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Create XML Signature with External XML Reference

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Demonstrates how to create an XML digital signature where the referenced data is external. In this case, the data is an XML file located at the following URL: https://www.chilkatsoft.com/data/helloWorld.xml

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LOCAL lnSuccess
LOCAL loXml
LOCAL loCert
LOCAL loGen
LOCAL loHttp
LOCAL loSbExternalXml
LOCAL lnBUsePrivateKey
LOCAL loSbXml
LOCAL loVerifier
LOCAL loSbExternalData
LOCAL lnNumRefs
LOCAL i
LOCAL lnBExternal
LOCAL lcUri
LOCAL lcCanonXml
LOCAL lnBVerified

lnSuccess = 0

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

* This example inserts an XML signature in the following XML:

* <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
* <abc>
*   <xyz>
* 	<name>helloWorld.xml</name>
* 	<url>https://www.chilkatsoft.com/data/helloWorld.xml</url>
*   </xyz>
* </abc>

* Build the above XML to be signed.
loXml = CreateObject('Chilkat.Xml')
loXml.Tag = "abc"
loXml.UpdateChildContent("xyz|name","helloWorld.xml")
loXml.UpdateChildContent("xyz|url","https://www.chilkatsoft.com/data/helloWorld.xml")

loCert = CreateObject('Chilkat.Cert')

lnSuccess = loCert.LoadPfxFile("qa_data/pfx/test_secret.pfx","secret")
IF (lnSuccess = 0) THEN
    ? loCert.LastErrorText
    RELEASE loXml
    RELEASE loCert
    CANCEL
ENDIF

loGen = CreateObject('Chilkat.XmlDSigGen')

* Indicate the location within the XML the Signature will be inserted.
loGen.SigLocation = "abc|xyz"

* Get the content of the XML data to be referenced.
loHttp = CreateObject('Chilkat.Http')
loSbExternalXml = CreateObject('Chilkat.StringBuilder')
lnSuccess = loHttp.QuickGetSb("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/data/helloWorld.xml",loSbExternalXml)
IF (lnSuccess = 0) THEN
    ? loHttp.LastErrorText
    RELEASE loXml
    RELEASE loCert
    RELEASE loGen
    RELEASE loHttp
    RELEASE loSbExternalXml
    CANCEL
ENDIF

lnSuccess = loGen.AddExternalXmlRef("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/data/helloWorld.xml",loSbExternalXml,"sha256","EXCL_C14N","")
IF (lnSuccess = 0) THEN
    ? loGen.LastErrorText
    RELEASE loXml
    RELEASE loCert
    RELEASE loGen
    RELEASE loHttp
    RELEASE loSbExternalXml
    CANCEL
ENDIF

* Provide the private key for signing via the certificate, and indicate that
* we want the base64 of the certificate embedded in the KeyInfo.
loGen.KeyInfoType = "X509Data"
loGen.X509Type = "Certificate"

lnBUsePrivateKey = 1
lnSuccess = loGen.SetX509Cert(loCert,lnBUsePrivateKey)
IF (lnSuccess <> 1) THEN
    ? loGen.LastErrorText
    RELEASE loXml
    RELEASE loCert
    RELEASE loGen
    RELEASE loHttp
    RELEASE loSbExternalXml
    CANCEL
ENDIF

* Indicate we want an indented signature for readability.
* This can be removed after debugging is finished..
loGen.Behaviors = "IndentedSignature"

* Now create and insert the Signature
loSbXml = CreateObject('Chilkat.StringBuilder')
loXml.GetXmlSb(loSbXml)
lnSuccess = loGen.CreateXmlDSigSb(loSbXml)
IF (lnSuccess <> 1) THEN
    ? loGen.LastErrorText
    RELEASE loXml
    RELEASE loCert
    RELEASE loGen
    RELEASE loHttp
    RELEASE loSbExternalXml
    RELEASE loSbXml
    CANCEL
ENDIF

* Examine the XML with the digital signature inserted
? loSbXml.GetAsString()

* Here is the output:

* <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
* <abc>
*     <xyz>
*         <name>helloWorld.xml</name>
*         <url>https://www.chilkatsoft.com/data/helloWorld.xml</url>
*     <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#rsa-sha256"/>
*     <ds:Reference URI="https://www.chilkatsoft.com/data/helloWorld.xml">
*       <ds:Transforms>
*         <ds:Transform Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#"/>
*       </ds:Transforms>
*       <ds:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256"/>
*       <ds:DigestValue>H/s775OZhel6wdBhe02l4LK6m0lkplOisKxAbVwWxp0=</ds:DigestValue>
*     </ds:Reference>
*   </ds:SignedInfo>
*   <ds:SignatureValue>UruwnBqh..Ll4IzUA==</ds:SignatureValue>
*   <ds:KeyInfo>
*     <ds:X509Data>
*       <ds:X509Certificate>MIIHAz...nUZWCaDE=</ds:X509Certificate>
*     </ds:X509Data>
*   </ds:KeyInfo>
* </ds:Signature></xyz>
* </abc>

* Let's verify the signature...
loVerifier = CreateObject('Chilkat.XmlDSig')
lnSuccess = loVerifier.LoadSignatureSb(loSbXml)
IF (lnSuccess <> 1) THEN
    ? loVerifier.LastErrorText
    RELEASE loXml
    RELEASE loCert
    RELEASE loGen
    RELEASE loHttp
    RELEASE loSbExternalXml
    RELEASE loSbXml
    RELEASE loVerifier
    CANCEL
ENDIF

* Let's examine the external references, and fetch the data for each..
loSbExternalData = CreateObject('Chilkat.StringBuilder')
lnNumRefs = loVerifier.NumReferences
i = 0
DO WHILE i < lnNumRefs
    lnBExternal = loVerifier.IsReferenceExternal(i)
    IF (lnBExternal = 1) THEN
        lcUri = loVerifier.ReferenceUri(i)

        * We're assuming the URI is an https:// or http:// URL...
        * Let's also assume we know that the referenced data is text and we want the utf-8 byte representation.
        loSbExternalData.Clear()
        lnSuccess = loHttp.QuickGetSb(lcUri,loSbExternalData)
        IF (lnSuccess = 0) THEN
            ? loHttp.LastErrorText
            RELEASE loXml
            RELEASE loCert
            RELEASE loGen
            RELEASE loHttp
            RELEASE loSbExternalXml
            RELEASE loSbXml
            RELEASE loVerifier
            RELEASE loSbExternalData
            CANCEL
        ENDIF

        * Because the referenced external data was explicitly XML, it was the canonicalized XML that was digested.
        * We need to canonicalize the XML in the same way as when signed.
        lcCanonXml = loVerifier.CanonicalizeXml(loSbExternalData.GetAsString(),"EXCL_C14N",0)
        loSbExternalData.SetString(lcCanonXml)

        lnSuccess = loVerifier.SetRefDataSb(i,loSbExternalData,"utf-8")
        IF (lnSuccess = 0) THEN
            ? loVerifier.LastErrorText
            RELEASE loXml
            RELEASE loCert
            RELEASE loGen
            RELEASE loHttp
            RELEASE loSbExternalXml
            RELEASE loSbXml
            RELEASE loVerifier
            RELEASE loSbExternalData
            CANCEL
        ENDIF

    ENDIF

    i = i + 1
ENDDO

* Now that we have the external data available, we can verify the reference digest(s) and the signature.
lnBVerified = loVerifier.VerifySignature(1)
IF (lnBVerified <> 1) THEN
    ? loVerifier.LastErrorText
    RELEASE loXml
    RELEASE loCert
    RELEASE loGen
    RELEASE loHttp
    RELEASE loSbExternalXml
    RELEASE loSbXml
    RELEASE loVerifier
    RELEASE loSbExternalData
    CANCEL
ENDIF

? "Signature verified!"

RELEASE loXml
RELEASE loCert
RELEASE loGen
RELEASE loHttp
RELEASE loSbExternalXml
RELEASE loSbXml
RELEASE loVerifier
RELEASE loSbExternalData