(.NET Core C#) RSASSA-PSS Sign Binary Data

Signs binary data to create a PKCS7/CMS signature. The signature algorithm is RSASSA-PSS with SHA256.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.67 or greater.

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

Chilkat.Crypt2 crypt = new Chilkat.Crypt2();

// Get a digital certificate with private key from a .pfx
// (Chilkat has many different ways to provide a cert + private key for siging.
// Using a PFX is just one possible option.)
Chilkat.Pfx pfx = new Chilkat.Pfx();
bool success = pfx.LoadPfxFile("qa_data/rsassa-pss/privatekey.pfx","PFX_PASSWORD");
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(pfx.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Get the certificate to be used for signing.
// (The typical case for a PFX is that it contains a cert with an associated private key,
// as well as other certificates in the chain of authentication.  The cert with the private
// key should be in the first position at index 0.)
Chilkat.Cert cert = pfx.GetCert(0);
if (pfx.LastMethodSuccess != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(pfx.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

crypt.SetSigningCert(cert);

// Indicate that RSASSA-PSS with SHA256 should be used.
crypt.SigningAlg = "pss";
crypt.HashAlgorithm = "sha256";

crypt.EncodingMode = "base64_mime";

// Load a binary file to be signed:
Chilkat.BinData binaryData = new Chilkat.BinData();
success = binaryData.LoadFile("qa_data/jpg/starfish20.jpg");
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine("Failed to load file.");

    return;
}

// Sign the binary bytes to get a PKCS7 detached signature in base64 format:
string pkcs7sig = crypt.SignBdENC(binaryData);
Debug.WriteLine("Detached PCKS7 Signature:");
Debug.WriteLine(pkcs7sig);

// This signature looks like this:

// MIIG5wYJKoZIhvcNAQcCoIIG2DCCBtQCAQExDzANBglghkgBZQMEAgEFADALBgkqhkiG9w0BBwGg
// ggL4MIIC9DCCAl2gAwIBAgIJAMPsJCT11cniMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBCwUAMIGSMQswCQYDVQQGEwJB
// VTERMA8GA1UECAwIVmljdG9yaWExEjAQBgNVBAcMCU1lbGJvdXJuZTEhMB8GA1UECgwYSW50ZXJu
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// /WbwxY1CC/uxs3oV+5ESUyB+2iocTYABYn4ye0FhBPut86n/gzZTL+RLG6Z1fxwwzkoxWUp7GjKK
// 58mveQ==

// The ASN.1 of the signature can be examined by browsing to https://lapo.it/asn1js/ ,
// then copy-and-paste the Base64 signature into the form and decode..

// The signature can be verified against the original data like this:
success = crypt.VerifyBdENC(binaryData,pkcs7sig);
Debug.WriteLine("Signature verified: " + Convert.ToString(success));

// Now we'll create an opaque signature (the opposite of a detached signature). 
// An opaque signature is a PKCS7/CMS message that contains both the original data and
// the signature.  The verification process extracts the original data.

// Then OpaqueSignBd method in-place signs the binaryData.
// The contents of binaryData are replaced with the CMS/PKCS7 message.
success = crypt.OpaqueSignBd(binaryData);

// Show the contents of the opaque signature in base64 format:
Debug.WriteLine("Opaque Signature:");
Debug.WriteLine(binaryData.GetEncoded("base64_mime"));

// MIIKCgYJKoZIhvcNAQcCoIIJ+zCCCfcCAQExDzANBglghkgBZQMEAgEFADCCAywGCSqGSIb3DQEH
// AaCCAx0EggMZ/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQEASABIAAD//gAmRmlsZSB3cml0dGVuIGJ5IEFkb2JlIFBo
// b3Rvc2hvcD8gNC4w/9sAQwAQCwwODAoQDg0OEhEQExgoGhgWFhgxIyUdKDozPTw5Mzg3QEhcTkBE
// V0U3OFBtUVdfYmdoZz5NcXlwZHhcZWdj/9sAQwEREhIYFRgvGhovY0I4QmNjY2NjY2NjY2NjY2Nj
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// ABcAAAMBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIDBAX/xAAYAQADAQEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAgMEAP/aAAwDAQAC
// EAMQAAAB2kZYNNEijWKddfTmLgALWH//xAAbEAACAgMBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAgMRAAQSE//aAAgB
// AQABBQL0XqN+pM2aqJGMiqFFCyg7z//EABwRAAICAgMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAERAAIQIQMSUf/aAAgB
// AwEBPwHqU5aqAxx+y1tMQl4elj//xAAcEQEAAQUBAQAAAAAAAAAAAAABEQACEBIhA1H/2gAIAQIB
// AT8B3Bhqy7ZcenyiwmGgDhiOzj//xAAdEAABAwUBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAIREBIhIkFR/9oACAEB
// AAY/ArZyn+CgxtxWuJaoCnqDuin/xAAcEAABBAMBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABABEhYRAxQVH/2gAIAQEA
// AT8hkEwPUUR9DYfE4nxtRpIkBTsayuALIiuY/9oADAMBAAIAAwAAABDWPTsf/8QAGhEAAwADAQAA
// AAAAAAAAAAAAAAEREDFBIf/aAAgBAwEBPxC0DVPcWm+Ce4OesrkE6bjH/8QAGBEBAQEBAQAAAAAA
// AAAAAAAAAREAQRD/2gAIAQIBAT8QahMiOc8YgSrnTY3ELclHXn//xAAcEAEBAAIDAQEAAAAAAAAA
// AAABEQAhMUFxEFH/2gAIAQEAAT8Qn3igmSZSj+c4N4zapMy9IjFV98wncN2iuLFsCEbDGxQkI6RO
// /n//2aCCAvgwggL0MIICXaADAgECAgkAw+wkJPXVyeIwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQAwgZIxCzAJBgNV
// BAYTAkFVMREwDwYDVQQIDAhWaWN0b3JpYTESMBAGA1UEBwwJTWVsYm91cm5lMSEwHwYDVQQKDBhJ
// bnRlcm5ldCBXaWRnaXRzIFB0eSBMdGQxDzANBgNVBAMMBldpZGdldDEoMCYGCSqGSIb3DQEJARYZ
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// The ASN.1 of the signature can be examined by browsing to https://lapo.it/asn1js/ ,
// then copy-and-paste the Base64 signature into the form and decode..

// The signature is verified, and the original data restored like this:
success = crypt.OpaqueVerifyBd(binaryData);
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine("Signature verification failed.");
    Debug.WriteLine(crypt.LastErrorText);

    return;
}

// Save the extracted data to a file:
success = binaryData.WriteFile("qa_output/extractedStarfish20.jpg");

Debug.WriteLine("Signature verified.");