(Excel) Verify SOAP XML using a wsse:SecurityTokenReference

This example verifies a SOAP XML Digital Signature where the KeyInfo in the XML Signature is a wsse:SecurityTokenReference to the X.509 certificate embedded elsewhere in the SOAP XML.

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

' The SOAP XML with digital signature verified in this example is available at 
' https://www.chilkatsoft.com/exampleData/signedSoapBinarySecurityToken.xml


signedSoapXmlUrl = "https://www.chilkatsoft.com/exampleData/signedSoapBinarySecurityToken.xml"

' First, let's get the signed SOAP XML..
Dim http As Chilkat.Http
Set http = Chilkat.NewHttp
Dim sbXml As Chilkat.StringBuilder
Set sbXml = Chilkat.NewStringBuilder

success = http.QuickGetSb(signedSoapXmlUrl,sbXml)
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.Print http.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

' The signed XML downloaded from the above URL contains the following.
' Note: Everything we need to verify the signature is already available within the signed XML.
' The KeyInfo part of the Signature contains a reference to the wsse:BinarySecurityToken
' For clarity, here is the KeyInfo section extracted from the Signature below:
' 
' <ds:KeyInfo><wsse:SecurityTokenReference><wsse:Reference URI="#x509cert00" ValueType="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-x509-token-profile-1.0#X509" /></wsse:SecurityTokenReference></ds:KeyInfo>
' 
' Chilkat has the capability to automatically follow the SecurityTokenReference.  It will automatically locate the 
' certificate contained in the wsse:BinarySecurityToken element (in this case identified by Id="x509cert00"), 
' automatically extracts the public key from the base64 X.509 certificate, and uses it to verify the signature.

' <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF8"?>
' <SOAP-ENV:Envelope xmlns:SOAP-ENV="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
' <SOAP-ENV:Header>
'  <wsse:Security xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#"
'                 xmlns:wsse="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-secext-1.0.xsd"
'                 xmlns:wsu="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-utility-1.0.xsd"
'                 xmlns:xenc="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#" SOAP-ENV:mustUnderstand="1">
'  <wsse:BinarySecurityToken
'                EncodingType="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-soap-message-security-1.0#Base64Binary"
'                ValueType="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-x509-token-profile-1.0#X509"
'                wsu:Id="x509cert00">MIIDg...</wsse:BinarySecurityToken>
'  <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="#TheBody"><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>VhsSnaEAFsY0OYegKQh99v9csXg=</ds:DigestValue></ds:Reference></ds:SignedInfo><ds:SignatureValue>Ynp3H4rtzpXIh4TaVxkpEkS1bMCCu672aeCzUOzheNNfnpmLsCZz3+zQjMBbchPggCayC5ihpEdhRe3XvPXjPXXAgxDP4mic091QPmjHlmUcu8yqRKfxnPtD35nqaxDtCYw+jGIzj+ch094vA4RPCfY8JQnb1mpy1ZjjsMW8741CIh1epbsd/0bZt6tfINUQ37seg07yvLbCJZ/Zf+h8FlFryQk6lHTTeZl/GfQ9NlDBcShby3x8Hc1KwW++zFqEA7G783R9AYPYn3fWTOBhYk5gkgFc+HaPRLR/L0Bp7ZPbmOR/iZQ+HK4W672tTdN/R2GdN7/deV7QTp2DYK1Z8w==</ds:SignatureValue><ds:KeyInfo><wsse:SecurityTokenReference><wsse:Reference URI="#x509cert00" ValueType="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-x509-token-profile-1.0#X509" /></wsse:SecurityTokenReference></ds:KeyInfo></ds:Signature></wsse:Security>
' </SOAP-ENV:Header>
' <SOAP-ENV:Body xmlns:wsu="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-utility-1.0.xsd" wsu:Id="TheBody">
'  <getVersion xmlns="http://msgsec.wssecfvt.ws.ibm.com"/>
' </SOAP-ENV:Body>
' </SOAP-ENV:Envelope>
' 

' To verify this signature, we simply load and verify:
Dim verifier As Chilkat.XmlDSig
Set verifier = Chilkat.NewXmlDSig
success = verifier.LoadSignatureSb(sbXml)
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.Print verifier.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If


bVerified = verifier.VerifySignature(True)
If (bVerified <> True) Then
    Debug.Print verifier.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Debug.Print "Signature verified!"