(Mono C#) HTTP request for a SOAP web service using WS-Security 1.0 with a digital certificate for authentication

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Demonstrates how to build and send an HTTP request for a SOAP web service using WS-Security 1.0 with a digital certificate for authentication.

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

// 

// ------------------------------------
// Step 1: Load the signing certificate
// ------------------------------------
Chilkat.Cert cert = new Chilkat.Cert();
bool success = cert.LoadFromSmartcard("");
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(cert.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// ---------------------------------------
// Step 2: Build the SOAP XML to be signed
// ---------------------------------------

Chilkat.Xml xml = new Chilkat.Xml();
xml.Tag = "SOAP-ENV:Envelope";
xml.AddAttribute("xmlns:SOAP-ENV","http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/");
xml.AddAttribute("xmlns:web","http://www.example.com/webservice/");
xml.UpdateAttrAt("SOAP-ENV:Header|wsse:Security",true,"xmlns:ds","http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#");
xml.UpdateAttrAt("SOAP-ENV:Header|wsse:Security",true,"xmlns:wsse","http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-secext-1.0.xsd");
xml.UpdateAttrAt("SOAP-ENV:Header|wsse:Security",true,"xmlns:wsu","http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-utility-1.0.xsd");
xml.UpdateAttrAt("SOAP-ENV:Header|wsse:Security",true,"xmlns:xenc","http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#");
xml.UpdateAttrAt("SOAP-ENV:Header|wsse:Security",true,"SOAP-ENV:mustUnderstand","1");
xml.UpdateAttrAt("SOAP-ENV:Header|wsse:Security|wsse:BinarySecurityToken",true,"A1","");
xml.UpdateAttrAt("SOAP-ENV:Header|wsse:Security|wsse:BinarySecurityToken",true,"EncodingType","http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-soap-message-security-1.0#Base64Binary");
xml.UpdateAttrAt("SOAP-ENV:Header|wsse:Security|wsse:BinarySecurityToken",true,"ValueType","http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-x509-token-profile-1.0#X509");
xml.UpdateAttrAt("SOAP-ENV:Header|wsse:Security|wsse:BinarySecurityToken",true,"wsu:Id","x509cert00");
xml.UpdateChildContent("SOAP-ENV:Header|wsse:Security|wsse:BinarySecurityToken",cert.GetEncoded());
xml.UpdateAttrAt("SOAP-ENV:Body",true,"xmlns:wsu","http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-utility-1.0.xsd");
xml.UpdateAttrAt("SOAP-ENV:Body",true,"wsu:Id","TheBody");
xml.UpdateChildContent("SOAP-ENV:Body|web:MyRequest|web:Parameter","MyValue");

// ---------------------------------------
// Step 3: Sign the XML
// ---------------------------------------

Chilkat.XmlDSigGen gen = new Chilkat.XmlDSigGen();

gen.SigLocation = "SOAP-ENV:Envelope|SOAP-ENV:Header|wsse:Security";
gen.SigLocationMod = 0;
gen.SigNamespacePrefix = "ds";
gen.SigNamespaceUri = "http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#";
gen.SignedInfoPrefixList = "ds wsu xenc SOAP-ENV ";
gen.IncNamespacePrefix = "c14n";
gen.IncNamespaceUri = "http://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#";
gen.SignedInfoCanonAlg = "EXCL_C14N";
gen.SignedInfoDigestMethod = "sha1";

// -------- Reference 1 --------
gen.AddSameDocRef("TheBody","sha1","EXCL_C14N","wsu SOAP-ENV","");

gen.SetX509Cert(cert,true);

gen.KeyInfoType = "Custom";

// Create the custom KeyInfo XML..
Chilkat.Xml xmlCustomKeyInfo = new Chilkat.Xml();
xmlCustomKeyInfo.Tag = "wsse:SecurityTokenReference";
xmlCustomKeyInfo.Content = "5";
xmlCustomKeyInfo.UpdateAttrAt("wsse:Reference",true,"URI","#x509cert00");
xmlCustomKeyInfo.UpdateAttrAt("wsse:Reference",true,"ValueType","http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-x509-token-profile-1.0#X509");

xmlCustomKeyInfo.EmitXmlDecl = false;
gen.CustomKeyInfoXml = xmlCustomKeyInfo.GetXml();

// Load XML to be signed...
Chilkat.StringBuilder sbXml = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();
xml.EmitXmlDecl = false;
xml.GetXmlSb(sbXml);

gen.Behaviors = "IndentedSignature";

// Sign the XML...
success = gen.CreateXmlDSigSb(sbXml);
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(gen.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// ---------------------------------------------------------
// Step 4: Send the HTTP POST containing the Signed SOAP XML
// ---------------------------------------------------------

Chilkat.Http http = new Chilkat.Http();

http.SetRequestHeader("SOAPAction","\"http://www.example.com/MyWebService\"");
http.SetRequestHeader("Host","www.example.com");
http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","text/xml; charset=utf-8");

Chilkat.HttpResponse resp = http.PTextSb("POST","https://example.com/MyWebService",sbXml,"utf-8","text/xml; charset=utf-8",false,false);
if (http.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Debug.WriteLine(Convert.ToString(resp.StatusCode));
Debug.WriteLine(resp.BodyStr);

Debug.WriteLine("Finished.");