(Objective-C) Create/Verify XML Signature with External Text 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 a text file located at the following URL: https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt

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

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

// This example inserts an XML signature into the following XML:

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

// Build the above XML to be signed.
CkoXml *xml = [[CkoXml alloc] init];
xml.Tag = @"abc";
[xml UpdateChildContent: @"xyz|name" value: @"helloWorld.txt"];
[xml UpdateChildContent: @"xyz|url" value: @"https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt"];

CkoCert *cert = [[CkoCert alloc] init];

BOOL success = [cert LoadPfxFile: @"qa_data/pfx/test_secret.pfx" password: @"secret"];
if (success == NO) {
    NSLog(@"%@",cert.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

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

// Indicate the location within the XML the Signature will be inserted.
gen.SigLocation = @"abc|xyz";

// Get the content of the text data to be referenced.
CkoHttp *http = [[CkoHttp alloc] init];
CkoStringBuilder *sbExternalTxt = [[CkoStringBuilder alloc] init];
success = [http QuickGetSb: @"https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt" sbContent: sbExternalTxt];
if (success == NO) {
    NSLog(@"%@",http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

success = [gen AddExternalTextRef: @"https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt" content: sbExternalTxt charset: @"utf-8" includeBom: NO digestMethod: @"sha256" refType: @""];
if (success == NO) {
    NSLog(@"%@",gen.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

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

BOOL bUsePrivateKey = YES;
success = [gen SetX509Cert: cert usePrivateKey: bUsePrivateKey];
if (success != YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@",gen.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Indicate we want an indented signature for readability.
// This can be removed after debugging is finished..
gen.Behaviors = @"IndentedSignature";

// Now create and insert the Signature
CkoStringBuilder *sbXml = [[CkoStringBuilder alloc] init];
[xml GetXmlSb: sbXml];
success = [gen CreateXmlDSigSb: sbXml];
if (success != YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@",gen.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Examine the XML with the digital signature inserted
NSLog(@"%@",[sbXml GetAsString]);

// Here is the output:

// <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
// <abc>
//     <xyz>
//         <name>helloWorld.txt</name>
//         <url>https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt</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/helloWorld.txt">
//       <ds:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256"/>
//       <ds:DigestValue>f4OxZX/x/FO5LcGBSKHWXfwtSx+j1ncoSt3SABJtkGk=</ds:DigestValue>
//     </ds:Reference>
//   </ds:SignedInfo>
//   <ds:SignatureValue>syFSl...pZDiFQ==</ds:SignatureValue>
//   <ds:KeyInfo>
//     <ds:X509Data>
//       <ds:X509Certificate>MIIHAz...GwnUZWCaDE=</ds:X509Certificate>
//     </ds:X509Data>
//   </ds:KeyInfo>
// </ds:Signature></xyz>
// </abc>

// Let's verify the signature...
CkoXmlDSig *verifier = [[CkoXmlDSig alloc] init];
success = [verifier LoadSignatureSb: sbXml];
if (success != YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@",verifier.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Let's examine the external references, and fetch the data for each..
CkoStringBuilder *sbExternalData = [[CkoStringBuilder alloc] init];
int numRefs = [verifier.NumReferences intValue];
int i = 0;
while (i < numRefs) {
    BOOL bExternal = [verifier IsReferenceExternal: [NSNumber numberWithInt: i]];
    if (bExternal == YES) {
        NSString *uri = [verifier ReferenceUri: [NSNumber numberWithInt: 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.
        [sbExternalData Clear];
        success = [http QuickGetSb: uri sbContent: sbExternalData];
        if (success == NO) {
            NSLog(@"%@",http.LastErrorText);
            return;
        }

        success = [verifier SetRefDataSb: [NSNumber numberWithInt: i] sb: sbExternalData charset: @"utf-8"];
        if (success == NO) {
            NSLog(@"%@",verifier.LastErrorText);
            return;
        }

    }

    i = i + 1;
}

// Now that we have the external data available, we can verify the reference digest(s) and the signature.
BOOL bVerified = [verifier VerifySignature: YES];
if (bVerified != YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@",verifier.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

NSLog(@"%@",@"Signature verified!");