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Verify Authenticode Signature of EXE or DLL

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Demonstrates how to verify an Authenticode signed EXE or DLL.

Note: Chilkat's code signing class was added in v9.5.0.97

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


'  You can verify a signed DLL or EXE.
Dim path As String = "c:/someDir/something.dll"

'  The verify method returns an overall indicator of whether
'  the EXE or DLL can be trusted or not.
'  The details of the signature are emitted to the JSON object
'  passed in the last argument.

Dim json As ChilkatJsonObject
json.Initialize
json.EmitCompact = False

Dim validator As ChilkatCodeSign
validator.Initialize("validator")
Dim valid As Boolean = validator.VerifySignature(path, json)
If valid = False Then
    '  Validation failed.
    Log(validator.LastErrorText)
    '  You can also examine the details of the validation (see below)
    Log(json.Emit)
    Return
End If


'  Examine the details of the Authenticode signature
'  println json.Emit();

'  An example of the JSON details of an authenticode signature, with selected parsing code, is shown below.
'  
'  Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
'  Generate Parsing Code from JSON


'  {
'    "pkcs7": {
'      "verify": {
'        "peFile": {
'          "hashOid": "2.16.840.1.101.3.4.2.1",
'          "hash": "q9tzWEcea8f8kaMXG8LpWNPe9JIW7aKccYWuL3mrCBw="
'        },
'        "certs": [
'          {
'            "issuerCN": "AAA Certificate Services",
'            "serial": "48FC93B46055948D36A7C98A89D69416"
'          },
'          {
'            "issuerCN": "Sectigo Public Code Signing Root R46",
'            "serial": "621D6D0C52019E3B9079152089211C0A"
'          },
'          {
'            "issuerCN": "Sectigo Public Code Signing CA R36",
'            "serial": "3FF5B69109BFD4046C92CC0D18EE23C2"
'          }
'        ],
'        "digestAlgorithms": [
'          "sha256"
'        ],
'        "signerInfo": [
'          {
'            "cert": {
'              "serialNumber": "3FF5B69109BFD4046C92CC0D18EE23C2",
'              "issuerCN": "Sectigo Public Code Signing CA R36",
'              "digestAlgOid": "2.16.840.1.101.3.4.2.1",
'              "digestAlgName": "SHA256"
'            },
'            "contentType": "1.3.6.1.4.1.311.2.1.4",
'            "messageDigest": "4MkPVkY4qdwoVAj5JcCvn3ISSS5yqtf1+KmIs/Ckni4=",
'            "signingAlgOid": "1.2.840.113549.1.1.1",
'            "signingAlgName": "RSA-PKCSV-1_5",
'            "authAttr": {
'              "1.3.6.1.4.1.311.2.1.12": {
'                "der": "MAA="
'              },
'              "1.2.840.113549.1.9.3": {
'                "name": "contentType",
'                "oid": "1.3.6.1.4.1.311.2.1.4"
'              },
'              "1.3.6.1.4.1.311.2.1.11": {
'                "der": "MAwGCisGAQQBgjcCARU="
'              },
'              "1.2.840.113549.1.9.4": {
'                "name": "messageDigest",
'                "digest": "4MkPVkY4qdwoVAj5JcCvn3ISSS5yqtf1+KmIs/Ckni4="
'              }
'            },
'            "unauthAttr": {
'              "1.3.6.1.4.1.311.3.3.1": {
'                "name": "timestampToken",
'                "der": "MIIXJwY ... QZej",
'                "verify": {
'                  "digestAlgorithms": [
'                    "sha256"
'                  ],
'                  "signerInfo": [
'                    {
'                      "cert": {
'                        "serialNumber": "0544AFF3949D0839A6BFDB3F5FE56116",
'                        "issuerCN": "DigiCert Trusted G4 RSA4096 SHA256 TimeStamping CA",
'                        "digestAlgOid": "2.16.840.1.101.3.4.2.1",
'                        "digestAlgName": "SHA256"
'                      },
'                      "contentType": "1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.1.4",
'                      "signingTime": "240117124047Z",
'                      "messageDigest": "y6cKjJoRfgJwW+Dj29w3tEfWqVybz7Sg+d8opKQxCjM=",
'                      "signingAlgOid": "1.2.840.113549.1.1.1",
'                      "signingAlgName": "RSA-PKCSV-1_5",
'                      "authAttr": {
'                        "1.2.840.113549.1.9.3": {
'                          "name": "contentType",
'                          "oid": "1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.1.4"
'                        },
'                        "1.2.840.113549.1.9.5": {
'                          "name": "signingTime",
'                          "utctime": "240117124047Z"
'                        },
'                        "1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.12": {
'                          "name": "signingCertificate",
'                          "der": "MBowGDAWBBRm8CsywsLJD4JdzqqKycZPGZzPQA=="
'                        },
'                        "1.2.840.113549.1.9.4": {
'                          "name": "messageDigest",
'                          "digest": "y6cKjJoRfgJwW+Dj29w3tEfWqVybz7Sg+d8opKQxCjM="
'                        },
'                        "1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.47": {
'                          "name": "signingCertificateV2",
'                          "der": "MCYwJDAiBCDS9uRt7XQizNHUQFdoQTZvgoraVZquMxavTRqa1Ax4KA=="
'                        }
'                      }
'                    }
'                  ],
'                  "uncommonOptions": "NO_SIGCERTV2_OID,NoSigningCertV2IssuerSerial"
'                },
'                "timestampSignatureVerified": true,
'                "tstInfo": {
'                  "tsaPolicyId": "2.16.840.1.114412.7.1",
'                  "messageImprint": {
'                    "hashAlg": "sha256",
'                    "digest": "JqY7U+30qScMnRQwnDfUYEikZwOLHMhKX0oo5zo4ils=",
'                    "digestMatches": true
'                  },
'                  "serialNumber": "6E4597E574BC909213565DAEBC0E4888",
'                  "genTime": "20240117124047Z"
'                }
'              }
'            }
'          }
'        ],
'        "pkcs7": {
'          "verify": {
'            "certs": [
'              {
'                "issuerCN": "DigiCert Trusted G4 RSA4096 SHA256 TimeStamping CA",
'                "serial": "0544AFF3949D0839A6BFDB3F5FE56116"
'              },
'              {
'                "issuerCN": "DigiCert Trusted Root G4",
'                "serial": "073637B724547CD847ACFD28662A5E5B"
'              },
'              {
'                "issuerCN": "DigiCert Assured ID Root CA",
'                "serial": "0E9B188EF9D02DE7EFDB50E20840185A"
'              }
'            ]
'          }
'        }
'      }
'    }
'  }

Dim issuerCN As String
Dim serial As String
Dim genTime As ChilkatDtObj
genTime.Initialize
Dim dt As ChilkatDateTime
dt.Initialize

'  Show the certificates embedded in the PKCS7 signature.
Log("Certificates contained in the PKCS7 signature:")
Dim i As Int = 0
Dim count_i As Int = json.SizeOfArray("pkcs7.verify.certs")
Do While i < count_i
    json.I = i
    issuerCN = json.StringOf("pkcs7.verify.certs[i].issuerCN")
    serial = json.StringOf("pkcs7.verify.certs[i].serial")
    Log(issuerCN & ", " & serial)
    i = i + 1
Loop

'  Show details about the signing certificate(s)
Dim numSigners As Int = json.SizeOfArray("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo")
i = 0
Do While i < numSigners
    json.I = i
    Log("---- Signing Certificate ----")
    Log("serial number: " & json.StringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].cert.serialNumber"))
    Log("issuerCN: " & json.StringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].cert.issuerCN"))
    Log("hash algorithm: " & json.StringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].cert.digestAlgName"))
    Log("signing algorithm: " & json.StringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].signingAlgName"))

    '  If this signature includes a timestamp token, get information about it.
    If json.HasMember("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr." & Chr(34) & "1.3.6.1.4.1.311.3.3.1" & Chr(34)) = True Then
        '  We're going to assume the timestamp token had only 1 signer..
        Log("--- Timestamp Token ----")
        Log("TS hash algorithm: " & json.StringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr." & Chr(34) & "1.3.6.1.4.1.311.3.3.1" & Chr(34) & ".verify.digestAlgorithms[0]"))
        Log("TS certificate serial: " & json.StringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr." & Chr(34) & "1.3.6.1.4.1.311.3.3.1" & Chr(34) & ".verify.signerInfo[0].cert.serialNumber"))
        Log("TS certificate issuerCN: " & json.StringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr." & Chr(34) & "1.3.6.1.4.1.311.3.3.1" & Chr(34) & ".verify.signerInfo[0].cert.issuerCN"))
        Log("timestamp signature verified: " & json.BoolOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr." & Chr(34) & "1.3.6.1.4.1.311.3.3.1" & Chr(34) & ".timestampSignatureVerified"))
        json.DtOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr." & Chr(34) & "1.3.6.1.4.1.311.3.3.1" & Chr(34) & ".tstInfo.genTime", False, genTime)
        dt.SetFromDtObj(genTime)
        Log("timestamp date/time: " & dt.GetAsRfc822(True))
    End If


    i = i + 1
Loop

Log("The Authenticode signature is valid.")

'  Sample output:

'  Certificates contained in the PKCS7 signature:
'  AAA Certificate Services, 48FC93B46055948D36A7C98A89D69416
'  Sectigo Public Code Signing Root R46, 621D6D0C52019E3B9079152089211C0A
'  Sectigo Public Code Signing CA R36, 3FF5B69109BFD4046C92CC0D18EE23C2
'  ---- Signing Certificate ----
'  serial number: 3FF5B69109BFD4046C92CC0D18EE23C2
'  issuerCN: Sectigo Public Code Signing CA R36
'  hash algorithm: SHA256
'  signing algorithm: RSA-PKCSV-1_5
'  --- Timestamp Token ----
'  TS hash algorithm: sha256
'  TS certificate serial: 0544AFF3949D0839A6BFDB3F5FE56116
'  TS certificate issuerCN: DigiCert Trusted G4 RSA4096 SHA256 TimeStamping CA
'  timestamp signature verified: True
'  timestamp date/time: Wed, 17 Jan 2024 06:40:47 -0600
'  The Authenticode signature is valid.