(C) RSASSA-PSS Sign Binary Data

Signs binary data to create a PKCS7/CMS signature. The signature algorithm is RSASSA-PSS with SHA256.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.67 or greater.

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#include <C_CkCrypt2.h>
#include <C_CkPfx.h>
#include <C_CkCert.h>
#include <C_CkBinData.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    HCkCrypt2 crypt;
    HCkPfx pfx;
    BOOL success;
    HCkCert cert;
    HCkBinData binaryData;
    const char *pkcs7sig;

    // This example requires the Chilkat Crypt API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Unlock Chilkat Crypt for sample code.

    crypt = CkCrypt2_Create();

    // Get a digital certificate with private key from a .pfx
    // (Chilkat has many different ways to provide a cert + private key for siging.
    // Using a PFX is just one possible option.)
    pfx = CkPfx_Create();
    success = CkPfx_LoadPfxFile(pfx,"qa_data/rsassa-pss/privatekey.pfx","PFX_PASSWORD");
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkPfx_lastErrorText(pfx));
        CkCrypt2_Dispose(crypt);
        CkPfx_Dispose(pfx);
        return;
    }

    // Get the certificate to be used for signing.
    // (The typical case for a PFX is that it contains a cert with an associated private key,
    // as well as other certificates in the chain of authentication.  The cert with the private
    // key should be in the first position at index 0.)
    cert = CkPfx_GetCert(pfx,0);
    if (CkPfx_getLastMethodSuccess(pfx) != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkPfx_lastErrorText(pfx));
        CkCrypt2_Dispose(crypt);
        CkPfx_Dispose(pfx);
        return;
    }

    CkCrypt2_SetSigningCert(crypt,cert);

    // Indicate that RSASSA-PSS with SHA256 should be used.
    CkCrypt2_putSigningAlg(crypt,"pss");
    CkCrypt2_putHashAlgorithm(crypt,"sha256");

    CkCrypt2_putEncodingMode(crypt,"base64_mime");

    // Load a binary file to be signed:
    binaryData = CkBinData_Create();
    success = CkBinData_LoadFile(binaryData,"qa_data/jpg/starfish20.jpg");
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("Failed to load file.\n");
        CkCert_Dispose(cert);
        CkCrypt2_Dispose(crypt);
        CkPfx_Dispose(pfx);
        CkBinData_Dispose(binaryData);
        return;
    }

    // Sign the binary bytes to get a PKCS7 detached signature in base64 format:
    pkcs7sig = CkCrypt2_signBdENC(crypt,binaryData);
    printf("Detached PCKS7 Signature:\n");
    printf("%s\n",pkcs7sig);

    // This signature looks like this:

    // MIIG5wYJKoZIhvcNAQcCoIIG2DCCBtQCAQExDzANBglghkgBZQMEAgEFADALBgkqhkiG9w0BBwGg
    // ggL4MIIC9DCCAl2gAwIBAgIJAMPsJCT11cniMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBCwUAMIGSMQswCQYDVQQGEwJB
    // VTERMA8GA1UECAwIVmljdG9yaWExEjAQBgNVBAcMCU1lbGJvdXJuZTEhMB8GA1UECgwYSW50ZXJu
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    // /WbwxY1CC/uxs3oV+5ESUyB+2iocTYABYn4ye0FhBPut86n/gzZTL+RLG6Z1fxwwzkoxWUp7GjKK
    // 58mveQ==

    // The ASN.1 of the signature can be examined by browsing to https://lapo.it/asn1js/ ,
    // then copy-and-paste the Base64 signature into the form and decode..

    // The signature can be verified against the original data like this:
    success = CkCrypt2_VerifyBdENC(crypt,binaryData,pkcs7sig);
    printf("Signature verified: %d\n",success);

    // Now we'll create an opaque signature (the opposite of a detached signature). 
    // An opaque signature is a PKCS7/CMS message that contains both the original data and
    // the signature.  The verification process extracts the original data.

    // Then OpaqueSignBd method in-place signs the binaryData.
    // The contents of binaryData are replaced with the CMS/PKCS7 message.
    success = CkCrypt2_OpaqueSignBd(crypt,binaryData);

    // Show the contents of the opaque signature in base64 format:
    printf("Opaque Signature:\n");
    printf("%s\n",CkBinData_getEncoded(binaryData,"base64_mime"));

    // MIIKCgYJKoZIhvcNAQcCoIIJ+zCCCfcCAQExDzANBglghkgBZQMEAgEFADCCAywGCSqGSIb3DQEH
    // AaCCAx0EggMZ/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQEASABIAAD//gAmRmlsZSB3cml0dGVuIGJ5IEFkb2JlIFBo
    // b3Rvc2hvcD8gNC4w/9sAQwAQCwwODAoQDg0OEhEQExgoGhgWFhgxIyUdKDozPTw5Mzg3QEhcTkBE
    // V0U3OFBtUVdfYmdoZz5NcXlwZHhcZWdj/9sAQwEREhIYFRgvGhovY0I4QmNjY2NjY2NjY2NjY2Nj
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    // ABcAAAMBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIDBAX/xAAYAQADAQEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAgMEAP/aAAwDAQAC
    // EAMQAAAB2kZYNNEijWKddfTmLgALWH//xAAbEAACAgMBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAgMRAAQSE//aAAgB
    // AQABBQL0XqN+pM2aqJGMiqFFCyg7z//EABwRAAICAgMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAERAAIQIQMSUf/aAAgB
    // AwEBPwHqU5aqAxx+y1tMQl4elj//xAAcEQEAAQUBAQAAAAAAAAAAAAABEQACEBIhA1H/2gAIAQIB
    // AT8B3Bhqy7ZcenyiwmGgDhiOzj//xAAdEAABAwUBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAIREBIhIkFR/9oACAEB
    // AAY/ArZyn+CgxtxWuJaoCnqDuin/xAAcEAABBAMBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABABEhYRAxQVH/2gAIAQEA
    // AT8hkEwPUUR9DYfE4nxtRpIkBTsayuALIiuY/9oADAMBAAIAAwAAABDWPTsf/8QAGhEAAwADAQAA
    // AAAAAAAAAAAAAAEREDFBIf/aAAgBAwEBPxC0DVPcWm+Ce4OesrkE6bjH/8QAGBEBAQEBAQAAAAAA
    // AAAAAAAAAREAQRD/2gAIAQIBAT8QahMiOc8YgSrnTY3ELclHXn//xAAcEAEBAAIDAQEAAAAAAAAA
    // AAABEQAhMUFxEFH/2gAIAQEAAT8Qn3igmSZSj+c4N4zapMy9IjFV98wncN2iuLFsCEbDGxQkI6RO
    // /n//2aCCAvgwggL0MIICXaADAgECAgkAw+wkJPXVyeIwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQAwgZIxCzAJBgNV
    // BAYTAkFVMREwDwYDVQQIDAhWaWN0b3JpYTESMBAGA1UEBwwJTWVsYm91cm5lMSEwHwYDVQQKDBhJ
    // bnRlcm5ldCBXaWRnaXRzIFB0eSBMdGQxDzANBgNVBAMMBldpZGdldDEoMCYGCSqGSIb3DQEJARYZ
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    // ZDI1rUcyxg7Y

    // The ASN.1 of the signature can be examined by browsing to https://lapo.it/asn1js/ ,
    // then copy-and-paste the Base64 signature into the form and decode..

    // The signature is verified, and the original data restored like this:
    success = CkCrypt2_OpaqueVerifyBd(crypt,binaryData);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("Signature verification failed.\n");
        printf("%s\n",CkCrypt2_lastErrorText(crypt));
        CkCert_Dispose(cert);
        CkCrypt2_Dispose(crypt);
        CkPfx_Dispose(pfx);
        CkBinData_Dispose(binaryData);
        return;
    }

    // Save the extracted data to a file:
    success = CkBinData_WriteFile(binaryData,"qa_output/extractedStarfish20.jpg");

    printf("Signature verified.\n");

    CkCert_Dispose(cert);


    CkCrypt2_Dispose(crypt);
    CkPfx_Dispose(pfx);
    CkBinData_Dispose(binaryData);

    }