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Validate CAdES-T Signature (.p7m)

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Validates a CAdES-T CMS signature and extracts the time-stamp token and gets information about it. Also validates the time-stamp token.

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Perl
use chilkat();

$success = 0;

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

$crypt = chilkat::CkCrypt2->new();

# Indicate that the CAdES-T timestamp tokens must also pass validation for the signature to be validated.
$cmsOptions = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$cmsOptions->UpdateBool("ValidateTimestampTokens",1);
$crypt->put_CmsOptions($cmsOptions->emit());

# Validate the .p7m and extract the original signed data to an output file.
# Note: The timestampToken is an unauthenticated attribute.  See the code below that retrieves and parses the last JSON data.
# for details about examining timestampToken.
$success = $crypt->VerifyP7M("qa_data/cades/CAdES-T/Signature-C-T-1.p7m","qa_output/out.dat");

# Get information about the CMS signature in the last JSON data.
# The detailed results of the signature validation are available in the last JSON data.
# (If the non-success return status was caused by an error such as "file not found", then the
# last JSON data would be empty.)
$json = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$crypt->GetLastJsonData($json);
$json->put_EmitCompact(0);
print $json->emit() . "\r\n";

# Here is a sample result:
# See the parsing code below..

# Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
# Generate Parsing Code from JSON

# {
#   "pkcs7": {
#     "verify": {
#       "digestAlgorithms": [
#         "sha256"
#       ],
#       "signerInfo": [
#         {
#           "cert": {
#             "serialNumber": "00DCB814678CDB",
#             "issuerCN": "LevelBCAOK",
#             "issuerDN": "",
#             "digestAlgOid": "2.16.840.1.101.3.4.2.1",
#             "digestAlgName": "SHA256"
#           },
#           "contentType": "1.2.840.113549.1.7.1",
#           "signingTime": "131203065741Z",
#           "messageDigest": "JJZt41Nt8VsYahP+Xti4rR3vBDkUfRd6gquItl6R5Os=",
#           "signingAlgOid": "1.2.840.113549.1.1.1",
#           "signingAlgName": "RSA-PKCSV-1_5",
#           "authAttr": {
#             "1.2.840.113549.1.9.3": {
#               "name": "contentType",
#               "oid": "1.2.840.113549.1.7.1"
#             },
#             "1.2.840.113549.1.9.5": {
#               "name": "signingTime",
#               "utctime": "131203065741Z"
#             },
#             "1.2.840.113549.1.9.4": {
#               "name": "messageDigest",
#               "digest": "JJZt41Nt8VsYahP+Xti4rR3vBDkUfRd6gquItl6R5Os="
#             },
#             "1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.47": {
#               "name": "signingCertificateV2",
#               "der": "MIGIMIGFMIGCBCBJrxOU0w0dWGsVovjLv9QDH3syB5mLVv3grSYA40x9IDBeMFOkUTBPMQswCQYDVQQGEwJGUjENMAsGA1UEChMERVRTSTEcMBoGA1UECwwTUGx1Z3Rlc3RzXzIwMTMtMjAxNDETMBEGA1UEAxMKTGV2ZWxCQ0FPSwIHANy4FGeM2w=="
#             }
#           },
#           "unauthAttr": {
#             "1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14": {
#               "name": "timestampToken",
#               "der": "MIIL+AYJKoZI...u7CfcjURNTY=",
#               "verify": {
#                 "digestAlgorithms": [
#                   "sha256"
#                 ],
#                 "signerInfo": [
#                   {
#                     "cert": {
#                       "serialNumber": "01AA4592D36C61",
#                       "issuerCN": "RootCAOK",
#                       "issuerDN": "",
#                       "digestAlgOid": "2.16.840.1.101.3.4.2.1",
#                       "digestAlgName": "SHA256"
#                     },
#                     "contentType": "1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.1.4",
#                     "messageDigest": "NSsMUrfoyCQ0OszPE1YLx1j3EyyCiBmnE5Sua6ghu/Q=",
#                     "signingAlgOid": "1.2.840.113549.1.1.1",
#                     "signingAlgName": "RSA-PKCSV-1_5",
#                     "authAttr": {
#                       "1.2.840.113549.1.9.3": {
#                         "name": "contentType",
#                         "oid": "1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.1.4"
#                       },
#                       "1.2.840.113549.1.9.4": {
#                         "name": "messageDigest",
#                         "digest": "NSsMUrfoyCQ0OszPE1YLx1j3EyyCiBmnE5Sua6ghu/Q="
#                       },
#                       "1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.47": {
#                         "name": "signingCertificateV2",
#                         "der": "MIGGMIGDMIGABCDB/np5UxvhcPnSxD2Kme+C88uXGCMWLAvFPHNvTApTWDBcMFGkTzBNMQswCQYDVQQGEwJGUjENMAsGA1UEChMERVRTSTEcMBoGA1UECwwTUGx1Z3Rlc3RzXzIwMTMtMjAxNDERMA8GA1UEAxMIUm9vdENBT0sCBwGqRZLTbGE="
#                       }
#                     }
#                   }
#                 ]
#               },
#               "timestampSignatureVerified": true,
#               "tstInfo": {
#                 "tsaPolicyId": "1.3.6.1.4.1.2706.2.2.5.2.1.1.1",
#                 "messageImprint": {
#                   "hashAlg": "sha256",
#                   "digest": "C8xEe9NA4X1cUyHGX9zG89ipmQ2byFs3aa+Xe4Fz2P0=",
#                   "digestMatches": true
#                 },
#                 "serialNumber": "313E162121D922",
#                 "genTime": "20131203065742Z"
#               }
#             }
#           }
#         }
#       ]
#     }
#   }
# }
# 

$signingTime = chilkat::CkDtObj->new();

$authAttrSigningTimeUtctime = chilkat::CkDtObj->new();

$unauthAttrTimestampTokenTstInfoGenTime = chilkat::CkDtObj->new();

# Iterate over the hash algorithms used in the signature.
$i = 0;
$count_i = $json->SizeOfArray("pkcs7.verify.digestAlgorithms");
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $json->put_I($i);
    $strVal = $json->stringOf("pkcs7.verify.digestAlgorithms[i]");
    $i = $i + 1;
}

# For each signer...
$i = 0;
$count_i = $json->SizeOfArray("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo");
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $json->put_I($i);

    # Get information about the certificate used by this signer.
    $certSerialNumber = $json->stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].cert.serialNumber");
    $certIssuerCN = $json->stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].cert.issuerCN");
    $certIssuerDN = $json->stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].cert.issuerDN");
    $certDigestAlgOid = $json->stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].cert.digestAlgOid");
    $certDigestAlgName = $json->stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].cert.digestAlgName");

    # Get additional information for this signer, such as the signingTime, signature algorithm, etc.
    $contentType = $json->stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].contentType");
    $json->DtOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].signingTime",0,$signingTime);
    $messageDigest = $json->stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].messageDigest");
    $signingAlgOid = $json->stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].signingAlgOid");
    $signingAlgName = $json->stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].signingAlgName");

    # --------------------------------
    # Examine authenticated attributes.
    # --------------------------------

    # contentType
    if ($json->HasMember("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].authAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.3\"") == 1) {
        $authAttrContentTypeName = $json->stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].authAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.3\".name");
        $authAttrContentTypeOid = $json->stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].authAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.3\".oid");
    }

    # signingTime
    if ($json->HasMember("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].authAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.5\"") == 1) {
        $authAttrSigningTimeName = $json->stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].authAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.5\".name");
        $json->DtOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].authAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.5\".utctime",0,$authAttrSigningTimeUtctime);
    }

    # messageDigest
    if ($json->HasMember("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].authAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.4\"") == 1) {
        $authAttrMessageDigestName = $json->stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].authAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.4\".name");
        $authAttrMessageDigestDigest = $json->stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].authAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.4\".digest");
    }

    # signingCertificateV2
    if ($json->HasMember("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].authAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.47\"") == 1) {
        $authAttrSigningCertificateV2Name = $json->stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].authAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.47\".name");
        $authAttrSigningCertificateV2Der = $json->stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].authAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.47\".der");
    }

    # --------------------------------
    # Examine unauthenticated attributes.
    # --------------------------------

    # timestampToken  (the timestampToken is what makes this signature a CAdES-T)
    if ($json->HasMember("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14\"") == 1) {

        $unauthAttrTimestampTokenName = $json->stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14\".name");
        $unauthAttrTimestampTokenDer = $json->stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14\".der");

        # This is where we find out if the timestampToken's signature is valid.
        $unauthAttrTimestampTokenTimestampSignatureVerified = $json->BoolOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14\".timestampSignatureVerified");

        $unauthAttrTimestampTokenTstInfoTsaPolicyId = $json->stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14\".tstInfo.tsaPolicyId");
        $unauthAttrTimestampTokenTstInfoMessageImprintHashAlg = $json->stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14\".tstInfo.messageImprint.hashAlg");
        $unauthAttrTimestampTokenTstInfoMessageImprintDigest = $json->stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14\".tstInfo.messageImprint.digest");

        # Here is where we check to see if the digest in the timestampToken's messageImprint matches the digest of the signature of this signerInfo
        $unauthAttrTimestampTokenTstInfoMessageImprintDigestMatches = $json->BoolOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14\".tstInfo.messageImprint.digestMatches");

        $unauthAttrTimestampTokenTstInfoSerialNumber = $json->stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14\".tstInfo.serialNumber");

        # Here is where we get the date/time of the timestampToken (i.e. when it was timestamped)
        $json->DtOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14\".tstInfo.genTime",0,$unauthAttrTimestampTokenTstInfoGenTime);

        # The following code gets details about the validity of the timestampToken's signature...
        $j = 0;
        $count_j = $json->SizeOfArray("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14\".verify.digestAlgorithms");
        while ($j < $count_j) {
            $json->put_J($j);
            $strVal = $json->stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14\".verify.digestAlgorithms[j]");
            $j = $j + 1;
        }

        $j = 0;
        $count_j = $json->SizeOfArray("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14\".verify.signerInfo");
        while ($j < $count_j) {
            $json->put_J($j);
            $certSerialNumber = $json->stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14\".verify.signerInfo[j].cert.serialNumber");
            $certIssuerCN = $json->stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14\".verify.signerInfo[j].cert.issuerCN");
            $certIssuerDN = $json->stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14\".verify.signerInfo[j].cert.issuerDN");
            $certDigestAlgOid = $json->stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14\".verify.signerInfo[j].cert.digestAlgOid");
            $certDigestAlgName = $json->stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14\".verify.signerInfo[j].cert.digestAlgName");
            $contentType = $json->stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14\".verify.signerInfo[j].contentType");
            $messageDigest = $json->stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14\".verify.signerInfo[j].messageDigest");
            $signingAlgOid = $json->stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14\".verify.signerInfo[j].signingAlgOid");
            $signingAlgName = $json->stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14\".verify.signerInfo[j].signingAlgName");
            $authAttrContentTypeName = $json->stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14\".verify.signerInfo[j].authAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.3\".name");
            $authAttrContentTypeOid = $json->stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14\".verify.signerInfo[j].authAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.3\".oid");
            $authAttrMessageDigestName = $json->stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14\".verify.signerInfo[j].authAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.4\".name");
            $authAttrMessageDigestDigest = $json->stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14\".verify.signerInfo[j].authAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.4\".digest");
            $authAttrSigningCertificateV2Name = $json->stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14\".verify.signerInfo[j].authAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.47\".name");
            $authAttrSigningCertificateV2Der = $json->stringOf("pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14\".verify.signerInfo[j].authAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.47\".der");
            $j = $j + 1;
        }

    }

    $i = $i + 1;
}

if ($success != 1) {
    print $crypt->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    print "CAdES-T verification failed." . "\r\n";
}
else {
    print "CAdES-T signature is valid." . "\r\n";
}