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Create XML Digital Signature using HMAC Key

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Demonstrates how to create an XML digital signature using an HMAC key.

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Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
    String sUrl
    Handle hoHttp
    Variant vSbXml
    Handle hoSbXml
    Handle hoXmlSigGen
    String sTemp1

    Move False To iSuccess

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

    // Signs the following XML using an HMAC key.

    // <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
    // <collection Id="root">
    // 	<album>
    // 		<title>Questions, unanswered</title>
    // 		<artist>Steve and the flubberblubs</artist>
    // 		<year>1989</year>
    // 		<t:tracks xmlns:t="http://test.xades4j/tracks">
    // 			<t:song length="4:05" tracknumber="1">
    // 				<t:title>What do you know?</t:title>
    // 				<t:artist>Steve and the flubberblubs</t:artist>
    // 				<t:lastplayed>2006-10-17-08:31</t:lastplayed>
    // 			</t:song>
    // 			<t:song length="3:45" tracknumber="2">
    // 				<t:title>Who do you know?</t:title>
    // 				<t:artist>Steve and the flubberblubs</t:artist>
    // 				<t:lastplayed>2006-10-17-08:35</t:lastplayed>
    // 			</t:song>
    // 			<t:song length="5:14" tracknumber="3">
    // 				<t:title>When do you know?</t:title>
    // 				<t:artist>Steve and the flubberblubs</t:artist>
    // 				<t:lastplayed>2006-10-17-08:39</t:lastplayed>
    // 			</t:song>
    // 			<t:song length="4:19" tracknumber="4">
    // 				<t:title>Do you know?</t:title>
    // 				<t:artist>Steve and the flubberblubs</t:artist>
    // 				<t:lastplayed>2006-10-17-08:44</t:lastplayed>
    // 			</t:song>
    // 		</t:tracks>
    // 	</album>
    // </collection>
    // 

    // The above XML is available at https://www.chilkatsoft.com/exampleData/flubberblub.xml
    // Fetch the XML and then sign it..

    Move "https://www.chilkatsoft.com/exampleData/flubberblub.xml" To sUrl
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatHttp)) To hoHttp
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoHttp))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoHttp
    End
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatStringBuilder)) To hoSbXml
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoSbXml))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoSbXml
    End
    Get pvComObject of hoSbXml to vSbXml
    Get ComQuickGetSb Of hoHttp sUrl vSbXml To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoHttp To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatXmlDSigGen)) To hoXmlSigGen
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoXmlSigGen))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoXmlSigGen
    End

    // The Signature will be inserted under the "collection" element.
    Set ComSigLocation Of hoXmlSigGen To "collection"

    // Sign everything in <collection Id="root"> ... </collection>
    Get ComAddSameDocRef Of hoXmlSigGen "root" "sha256" "C14N" "" "" To iSuccess

    // Specify the HMAC key.
    // For example, if the HMAC key is to be the us-ascii bytes of the string "secret",
    // the HMAC key can be set in any of the following ways (and also more ways not shown here..)
    Get ComSetHmacKey Of hoXmlSigGen "secret" "ascii" To iSuccess
    // or
    Get ComSetHmacKey Of hoXmlSigGen "c2VjcmV0" "base64" To iSuccess
    // or
    Get ComSetHmacKey Of hoXmlSigGen "736563726574" "hex" To iSuccess

    // Sign the XML..
    Get pvComObject of hoSbXml to vSbXml
    Get ComCreateXmlDSigSb Of hoXmlSigGen vSbXml To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoXmlSigGen To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Examine the signed XML:
    Get ComGetAsString Of hoSbXml To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1

    // The output is:
    // 
    // <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
    // <collection Id="root">
    // 	<album>
    // 		<title>Questions, unanswered</title>
    // 		<artist>Steve and the flubberblubs</artist>
    // 		<year>1989</year>
    // 		<t:tracks xmlns:t="http://test.xades4j/tracks">
    // 			<t:song length="4:05" tracknumber="1">
    // 				<t:title>What do you know?</t:title>
    // 				<t:artist>Steve and the flubberblubs</t:artist>
    // 				<t:lastplayed>2006-10-17-08:31</t:lastplayed>
    // 			</t:song>
    // 			<t:song length="3:45" tracknumber="2">
    // 				<t:title>Who do you know?</t:title>
    // 				<t:artist>Steve and the flubberblubs</t:artist>
    // 				<t:lastplayed>2006-10-17-08:35</t:lastplayed>
    // 			</t:song>
    // 			<t:song length="5:14" tracknumber="3">
    // 				<t:title>When do you know?</t:title>
    // 				<t:artist>Steve and the flubberblubs</t:artist>
    // 				<t:lastplayed>2006-10-17-08:39</t:lastplayed>
    // 			</t:song>
    // 			<t:song length="4:19" tracknumber="4">
    // 				<t:title>Do you know?</t:title>
    // 				<t:artist>Steve and the flubberblubs</t:artist>
    // 				<t:lastplayed>2006-10-17-08:44</t:lastplayed>
    // 			</t:song>
    // 		</t:tracks>
    // 	</album>
    // <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#hmac-sha256"/><ds:Reference URI="#root"><ds:Transforms><ds:Transform Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#enveloped-signature"/></ds:Transforms><ds:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256"/><ds:DigestValue>rD/g8soqKz8EiPUBhEWfcQacS0ta4ULHX3dKMEH6ZoQ=</ds:DigestValue></ds:Reference></ds:SignedInfo><ds:SignatureValue>R8dXP95VRYJBfL6d0Peogybdk27+R+JIfX8jnVu0NOI=</ds:SignatureValue></ds:Signature></collection>
    // 


End_Procedure