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Examine KeyInfo Certificate in XML Signature

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This example loads signed XML and gets the signing certificate, assuming the certificate is contained in X509Certificate within the KeyInfo.

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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.

dsig = chilkat2.XmlDSig()
sbXml = chilkat2.StringBuilder()

success = sbXml.LoadFile("c:/aaworkarea/elias/3/face_f09006808443a699d1b.xml","utf-8")
if (success != True):
    print("Failed to load XML file.")
    sys.exit()

success = dsig.LoadSignatureSb(sbXml)
if (success != True):
    print(dsig.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# Get the KeyInfo XML.
# xmlKeyInfo is a CkXml
xmlKeyInfo = dsig.GetKeyInfo()
if (dsig.LastMethodSuccess != True):
    print(dsig.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

print(xmlKeyInfo.GetXml())
print("----")

# Assuming the X509Certificate is in the KeyInfo, it will look like this:

#   <ds:KeyInfo Id="...">
#     <ds:KeyValue>
#     ...  
#     <ds:X509Data>
#       <ds:X509Certificate>MIIHAz...</ds:X509Certificate>
#     </ds:X509Data>
#   </ds:KeyInfo>
certBase64 = xmlKeyInfo.GetChildContent("*:X509Data|*:X509Certificate")
if (xmlKeyInfo.LastMethodSuccess != True):
    print("No X509Certificate found in the KeyInfo.")
    sys.exit()

# Load a certificate object w/ the base64.
cert = chilkat2.Cert()
success = cert.LoadFromBase64(certBase64)
if (success != True):
    print(cert.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# Examine the cert..
print("SubjectDN: " + cert.SubjectDN)
print("IssuerDN: " + cert.IssuerDN)
print("SerialNumber as Decimal: " + cert.SerialDecimal)