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Create XML Signature using Java KeyStore (.jks)

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Demonstrates how to create an XML digital signature using a certificate and private key from a Java KeyStore (.jks)

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#import <CkoXml.h>
#import <CkoJavaKeyStore.h>
#import <NSString.h>
#import <CkoCertChain.h>
#import <CkoCert.h>
#import <CkoXmlDSigGen.h>
#import <CkoStringBuilder.h>

BOOL success = NO;

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

// The SOAP XML to be signed in this example contains the following:

// <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no" ?>
// <SOAP-ENV:Envelope xmlns:SOAP-ENV="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
//     <SOAP-ENV:Header>
//         <wsse:Security xmlns:wsse="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-secext-1.0.xsd" SOAP-ENV:mustUnderstand="1"></wsse:Security>
//     </SOAP-ENV:Header>
//     <SOAP-ENV:Body xmlns:SOAP-SEC="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/security/2000-12" SOAP-SEC:id="Body">
//         <z:FooBar xmlns:z="http://example.com" />
//     </SOAP-ENV:Body>
// </SOAP-ENV:Envelope>
// 

// Build the XML to sign.
// Use this online tool to generate the code from sample XML: 
// Generate Code to Create XML

CkoXml *xml = [[CkoXml alloc] init];
xml.Tag = @"SOAP-ENV:Envelope";
[xml AddAttribute: @"xmlns:SOAP-ENV" value: @"http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"];
[xml UpdateAttrAt: @"SOAP-ENV:Header|wsse:Security" autoCreate: YES attrName: @"xmlns:wsse" attrValue: @"http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-secext-1.0.xsd"];
[xml UpdateAttrAt: @"SOAP-ENV:Header|wsse:Security" autoCreate: YES attrName: @"SOAP-ENV:mustUnderstand" attrValue: @"1"];
[xml UpdateAttrAt: @"SOAP-ENV:Body" autoCreate: YES attrName: @"xmlns:SOAP-SEC" attrValue: @"http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/security/2000-12"];
[xml UpdateAttrAt: @"SOAP-ENV:Body" autoCreate: YES attrName: @"SOAP-SEC:id" attrValue: @"Body"];
[xml UpdateAttrAt: @"SOAP-ENV:Body|z:FooBar" autoCreate: YES attrName: @"xmlns:z" attrValue: @"http://example.com"];

// Load a JavaKeyStore file containing the certificate + private key.
CkoJavaKeyStore *jks = [[CkoJavaKeyStore alloc] init];
NSString *password = @"secret";
success = [jks LoadFile: password path: @"qa_data/jks/test_secret.jks"];
if (success == NO) {
    NSLog(@"%@",jks.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Make sure we have a private key.
if ([jks.NumPrivateKeys intValue] < 1) {
    NSLog(@"%@",@"No private key available.");
    return;
}

// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Get the certificate chain associated with the 1st (and probably only) private key in the JKS.

CkoCertChain *chain = [[CkoCertChain alloc] init];
success = [jks CertChainAt: [NSNumber numberWithInt: 0] certChain: chain];
if (success == NO) {
    NSLog(@"%@",jks.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

CkoCert *cert = [[CkoCert alloc] init];
success = [chain CertAt: [NSNumber numberWithInt: 0] cert: cert];
if (success == NO) {
    NSLog(@"%@",chain.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Verify again that this cert has a private key.
if ([cert HasPrivateKey] != YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@",@"Certificate has no associated private key.");
    return;
}

// Prepare for signing...
// Use this online tool to generate the following code from an already-signed XML sample: 
// Generate Code to Create an XML Signature
CkoXmlDSigGen *gen = [[CkoXmlDSigGen alloc] init];

// Indicate where the Signature will be inserted.
gen.SigLocation = @"SOAP-ENV:Envelope|SOAP-ENV:Header|wsse:Security";

// Add a reference to the fragment of the XML to be signed.
[gen AddSameDocRef: @"Body" digestMethod: @"sha1" canonMethod: @"EXCL_C14N" prefixList: @"" refType: @""];

// (You can read about the SignedInfoPrefixList in the online reference documentation.  It's optional..)
gen.SignedInfoPrefixList = @"wsse SOAP-ENV";

// 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";

// Note: Because our certificate was loaded from a JKS which also contained the private key,
// Chilkat automatically knows and has the private key associated with the certificate.
// We set bUsePrivateKey to tell the SetX509Cert method to automatically use the private key
// associated with the certificate for signing.
BOOL bUsePrivateKey = YES;
success = [gen SetX509Cert: cert usePrivateKey: bUsePrivateKey];
if (success != YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@",gen.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Everything's specified.  Now create and insert the Signature
CkoStringBuilder *sbXml = [[CkoStringBuilder alloc] init];
[xml GetXmlSb: sbXml];
success = [gen CreateXmlDSigSb: sbXml];
if (success == NO) {
    NSLog(@"%@",gen.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

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