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UBL XAdES Enveloped Signature

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Demonstrates how to create a UBL XAdES enveloped signature.

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#import <CkoXml.h>
#import <CkoXmlDSigGen.h>
#import <CkoCert.h>
#import <CkoStringBuilder.h>
#import <CkoXmlDSig.h>

BOOL success = NO;

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

success = YES;

// 
// The following code creates the XML document to be signed.
// (It is also possible to simply load the XML into the Chilkat XML object by calling the LoadXml method.)

// A sample (already signed) of this XML is available here:  External link: credit-note-en16931-xades-signed.xml

// Also, you may use this online tool to generate code from sample XML: 
// Generate Code to Create XML

CkoXml *xmlToSign = [[CkoXml alloc] init];
xmlToSign.Tag = @"CreditNote";
[xmlToSign AddAttribute: @"xmlns" value: @"urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CreditNote-2"];
[xmlToSign AddAttribute: @"xmlns:cac" value: @"urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonAggregateComponents-2"];
[xmlToSign AddAttribute: @"xmlns:cbc" value: @"urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonBasicComponents-2"];
[xmlToSign AddAttribute: @"xmlns:ext" value: @"urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonExtensionComponents-2"];
[xmlToSign UpdateAttrAt: @"ext:UBLExtensions|ext:UBLExtension" autoCreate: YES attrName: @"xmlns:sac" attrValue: @"urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:SignatureAggregateComponents-2"];
[xmlToSign UpdateAttrAt: @"ext:UBLExtensions|ext:UBLExtension" autoCreate: YES attrName: @"xmlns:sig" attrValue: @"urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonSignatureComponents-2"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"ext:UBLExtensions|ext:UBLExtension|ext:ExtensionContent|sig:UBLDocumentSignatures|sac:SignatureInformation" value: @""];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cbc:CustomizationID" value: @"urn:cen.eu:en16931:2017"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cbc:ProfileID" value: @"P1"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cbc:ID" value: @"c2ad1540-cf12-4e83-b47c-906aac70242e"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cbc:IssueDate" value: @"2009-12-15"];
[xmlToSign UpdateAttrAt: @"cbc:Note" autoCreate: YES attrName: @"languageID" attrValue: @"en"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cbc:Note" value: @"Ordered in our booth at the convention."];
[xmlToSign UpdateAttrAt: @"cbc:DocumentCurrencyCode" autoCreate: YES attrName: @"listAgencyID" attrValue: @"6"];
[xmlToSign UpdateAttrAt: @"cbc:DocumentCurrencyCode" autoCreate: YES attrName: @"listID" attrValue: @"ISO 4217 Alpha"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cbc:DocumentCurrencyCode" value: @"HRK"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cbc:AccountingCost" value: @"Project cost code 123"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:InvoicePeriod|cbc:StartDate" value: @"2009-11-01"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:InvoicePeriod|cbc:EndDate" value: @"2009-11-30"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:OrderReference|cbc:ID" value: @"123"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:ContractDocumentReference|cbc:ID" value: @"Contract321"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:ContractDocumentReference|cbc:DocumentType" value: @"Framework agreement"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:AdditionalDocumentReference|cbc:ID" value: @"Doc1"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:AdditionalDocumentReference|cbc:DocumentType" value: @"Timesheet"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:AdditionalDocumentReference|cac:Attachment|cac:ExternalReference|cbc:URI" value: @"http://www.suppliersite.eu/sheet001.html"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:AdditionalDocumentReference[1]|cbc:ID" value: @"Doc2"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:AdditionalDocumentReference[1]|cbc:DocumentType" value: @"Drawing"];
[xmlToSign UpdateAttrAt: @"cac:AdditionalDocumentReference[1]|cac:Attachment|cbc:EmbeddedDocumentBinaryObject" autoCreate: YES attrName: @"mimeCode" attrValue: @"application/pdf"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:AdditionalDocumentReference[1]|cac:Attachment|cbc:EmbeddedDocumentBinaryObject" value: @"UjBsR09EbGhjZ0dTQUxNQUFBUUNBRU1tQ1p0dU1GUXhEUzhi"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:AccountingSupplierParty|cac:Party|cac:PartyIdentification|cbc:ID" value: @"9934:18683136487::HR99:276"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:AccountingSupplierParty|cac:Party|cac:PostalAddress|cbc:StreetName" value: @"KATANCICEVA"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:AccountingSupplierParty|cac:Party|cac:PostalAddress|cbc:CityName" value: @"ZAGREB"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:AccountingSupplierParty|cac:Party|cac:PostalAddress|cbc:PostalZone" value: @"10000"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:AccountingSupplierParty|cac:Party|cac:PostalAddress|cac:Country|cbc:IdentificationCode" value: @"HR"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:AccountingSupplierParty|cac:Party|cac:PartyTaxScheme|cbc:CompanyID" value: @"HR18683136487"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:AccountingSupplierParty|cac:Party|cac:PartyTaxScheme|cac:TaxScheme|cbc:ID" value: @"FRE"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:AccountingSupplierParty|cac:Party|cac:PartyLegalEntity|cbc:RegistrationName" value: @"MINISTARSTVO FINANCIJA"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:AccountingSupplierParty|cac:Party|cac:Contact|cbc:Name" value: @"JURAJ MARKOVIC"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:AccountingSupplierParty|cac:Party|cac:Contact|cbc:ElectronicMail" value: @"juraj.markovic@fina.hr"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:AccountingCustomerParty|cac:Party|cac:PartyIdentification|cbc:ID" value: @"9934:49811265576::HR99:NOVO1"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:AccountingCustomerParty|cac:Party|cac:PostalAddress|cbc:StreetName" value: @"GETALDICEVA 4"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:AccountingCustomerParty|cac:Party|cac:PostalAddress|cbc:CityName" value: @"ZAGREB"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:AccountingCustomerParty|cac:Party|cac:PostalAddress|cbc:PostalZone" value: @"10000"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:AccountingCustomerParty|cac:Party|cac:PostalAddress|cac:Country|cbc:IdentificationCode" value: @"HR"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:AccountingCustomerParty|cac:Party|cac:PartyTaxScheme|cbc:CompanyID" value: @"HR49811265576"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:AccountingCustomerParty|cac:Party|cac:PartyTaxScheme|cac:TaxScheme|cbc:ID" value: @"VAT"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:AccountingCustomerParty|cac:Party|cac:PartyLegalEntity|cbc:RegistrationName" value: @"NOVO1"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:Delivery|cac:DeliveryLocation|cac:Address|cac:Country|cbc:IdentificationCode" value: @"HR"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:PaymentMeans|cbc:PaymentMeansCode" value: @"30"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:PaymentMeans|cbc:InstructionNote" value: @"Neki opis placanja"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:PaymentMeans|cbc:PaymentID" value: @"HR00 12456"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:PaymentMeans|cac:PayeeFinancialAccount|cbc:ID" value: @"HR1210010051863000160"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:PaymentTerms|cbc:Note" value: @"Neki uvjeti placanja"];
[xmlToSign UpdateAttrAt: @"cac:TaxTotal|cbc:TaxAmount" autoCreate: YES attrName: @"currencyID" attrValue: @"HRK"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:TaxTotal|cbc:TaxAmount" value: @"25.00"];
[xmlToSign UpdateAttrAt: @"cac:TaxTotal|cac:TaxSubtotal|cbc:TaxableAmount" autoCreate: YES attrName: @"currencyID" attrValue: @"HRK"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:TaxTotal|cac:TaxSubtotal|cbc:TaxableAmount" value: @"100.00"];
[xmlToSign UpdateAttrAt: @"cac:TaxTotal|cac:TaxSubtotal|cbc:TaxAmount" autoCreate: YES attrName: @"currencyID" attrValue: @"HRK"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:TaxTotal|cac:TaxSubtotal|cbc:TaxAmount" value: @"25.00"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:TaxTotal|cac:TaxSubtotal|cac:TaxCategory|cbc:ID" value: @"S"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:TaxTotal|cac:TaxSubtotal|cac:TaxCategory|cbc:Percent" value: @"25"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:TaxTotal|cac:TaxSubtotal|cac:TaxCategory|cac:TaxScheme|cbc:ID" value: @"VAT"];
[xmlToSign UpdateAttrAt: @"cac:LegalMonetaryTotal|cbc:LineExtensionAmount" autoCreate: YES attrName: @"currencyID" attrValue: @"HRK"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:LegalMonetaryTotal|cbc:LineExtensionAmount" value: @"100.00"];
[xmlToSign UpdateAttrAt: @"cac:LegalMonetaryTotal|cbc:TaxExclusiveAmount" autoCreate: YES attrName: @"currencyID" attrValue: @"HRK"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:LegalMonetaryTotal|cbc:TaxExclusiveAmount" value: @"100.00"];
[xmlToSign UpdateAttrAt: @"cac:LegalMonetaryTotal|cbc:TaxInclusiveAmount" autoCreate: YES attrName: @"currencyID" attrValue: @"HRK"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:LegalMonetaryTotal|cbc:TaxInclusiveAmount" value: @"125.00"];
[xmlToSign UpdateAttrAt: @"cac:LegalMonetaryTotal|cbc:PayableAmount" autoCreate: YES attrName: @"currencyID" attrValue: @"HRK"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:LegalMonetaryTotal|cbc:PayableAmount" value: @"125.00"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:CreditNoteLine|cbc:ID" value: @"1"];
[xmlToSign UpdateAttrAt: @"cac:CreditNoteLine|cbc:CreditedQuantity" autoCreate: YES attrName: @"unitCode" attrValue: @"H87"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:CreditNoteLine|cbc:CreditedQuantity" value: @"1.000"];
[xmlToSign UpdateAttrAt: @"cac:CreditNoteLine|cbc:LineExtensionAmount" autoCreate: YES attrName: @"currencyID" attrValue: @"HRK"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:CreditNoteLine|cbc:LineExtensionAmount" value: @"100.00"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:CreditNoteLine|cac:Item|cbc:Description" value: @"Neki detaljniji opis proizvoda ide ovdje"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:CreditNoteLine|cac:Item|cbc:Name" value: @"Neki proizvod"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:CreditNoteLine|cac:Item|cac:OriginCountry|cbc:IdentificationCode" value: @"HR"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:CreditNoteLine|cac:Item|cac:ClassifiedTaxCategory|cbc:ID" value: @"S"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:CreditNoteLine|cac:Item|cac:ClassifiedTaxCategory|cbc:Percent" value: @"25"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:CreditNoteLine|cac:Item|cac:ClassifiedTaxCategory|cac:TaxScheme|cbc:ID" value: @"VAT"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:CreditNoteLine|cac:Item|cac:AdditionalItemProperty|cbc:Name" value: @"Boja"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:CreditNoteLine|cac:Item|cac:AdditionalItemProperty|cbc:Value" value: @"Plava"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:CreditNoteLine|cac:Item|cac:AdditionalItemProperty[1]|cbc:Name" value: @"Masa"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:CreditNoteLine|cac:Item|cac:AdditionalItemProperty[1]|cbc:Value" value: @"1,2 Kg"];
[xmlToSign UpdateAttrAt: @"cac:CreditNoteLine|cac:Price|cbc:PriceAmount" autoCreate: YES attrName: @"currencyID" attrValue: @"HRK"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:CreditNoteLine|cac:Price|cbc:PriceAmount" value: @"100.000000"];
[xmlToSign UpdateAttrAt: @"cac:CreditNoteLine|cac:Price|cbc:BaseQuantity" autoCreate: YES attrName: @"unitCode" attrValue: @"H87"];
[xmlToSign UpdateChildContent: @"cac:CreditNoteLine|cac:Price|cbc:BaseQuantity" value: @"1.000"];

// Use this online tool to generate XAdES code from a sample signed XML: 
// Generate Code to Creaet XAdES from Sample XAdES

// The following code was generated by the online tool.

CkoXmlDSigGen *gen = [[CkoXmlDSigGen alloc] init];

gen.SigLocation = @"CreditNote|ext:UBLExtensions|ext:UBLExtension|ext:ExtensionContent|sig:UBLDocumentSignatures|sac:SignatureInformation";
gen.SigLocationMod = [NSNumber numberWithInt:0];
gen.SigId = @"Signature-7f4c4719515a4a0a8ce4d1b983a2ec69";
gen.SigNamespacePrefix = @"";
gen.SigNamespaceUri = @"http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#";
gen.SignedInfoCanonAlg = @"C14N";
gen.SignedInfoDigestMethod = @"sha256";

// Create an Object to be added to the Signature.
CkoXml *object1 = [[CkoXml alloc] init];
object1.Tag = @"xades:QualifyingProperties";
[object1 AddAttribute: @"xmlns:ds" value: @"http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#"];
[object1 AddAttribute: @"xmlns:xades" value: @"http://uri.etsi.org/01903/v1.3.2#"];
[object1 AddAttribute: @"Target" value: @"#Signature-7f4c4719515a4a0a8ce4d1b983a2ec69"];
[object1 UpdateAttrAt: @"xades:SignedProperties" autoCreate: YES attrName: @"Id" attrValue: @"SignedProperties-6573207f4ad64b49b0310f7a9e2dfadc"];
[object1 UpdateChildContent: @"xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedSignatureProperties|xades:SigningTime" value: @"TO BE GENERATED BY CHILKAT"];
// Note: It may be that http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256 is needed in the following line instead of http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#sha1
[object1 UpdateAttrAt: @"xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedSignatureProperties|xades:SigningCertificateV2|xades:Cert|xades:CertDigest|ds:DigestMethod" autoCreate: YES attrName: @"Algorithm" attrValue: @"http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#sha1"];
[object1 UpdateChildContent: @"xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedSignatureProperties|xades:SigningCertificateV2|xades:Cert|xades:CertDigest|ds:DigestValue" value: @"TO BE GENERATED BY CHILKAT"];
[object1 UpdateChildContent: @"xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedSignatureProperties|xades:SigningCertificateV2|xades:Cert|xades:IssuerSerialV2" value: @"TO BE GENERATED BY CHILKAT"];
[object1 UpdateAttrAt: @"xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedDataObjectProperties|xades:DataObjectFormat" autoCreate: YES attrName: @"ObjectReference" attrValue: @""];
[object1 UpdateChildContent: @"xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedDataObjectProperties|xades:DataObjectFormat|xades:Description" value: @"document"];
[object1 UpdateChildContent: @"xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedDataObjectProperties|xades:DataObjectFormat|xades:MimeType" value: @"application/xml"];
[object1 UpdateChildContent: @"xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedDataObjectProperties|xades:DataObjectFormat|xades:Encoding" value: @"UTF-8"];

[gen AddObject: @"" content: [object1 GetXml] mimeType: @"" encoding: @""];

// -------- Reference 1 --------
[gen AddSameDocRef: @"" digestMethod: @"sha256" canonMethod: @"" prefixList: @"" refType: @""];

// -------- Reference 2 --------
[gen AddObjectRef: @"SignedProperties-6573207f4ad64b49b0310f7a9e2dfadc" digestMethod: @"sha256" canonMethod: @"" prefixList: @"" refType: @"http://uri.etsi.org/01903#SignedProperties"];

// Provide a certificate + private key. (PFX password is test123)
CkoCert *cert = [[CkoCert alloc] init];
success = [cert LoadPfxFile: @"qa_data/pfx/cert_test123.pfx" password: @"test123"];
if (success != YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@",cert.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

[gen SetX509Cert: cert usePrivateKey: YES];

gen.KeyInfoType = @"X509Data+KeyValue";
gen.X509Type = @"IssuerSerial,SubjectName,SKI,Certificate";

// Load XML to be signed...
CkoStringBuilder *sbXml = [[CkoStringBuilder alloc] init];
[xmlToSign GetXmlSb: sbXml];

// Adding the "UBLDocumentSignatures" behavior causes the following Transform to be used for the 
// first Reference:   
//   <Transform Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-xpath-19991116"><XPath>count(ancestor-or-self::sig:UBLDocumentSignatures | here()/ancestor::sig:UBLDocumentSignatures[1]) &gt; count(ancestor-or-self::sig:UBLDocumentSignatures)</XPath></Transform>
gen.Behaviors = @"IndentedSignature,UBLDocumentSignatures";

// Sign the XML...
success = [gen CreateXmlDSigSb: sbXml];
if (success != YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@",gen.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// -----------------------------------------------

// Save the signed XML to a file.
success = [sbXml WriteFile: @"qa_output/signedXml.xml" charset: @"utf-8" emitBom: NO];

NSLog(@"%@",[sbXml GetAsString]);

// ----------------------------------------
// Verify the signature we just produced...
CkoXmlDSig *verifier = [[CkoXmlDSig alloc] init];
success = [verifier LoadSignatureSb: sbXml];
if (success != YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@",verifier.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// We should have just one signature..
int numSigs = [verifier.NumSignatures intValue];
int verifyIdx = 0;
while (verifyIdx < numSigs) {
    verifier.Selector = [NSNumber numberWithInt: verifyIdx];
    BOOL verified = [verifier VerifySignature: YES];
    if (verified != YES) {
        NSLog(@"%@",verifier.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    verifyIdx = verifyIdx + 1;
}

NSLog(@"%@",@"The signature was successfully verified.");