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Italian FatturaPA (e-Invoice) Signed XML (CADES-BES P7M) using USB SmartCard Reader

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Demonstrates Italian e-Invoice (FatturaPA) signing by using a private key stored on a USB smartcard reader.

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Delphi ActiveX
uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Chilkat_TLB;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Integer;
crypt: TChilkatCrypt2;
cert: TChilkatCert;
signedAttrs: TChilkatJsonObject;
inputXmlPath: WideString;
outputP7mPath: WideString;

begin
success := 0;

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

crypt := TChilkatCrypt2.Create(Self);
crypt.VerboseLogging := 1;

cert := TChilkatCert.Create(Self);
// Use your smart card user PIN for signing.
cert.SmartCardPin := '0000';

success := cert.LoadFromSmartcard('');
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(cert.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

success := crypt.SetSigningCert(cert.ControlInterface);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(crypt.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// The CadesEnabled property applies to all methods that create PKCS7 signatures. 
// To create a CAdES-BES signature, set this property equal to true.
crypt.CadesEnabled := 1;

crypt.HashAlgorithm := 'sha256';

signedAttrs := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
signedAttrs.UpdateInt('contentType',1);
signedAttrs.UpdateInt('signingTime',1);
signedAttrs.UpdateInt('messageDigest',1);
signedAttrs.UpdateInt('signingCertificateV2',1);
crypt.SigningAttributes := signedAttrs.Emit();

// Load XML such as the following:
//  <p:FatturaElettronica xmlns:p="http://ivaservizi.agenziaentrate.gov.it/docs/xsd/fatture/v1.2" versione="FPR12">
//     <FatturaElettronicaHeader>
//        <DatiTrasmissione>
// 	...
//        </DatiTrasmissione>
//        <CedentePrestatore>
// 	...
//        </CedentePrestatore>
//        <CessionarioCommittente>
// 	...
//        </CessionarioCommittente>
//     </FatturaElettronicaHeader>
//     <FatturaElettronicaBody>
//        <DatiGenerali>
//           <DatiGeneraliDocumento>
// 		...
//           </DatiGeneraliDocumento>
//        </DatiGenerali>
//        <DatiBeniServizi>
// 	...
//        </DatiBeniServizi>
//     </FatturaElettronicaBody>
//  </p:FatturaElettronica>

inputXmlPath := 'c:/someDir/e-Invoice.xml';
outputP7mPath := 'c:/someDir/signed.p7m';

// Create the CAdES-BES attached signature, which contains the original data.
success := crypt.CreateP7M(inputXmlPath,outputP7mPath);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(crypt.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add('Success.');
end;