(C++) Create XML Signature with KeyInfo / X509Data / X509Certificate

This example demonstrates how to create an XML Digital Signature where the KeyInfo element contains an X509Data element, which in turn contains an X509Certificate element which contains the base64-encoded certificate.

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#include <CkStringBuilder.h>
#include <CkHttp.h>
#include <CkBinData.h>
#include <CkPfx.h>
#include <CkCert.h>
#include <CkXmlDSigGen.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    // To begin, we'll need a PFX containing a certificate and private key, and the SOAP XML to be signed.
    // Chilkat provides sample data at chilkatsoft.com and chilkatdownload.com, and our first step is to download.

    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Step 1: Get the SOAP XML to be signed.
    // 
    CkStringBuilder sbXml;

    CkHttp http;
    bool success = http.QuickGetSb("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/exampleData/soapToSign.xml",sbXml);
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << http.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // The SOAP XML contains this:

    // <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no" ?>
    // <SOAP-ENV:Envelope xmlns:SOAP-ENV="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
    //     <SOAP-ENV:Header>
    //         <wsse:Security xmlns:wsse="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-secext-1.0.xsd" SOAP-ENV:mustUnderstand="1"></wsse:Security>
    //     </SOAP-ENV:Header>
    //     <SOAP-ENV:Body xmlns:SOAP-SEC="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/security/2000-12" SOAP-SEC:id="Body">
    //         <z:FooBar xmlns:z="http://example.com" />
    //     </SOAP-ENV:Body>
    // </SOAP-ENV:Envelope>

    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Step 2: Get the test certificate and private key stored in a .pfx
    // 
    CkBinData pfxData;
    success = http.QuickGetBd("https://chilkatdownload.com/example_data/testcertificate.pfx",pfxData);
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << http.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    CkPfx pfx;
    const char *password = "test";
    success = pfx.LoadPfxEncoded(pfxData.getEncoded("base64"),"base64",password);
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << pfx.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Step 3: Get the certificate from the PFX.
    // 
    CkCert *cert = pfx.GetCert(0);
    if (pfx.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        std::cout << pfx.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // Prepare for signing...
    CkXmlDSigGen gen;

    // Indicate where the Signature will be inserted.
    gen.put_SigLocation("SOAP-ENV:Envelope|SOAP-ENV:Header|wsse:Security");

    // Add a reference to the fragment of the XML to be signed.

    // Note: "Body" refers to the XML element having an "id" equal to "Body", where "id" is case insensitive
    // and where any namespace might qualify the attribute.  In this case, the SOAP-ENV:Body fragment is signed
    // NOT because the tag = "Body", but because it has SOAP-SEC:id="Body"
    gen.AddSameDocRef("Body","sha1","EXCL_C14N","","");

    // (You can read about the SignedInfoPrefixList in the online reference documentation.  It's optional..)
    gen.put_SignedInfoPrefixList("wsse SOAP-ENV");

    // Provide the private key for signing via the certificate, and indicate that
    // we want the base64 of the certificate embedded in the KeyInfo.
    gen.put_KeyInfoType("X509Data");
    gen.put_X509Type("Certificate");

    // Note: Because our certificate was loaded from a PFX which also contained the private key,
    // Chilkat automatically knows and has the private key associated with the certificate.
    // We set bUsePrivateKey to tell the SetX509Cert method to automatically use the private key
    // associated with the certificate for signing.  If, for example, we obtained the certificate
    // by loading from a .cer file, then we would not already have the associated private key.
    // In that case, the application could explicitly load the cert's private key from some
    // other source, such as a .key, .pem, etc. and then call gen.SetPrivateKey.
    bool bUsePrivateKey = true;
    success = gen.SetX509Cert(*cert,bUsePrivateKey);
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << gen.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        delete cert;
        return;
    }

    delete cert;

    // Everything's specified.  Now create and insert the Signature
    success = gen.CreateXmlDSigSb(sbXml);
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << gen.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // Examine the XML with the digital signature inserted
    std::cout << sbXml.getAsString() << "\r\n";

    // Here is the actual output.  A pretty-printed version of the output is shown below, but the addition of whitespace
    // in the XML invalidates the signature.

    // Actual output:
    // <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no" ?>
    // <SOAP-ENV:Envelope xmlns:SOAP-ENV="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
    //     <SOAP-ENV:Header>
    //         <wsse:Security xmlns:wsse="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-secext-1.0.xsd" SOAP-ENV:mustUnderstand="1"><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#"><InclusiveNamespaces xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#" PrefixList="wsse SOAP-ENV"/></ds:CanonicalizationMethod><ds:SignatureMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmldsig-more#rsa-sha256"/><ds:Reference URI="#Body"><ds:Transforms><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>PIiVPpuMc1jGpWaL8ftzTOcc4gc=</ds:DigestValue></ds:Reference></ds:SignedInfo><ds:SignatureValue>dlSGYRtxv8DiGQ9THPEdPTlbwjkidCUEutVWkqhnjzKOxjl6EZPp6ibf7ogrn1QJAabo7eb/d2UjD8LXzQYB+q9OmN29dsDcg4i9hzpttjU9xt8Sc3IgdaQ+6NXStWd1AKrjNTCY52sOpIWh45uff/yjf9ynsbCo/UR8+hk6ZDCrM78YEyMj52miXzVQtSZ7f+bvWtz8iPppXXC+/zwGPAI9EPC+9uRHRRh4vzGwid+clMmh9FF/0Oe4n0G5dBZvwLPncwOMg0UxLVs63ZRdTCSku4oKReQieqNr7+hzBAKaS8NRpxMtx2XC5aR0wYMkYT9API/vYubeU0L3r4lplw==</ds:SignatureValue><ds:KeyInfo><ds:X509Data><ds:X509Certificate>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</ds:X509Certificate></ds:X509Data></ds:KeyInfo></ds:Signature></wsse:Security>
    //     </SOAP-ENV:Header>
    //     <SOAP-ENV:Body xmlns:SOAP-SEC="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/security/2000-12" SOAP-SEC:id="Body">
    //         <z:FooBar xmlns:z="http://example.com" />
    //     </SOAP-ENV:Body>
    // </SOAP-ENV:Envelope>

    // ----------------------------------------------------------------
    // Pretty-printed output (invalidates the signature)
    // This makes it easier to see the base64 certificate contained within the KeyInfo.

    // <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no" ?>
    // <SOAP-ENV:Envelope xmlns:SOAP-ENV="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
    //     <SOAP-ENV:Header>
    //         <wsse:Security xmlns:wsse="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-secext-1.0.xsd" SOAP-ENV:mustUnderstand="1">
    //             <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#">
    //                         <InclusiveNamespaces xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#" PrefixList="wsse SOAP-ENV" />
    //                     </ds:CanonicalizationMethod>
    //                     <ds:SignatureMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmldsig-more#rsa-sha256" />
    //                     <ds:Reference URI="#Body">
    //                         <ds:Transforms>
    //                             <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>PIiVPpuMc1jGpWaL8ftzTOcc4gc=</ds:DigestValue>
    //                     </ds:Reference>
    //                 </ds:SignedInfo>
    //                 <ds:SignatureValue>dlSGYRtxv8DiGQ9THPEdPTlbwjkidCUEutVWkqhnjzKOxjl6EZPp6ibf7ogrn1QJAabo7eb/d2UjD8LXzQYB+q9OmN29dsDcg4i9hzpttjU9xt8Sc3IgdaQ+6NXStWd1AKrjNTCY52sOpIWh45uff/yjf9ynsbCo/UR8+hk6ZDCrM78YEyMj52miXzVQtSZ7f+bvWtz8iPppXXC+/zwGPAI9EPC+9uRHRRh4vzGwid+clMmh9FF/0Oe4n0G5dBZvwLPncwOMg0UxLVs63ZRdTCSku4oKReQieqNr7+hzBAKaS8NRpxMtx2XC5aR0wYMkYT9API/vYubeU0L3r4lplw==</ds:SignatureValue>
    //                 <ds:KeyInfo>
    //                     <ds:X509Data>
    //                         <ds:X509Certificate>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</ds:X509Certificate>
    //                     </ds:X509Data>
    //                 </ds:KeyInfo>
    //             </ds:Signature>
    //         </wsse:Security>
    //     </SOAP-ENV:Header>
    //     <SOAP-ENV:Body xmlns:SOAP-SEC="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/security/2000-12" SOAP-SEC:id="Body">
    //         <z:FooBar xmlns:z="http://example.com" />
    //     </SOAP-ENV:Body>
    // </SOAP-ENV:Envelope>
    }