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Decrypt a SAML Response

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Demonstrates how to decrypt a SAML response.

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import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

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

# This example decrypts this SAML response:

# <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
# <saml2p:Response Destination="https://deskflow-asp2.com/ubc/ubcdfe.dll/cwlacs" ID="_e4585eaeedbcaf7c24dff7f1ee2499f5" IssueInstant="2018-10-11T17:46:20.727Z" Version="2.0" xmlns:saml2p="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:protocol">
#     <saml2:Issuer xmlns:saml2="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:assertion">https://authentication.stg.id.ubc.ca</saml2:Issuer>
#     <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="#_e4585eaeedbcaf7c24dff7f1ee2499f5">
#                 <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/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256"/>
#                 <ds:DigestValue>1ui22tqFyYEOoWI19CMwz4n+ynxNjLDGdTeRMdi60EU=</ds:DigestValue>
#             </ds:Reference>
#         </ds:SignedInfo>
#         <ds:SignatureValue>ROg7FXV6vsp8socVhdo76/i7cRHGGKIveAiScKdujZT0QrHVqIvvbZ/RnwvEMJ9H9i/kJFAQA171
# 		Eo2kDjSdvNFQ/YcKaJUwMtAwT05yVatGV42RZKEf7ME+vpcCTR1LWZdrhat1FWCg1MNQwNWB0EL5
# 		fEP2a4jAcSTB8tFbjTAHsv7IWC39E5RVv99mACYXLa7iGZLtORANZxgYu5qQgmH6pUkI6Z1cpmf+
# 		m9mIjKM6LF0EvLfWOBWL6udZ+GsHPOLjVTJg+1S0xb9FQCYDVW1QhbjSS0icKHKTNNbrsaxllVDY
# 		m4q27YQjRh+XxugPgvsZ61Pxlto8Jbg+6jUlMQ==</ds:SignatureValue>
#         <ds:KeyInfo>
#             <ds:X509Data>
#                 <ds:X509Certificate>MIIDTTCCAjWgAwIBAgIVAJccYyIV6wly8XyddumpgnHMJ2JLMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBCwUAMCcxJTAj
# 			BgNVBAMMHGF1dGhlbnRpY2F0aW9uLnN0Zy5pZC51YmMuY2EwHhcNMTcwMzAxMTk1NDM0WhcNMzcw
# 			...
# 			xUuh6HuHKIwQqHBz7udxbH3Zbb6jXGDJjiDHt1LRJ8xbVisFIcDlIwsGQQi0HeEJfx4P</ds:X509Certificate>
#             </ds:X509Data>
#         </ds:KeyInfo>
#     </ds:Signature>
#     <saml2p:Status>
#         <saml2p:StatusCode Value="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:status:Success"/>
#     </saml2p:Status>
#     <saml2:EncryptedAssertion xmlns:saml2="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:assertion">
#         <xenc:EncryptedData Id="_314d80b9cf02d8eda8d686a6ffd626cf" Type="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#Element" xmlns:xenc="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#">
#             <xenc:EncryptionMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#aes128-cbc" xmlns:xenc="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#"/>
#             <ds:KeyInfo xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#">
#                 <xenc:EncryptedKey Id="_d7b6da6fb59a627ebb4a96928441ab79" Recipient="https://ubcdfe.deskflow-asp2.com" xmlns:xenc="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#">
#                     <xenc:EncryptionMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#rsa-oaep-mgf1p" xmlns:xenc="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#">
#                         <ds:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#sha1" xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#"/>
#                     </xenc:EncryptionMethod>
#                     <ds:KeyInfo>
#                         <ds:X509Data>
#                             <ds:X509Certificate>MIICuzCCAiQCCQD3bpigRnKMSzANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQsFADCBoTELMAkGA1UEBhMCQ0ExEDAOBgNV
# 				BAgMB09udGFyaW8xEDAOBgNVBAcMB1Rvcm9udG8xJjAkBgNVBAoMHVRhY3RpY2FsIEJ1c2luZXNz
# 				...
# 				kVRcHd1UK3q7G8FoykWjdQz/0EoMTfEZ+Md56mLOe48eMUZV2ONZuL1kDCEKw1UwkaDQI4Pf8pzx
# 				82b9rgw9wBDtvu5eFPlUGEGIBw==</ds:X509Certificate>
#                         </ds:X509Data>
#                     </ds:KeyInfo>
#                     <xenc:CipherData xmlns:xenc="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#">
#                         <xenc:CipherValue>BNHfUOpgdPE5BgpN2VIZIDthMAv1rxk91qVnWyCZOG9bmUKChJtTUqMpndot7VJwYuyKFshkAdnT
# 				D79KGdlSA1xHKcVeZXXzDWglqSyYjzhDCsyOhPaI4HelMFgCLwyFz89uEpUpqlvfl8ol3Am/XnzQ
# 				Vp7V7oS76hocjUI51Qs=</xenc:CipherValue>
#                     </xenc:CipherData>
#                 </xenc:EncryptedKey>
#             </ds:KeyInfo>
#             <xenc:CipherData xmlns:xenc="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#">
#                 <xenc:CipherValue>R6l7tmbnXrOfBgB8lA3KnwLYsLH5ZO5omQ7Hp5K05atzw2o55xmCXVMYhNneFxMtxUh6raEyHeZX
# 			PTZNgWrvdqc4GYND/R7MhRrJzk9OAq1WyoOXwbtRpwNDwWA4N2IuprPQJbvjVxaw/PesZMZwZqlp
# 			...
# 			zm9zAxahyu8Ooe8M4r3HN2cY0JxxxkZtDiulbnyA+rRtXfBRJtangvFQ4iFAnzM/Yg9hMyW9jcu0
# 			S7FzuRB9ONMxi+nh0IFWgqp+</xenc:CipherValue>
#             </xenc:CipherData>
#         </xenc:EncryptedData>
#     </saml2:EncryptedAssertion>
# </saml2p:Response>

# The sample encrypted SAML response and RSA private key are available online:
http = chilkat2.Http()
sbSamlResponse = chilkat2.StringBuilder()
sbPrivateKeyPem = chilkat2.StringBuilder()
success = http.QuickGetSb("https://chilkatdownload.com/data/samlresponse.xml",sbSamlResponse)
if (success == True):
    success = http.QuickGetSb("https://chilkatdownload.com/data/samlresponse_privkey.pem",sbPrivateKeyPem)

if (success == False):
    print(http.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

xml = chilkat2.Xml()
xml.LoadSb(sbSamlResponse,True)

# Load the RSA private key..
privkey = chilkat2.PrivateKey()
success = privkey.LoadPem(sbPrivateKeyPem.GetAsString())
if (success == False):
    print(privkey.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# Prepare an RSA object w/ the private key...
rsa = chilkat2.Rsa()
success = rsa.UsePrivateKey(privkey)
if (success == False):
    print(rsa.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# RSA will be used to decrypt the xenc:EncryptedKey
# The bytes to be decrypted are in xenc:CipherValue (in base64 format)
encryptedAesKey = xml.GetChildContent("saml2:EncryptedAssertion|xenc:EncryptedData|ds:KeyInfo|xenc:EncryptedKey|xenc:CipherData|xenc:CipherValue")
if (xml.LastMethodSuccess != True):
    print("Encrypted AES key not found.")
    sys.exit()

print("Encrypted AES key (base64) = " + encryptedAesKey)

bdAesKey = chilkat2.BinData()
bdAesKey.AppendEncoded(encryptedAesKey,"base64")

sbRsaAlg = chilkat2.StringBuilder()
sbRsaAlg.Append(xml.ChilkatPath("saml2:EncryptedAssertion|xenc:EncryptedData|ds:KeyInfo|xenc:EncryptedKey|xenc:EncryptionMethod|(Algorithm)"))
print("sbRsaAlg contains: " + sbRsaAlg.GetAsString())
if (sbRsaAlg.Contains("rsa-oaep",True) == True):
    rsa.PkcsPadding = False

success = rsa.DecryptBd(bdAesKey,True)
if (success == False):
    print(rsa.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

print("Decrypted AES key (hex) = " + bdAesKey.GetEncoded("hex"))

# Get the encrypted XML (in base64) to be decrypted w/ the AES key.
encrypted64 = xml.GetChildContent("saml2:EncryptedAssertion|xenc:EncryptedData|xenc:CipherData|xenc:CipherValue")
if (xml.LastMethodSuccess != True):
    print("Encrypted data not found.")
    sys.exit()

bdEncrypted = chilkat2.BinData()
bdEncrypted.AppendEncoded(encrypted64,"base64")

# Get the symmetric algorithm:  "http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#aes128-cbc"
# and set the symmetric decrypt properties.
crypt = chilkat2.Crypt2()
sbAlg = chilkat2.StringBuilder()
sbAlg.Append(xml.ChilkatPath("saml2:EncryptedAssertion|xenc:EncryptedData|xenc:EncryptionMethod|(Algorithm)"))
if (sbAlg.Contains("aes128-cbc",True) == True):
    crypt.CryptAlgorithm = "aes"
    crypt.KeyLength = 128
    crypt.CipherMode = "cbc"
    # The 1st 16 bytes of the encrypted data are the AES IV.
    crypt.SetEncodedIV(bdEncrypted.GetEncodedChunk(0,16,"hex"),"hex")
    bdEncrypted.RemoveChunk(0,16)

# Other algorithms, key lengths, etc, can be supported by checking for different Algorithm attribute values..

crypt.SetEncodedKey(bdAesKey.GetEncoded("hex"),"hex")

# AES decrypt...
success = crypt.DecryptBd(bdEncrypted)
if (success == False):
    print(crypt.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# Get the decrypted XML
decryptedXml = bdEncrypted.GetString("utf-8")
print("Decrypted XML:")
print(decryptedXml)

# The decrypted XML looks like this:

# <saml2:Assertion xmlns:saml2="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:assertion" ID="_226e565c548db7986d165d7d969b48b4" IssueInstant="2018-10-11T17:46:20.727Z" Version="2.0">
# ...
# ...
# ...
# </saml2:Assertion>

xmlAssertion = chilkat2.Xml()
xmlAssertion.LoadXml(decryptedXml)

# Replace the saml2:EncryptedAssertion XML subtree with the saml2:Assertion XML.
# xmlEncryptedAssertion is a CkXml
xmlEncryptedAssertion = xml.FindChild("saml2:EncryptedAssertion")
xmlEncryptedAssertion.SwapTree(xmlAssertion)

# The decrypted XML assertion has now replaced the encrypted XML assertion.
# Examine the fully decrypted XML document:
print("Full XML SAML document with decrypted assertion:")
print(xml.GetXml())