(Node.js) Verify Opaque Signature and Retrieve Signing Certificates

Demonstrates how to verify a PCKS7 opaque digital signature (signed data), extract the original file/data, and then extract the certificate(s) that were used to sign.

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var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
    if (os.arch() == 'ia32') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win-ia32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win64'); 
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'x86') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-mac-m1');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-macosx');
    }
}

function chilkatExample() {

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

    var crypt = new chilkat.Crypt2();

    // Verify a PKCS7 signed-data (opaque signature) file and extract the original content to a file.
    var success = crypt.VerifyP7M("qa_data/p7m/opaqueSig.p7","qa_output/originalData.dat");
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(crypt.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Alternatively, we can do it in memory...
    var binData = new chilkat.BinData();
    success = binData.LoadFile("qa_data/p7m/opaqueSig.p7");
    // Your app should check for success, but we'll skip the check for brevity..

    // If verified, the signature is unwrapped and binData is replaced with the original data that was signed.
    success = crypt.OpaqueVerifyBd(binData);
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(crypt.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // For our testing, we signed some text, so we can get it from the binData..
    console.log("Original Data:");
    console.log(binData.GetString("utf-8"));

    // After any method call that verifies a signature, the crypt object will contain the certificate(s)
    // that were used for signing (assuming the X.509 certs were available in the signature, which is typically the case).

    // Get the number of signing certificates, and get each..
    var numCerts = crypt.NumSignerCerts;
    var i = 0;
    while (i < numCerts) {
        // cert: Cert
        var cert = crypt.GetSignerCert(i);
        console.log(cert.SubjectDN);

        i = i+1;
    }

    // We could also get the complete certificate chain of each signer cert,
    // assuming the certs in the chain of authentication to the trusted root
    // are available on the system, or provided to Chilkat by some other means
    // (such as via the XmlCertVault class, the TrustedRoots class, etc.)
    i = 0;
    while (i < numCerts) {
        // certChain: CertChain
        var certChain = crypt.GetSignerCertChain(i);
        // You can examine the various properties and methods for certChain in the online
        // reference documentation...

        i = i+1;
    }


}

chilkatExample();