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Verify Authenticode Signature of EXE or DLL

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Demonstrates how to verify an Authenticode signed EXE or DLL.

Note: Chilkat's code signing class was added in v9.5.0.97

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uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, CodeSign, DtObj, JsonObject, CkDateTime;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
path: PWideChar;
json: HCkJsonObject;
validator: HCkCodeSign;
valid: Boolean;
issuerCN: PWideChar;
serial: PWideChar;
genTime: HCkDtObj;
dt: HCkDateTime;
i: Integer;
count_i: Integer;
numSigners: Integer;

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

// You can verify a signed DLL or EXE.
path := 'c:/someDir/something.dll';

// The verify method returns an overall indicator of whether
// the EXE or DLL can be trusted or not.
// The details of the signature are emitted to the JSON object
// passed in the last argument.

json := CkJsonObject_Create();
CkJsonObject_putEmitCompact(json,False);

validator := CkCodeSign_Create();
valid := CkCodeSign_VerifySignature(validator,path,json);
if (valid = False) then
  begin
    // Validation failed.
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkCodeSign__lastErrorText(validator));
    // You can also examine the details of the validation (see below)
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkJsonObject__emit(json));
    Exit;
  end;

// Examine the details of the Authenticode signature
// println json.Emit();

// An example of the JSON details of an authenticode signature, with selected parsing code, is shown below.
// 
// Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
// Generate Parsing Code from JSON

// {
//   "pkcs7": {
//     "verify": {
//       "peFile": {
//         "hashOid": "2.16.840.1.101.3.4.2.1",
//         "hash": "q9tzWEcea8f8kaMXG8LpWNPe9JIW7aKccYWuL3mrCBw="
//       },
//       "certs": [
//         {
//           "issuerCN": "AAA Certificate Services",
//           "serial": "48FC93B46055948D36A7C98A89D69416"
//         },
//         {
//           "issuerCN": "Sectigo Public Code Signing Root R46",
//           "serial": "621D6D0C52019E3B9079152089211C0A"
//         },
//         {
//           "issuerCN": "Sectigo Public Code Signing CA R36",
//           "serial": "3FF5B69109BFD4046C92CC0D18EE23C2"
//         }
//       ],
//       "digestAlgorithms": [
//         "sha256"
//       ],
//       "signerInfo": [
//         {
//           "cert": {
//             "serialNumber": "3FF5B69109BFD4046C92CC0D18EE23C2",
//             "issuerCN": "Sectigo Public Code Signing CA R36",
//             "digestAlgOid": "2.16.840.1.101.3.4.2.1",
//             "digestAlgName": "SHA256"
//           },
//           "contentType": "1.3.6.1.4.1.311.2.1.4",
//           "messageDigest": "4MkPVkY4qdwoVAj5JcCvn3ISSS5yqtf1+KmIs/Ckni4=",
//           "signingAlgOid": "1.2.840.113549.1.1.1",
//           "signingAlgName": "RSA-PKCSV-1_5",
//           "authAttr": {
//             "1.3.6.1.4.1.311.2.1.12": {
//               "der": "MAA="
//             },
//             "1.2.840.113549.1.9.3": {
//               "name": "contentType",
//               "oid": "1.3.6.1.4.1.311.2.1.4"
//             },
//             "1.3.6.1.4.1.311.2.1.11": {
//               "der": "MAwGCisGAQQBgjcCARU="
//             },
//             "1.2.840.113549.1.9.4": {
//               "name": "messageDigest",
//               "digest": "4MkPVkY4qdwoVAj5JcCvn3ISSS5yqtf1+KmIs/Ckni4="
//             }
//           },
//           "unauthAttr": {
//             "1.3.6.1.4.1.311.3.3.1": {
//               "name": "timestampToken",
//               "der": "MIIXJwY ... QZej",
//               "verify": {
//                 "digestAlgorithms": [
//                   "sha256"
//                 ],
//                 "signerInfo": [
//                   {
//                     "cert": {
//                       "serialNumber": "0544AFF3949D0839A6BFDB3F5FE56116",
//                       "issuerCN": "DigiCert Trusted G4 RSA4096 SHA256 TimeStamping CA",
//                       "digestAlgOid": "2.16.840.1.101.3.4.2.1",
//                       "digestAlgName": "SHA256"
//                     },
//                     "contentType": "1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.1.4",
//                     "signingTime": "240117124047Z",
//                     "messageDigest": "y6cKjJoRfgJwW+Dj29w3tEfWqVybz7Sg+d8opKQxCjM=",
//                     "signingAlgOid": "1.2.840.113549.1.1.1",
//                     "signingAlgName": "RSA-PKCSV-1_5",
//                     "authAttr": {
//                       "1.2.840.113549.1.9.3": {
//                         "name": "contentType",
//                         "oid": "1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.1.4"
//                       },
//                       "1.2.840.113549.1.9.5": {
//                         "name": "signingTime",
//                         "utctime": "240117124047Z"
//                       },
//                       "1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.12": {
//                         "name": "signingCertificate",
//                         "der": "MBowGDAWBBRm8CsywsLJD4JdzqqKycZPGZzPQA=="
//                       },
//                       "1.2.840.113549.1.9.4": {
//                         "name": "messageDigest",
//                         "digest": "y6cKjJoRfgJwW+Dj29w3tEfWqVybz7Sg+d8opKQxCjM="
//                       },
//                       "1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.47": {
//                         "name": "signingCertificateV2",
//                         "der": "MCYwJDAiBCDS9uRt7XQizNHUQFdoQTZvgoraVZquMxavTRqa1Ax4KA=="
//                       }
//                     }
//                   }
//                 ],
//                 "uncommonOptions": "NO_SIGCERTV2_OID,NoSigningCertV2IssuerSerial"
//               },
//               "timestampSignatureVerified": true,
//               "tstInfo": {
//                 "tsaPolicyId": "2.16.840.1.114412.7.1",
//                 "messageImprint": {
//                   "hashAlg": "sha256",
//                   "digest": "JqY7U+30qScMnRQwnDfUYEikZwOLHMhKX0oo5zo4ils=",
//                   "digestMatches": true
//                 },
//                 "serialNumber": "6E4597E574BC909213565DAEBC0E4888",
//                 "genTime": "20240117124047Z"
//               }
//             }
//           }
//         }
//       ],
//       "pkcs7": {
//         "verify": {
//           "certs": [
//             {
//               "issuerCN": "DigiCert Trusted G4 RSA4096 SHA256 TimeStamping CA",
//               "serial": "0544AFF3949D0839A6BFDB3F5FE56116"
//             },
//             {
//               "issuerCN": "DigiCert Trusted Root G4",
//               "serial": "073637B724547CD847ACFD28662A5E5B"
//             },
//             {
//               "issuerCN": "DigiCert Assured ID Root CA",
//               "serial": "0E9B188EF9D02DE7EFDB50E20840185A"
//             }
//           ]
//         }
//       }
//     }
//   }
// }

genTime := CkDtObj_Create();
dt := CkDateTime_Create();

// Show the certificates embedded in the PKCS7 signature.
Memo1.Lines.Add('Certificates contained in the PKCS7 signature:');
i := 0;
count_i := CkJsonObject_SizeOfArray(json,'pkcs7.verify.certs');
while i < count_i do
  begin
    CkJsonObject_putI(json,i);
    issuerCN := CkJsonObject__stringOf(json,'pkcs7.verify.certs[i].issuerCN');
    serial := CkJsonObject__stringOf(json,'pkcs7.verify.certs[i].serial');
    Memo1.Lines.Add(issuerCN + ', ' + serial);
    i := i + 1;
  end;

// Show details about the signing certificate(s)
numSigners := CkJsonObject_SizeOfArray(json,'pkcs7.verify.signerInfo');
i := 0;
while i < numSigners do
  begin
    CkJsonObject_putI(json,i);
    Memo1.Lines.Add('---- Signing Certificate ----');
    Memo1.Lines.Add('serial number: ' + CkJsonObject__stringOf(json,'pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].cert.serialNumber'));
    Memo1.Lines.Add('issuerCN: ' + CkJsonObject__stringOf(json,'pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].cert.issuerCN'));
    Memo1.Lines.Add('hash algorithm: ' + CkJsonObject__stringOf(json,'pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].cert.digestAlgName'));
    Memo1.Lines.Add('signing algorithm: ' + CkJsonObject__stringOf(json,'pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].signingAlgName'));

    // If this signature includes a timestamp token, get information about it.
    if (CkJsonObject_HasMember(json,'pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr."1.3.6.1.4.1.311.3.3.1"') = True) then
      begin
        // We're going to assume the timestamp token had only 1 signer..
        Memo1.Lines.Add('--- Timestamp Token ----');
        Memo1.Lines.Add('TS hash algorithm: ' + CkJsonObject__stringOf(json,'pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr."1.3.6.1.4.1.311.3.3.1".verify.digestAlgorithms[0]'));
        Memo1.Lines.Add('TS certificate serial: ' + CkJsonObject__stringOf(json,'pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr."1.3.6.1.4.1.311.3.3.1".verify.signerInfo[0].cert.serialNumber'));
        Memo1.Lines.Add('TS certificate issuerCN: ' + CkJsonObject__stringOf(json,'pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr."1.3.6.1.4.1.311.3.3.1".verify.signerInfo[0].cert.issuerCN'));
        Memo1.Lines.Add('timestamp signature verified: ' + IntToStr(Ord(CkJsonObject_BoolOf(json,'pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr."1.3.6.1.4.1.311.3.3.1".timestampSignatureVerified'))));
        CkJsonObject_DtOf(json,'pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr."1.3.6.1.4.1.311.3.3.1".tstInfo.genTime',False,genTime);
        CkDateTime_SetFromDtObj(dt,genTime);
        Memo1.Lines.Add('timestamp date/time: ' + CkDateTime__getAsRfc822(dt,True));
      end;

    i := i + 1;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add('The Authenticode signature is valid.');

// Sample output:

// Certificates contained in the PKCS7 signature:
// AAA Certificate Services, 48FC93B46055948D36A7C98A89D69416
// Sectigo Public Code Signing Root R46, 621D6D0C52019E3B9079152089211C0A
// Sectigo Public Code Signing CA R36, 3FF5B69109BFD4046C92CC0D18EE23C2
// ---- Signing Certificate ----
// serial number: 3FF5B69109BFD4046C92CC0D18EE23C2
// issuerCN: Sectigo Public Code Signing CA R36
// hash algorithm: SHA256
// signing algorithm: RSA-PKCSV-1_5
// --- Timestamp Token ----
// TS hash algorithm: sha256
// TS certificate serial: 0544AFF3949D0839A6BFDB3F5FE56116
// TS certificate issuerCN: DigiCert Trusted G4 RSA4096 SHA256 TimeStamping CA
// timestamp signature verified: True
// timestamp date/time: Wed, 17 Jan 2024 06:40:47 -0600
// The Authenticode signature is valid.

CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
CkCodeSign_Dispose(validator);
CkDtObj_Dispose(genTime);
CkDateTime_Dispose(dt);

end;