://sp.example.com/demo1/index.php?acs">
'      <saml:Issuer>http://sp.example.com/demo1/metadata.php</saml:Issuer>
'      <samlp:NameIDPolicy Format="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.1:nameid-format:emailAddress" AllowCreate="true"/>
'      <samlp:RequestedAuthnContext Comparison="exact">
'          <saml:AuthnContextClassRef>urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:ac:classes:PasswordProtectedTransport</saml:AuthnContextClassRef>
'      </samlp:RequestedAuthnContext>
'  	<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/2000/09/xmldsig#rsa-sha1"/>
'  	    <ds:Reference URI="#pfx41d8ef22-e612-8c50-9960-1b16f15741b3">
'  	      <ds:Transforms>
'  	        <ds:Transform Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#enveloped-signature"/>
'  	        <ds:Transform Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#"/>
'  	      </ds:Transforms>
'  	      <ds:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#sha1"/>
'  	      <ds:DigestValue>5d+/YNShy4qnvZcvik8fHHg2SWQ=</ds:DigestValue>
'  	    </ds:Reference>
'  	  </ds:SignedInfo>
'  	  <ds:SignatureValue>QS16H5...U5LQ==</ds:SignatureValue>
'  	  <ds:KeyInfo>
'  	    <ds:X509Data>
'  	      <ds:X509Certificate>MIIF...tjlF4=</ds:X509Certificate>
'  	    </ds:X509Data>
'  	  </ds:KeyInfo>
'  	</ds:Signature>
'  </samlp:AuthnRequest>
'