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Create IRS MeF Login Service Request Message

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This example demonstrates how to create a digitally signed Login Service Request Message.

This example used the documentation at https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-utl/mef-doc-stp_ref_guide.pdf as a guide.

It creates signed XML as specified in section 4.1.1 found in Section 4: Example A2A Web Service Messages.

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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.

# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Also see Chilkat's Online WSDL Code Generator
# to generate code and SOAP Request and Response XML for each operation in a WSDL.
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

# The goal of this example is to create signed SOAP XML such as the following:

# <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
# <SOAP-ENV:Envelope xmlns:SOAP-ENV="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
#     <SOAP-ENV:Header>
#         <wsse:Security xmlns:wsse="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-secext-1.0.xsd">
#             <wsse:BinarySecurityToken 
# 		xmlns:wsu="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-utility-1.0.xsd"
# 		EncodingType="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-soap-message-security-1.0#Base64Binary"
# 		ValueType="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-x509-token-profile-1.0#X509v3"
# 		wsu:Id="CertId-1673181727">MIIHab...n71P</wsse:BinarySecurityToken>
#             <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="#id-1214941501">
#                         <ds:Transforms>
#                             <ds:Transform Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#"/>
#                         </ds:Transforms>
#                         <ds:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256"/>
#                         <ds:DigestValue>abcdefghijkLMNOPQRSTUVwxyz012345Em0o3VEOTck=</ds:DigestValue>
#                     </ds:Reference>
#                     <ds:Reference URI="#id-1871558655">
#                         <ds:Transforms>
#                             <ds:Transform Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#"/>
#                         </ds:Transforms>
#                         <ds:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256"/>
#                         <ds:DigestValue>abcdefghijkLMNOPQRSTUVwxyz012345Xm5ViA+royg=</ds:DigestValue>
#                     </ds:Reference>
#                 </ds:SignedInfo>
#                 <ds:SignatureValue>abcd...5Nbw==</ds:SignatureValue>
#                 <ds:KeyInfo Id="KeyId-256137097">
#                     <wsse:SecurityTokenReference xmlns:wsu="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-utility-1.0.xsd" wsu:Id="STRId-1862925355">
#                         <wsse:Reference URI="#CertId-1673181727" ValueType="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-x509-token-profile-1.0#X509v3"/>
#                     </wsse:SecurityTokenReference>
#                 </ds:KeyInfo>
#             </ds:Signature>
#         </wsse:Security>
#         <ns1:MeFHeader xmlns:ns1="http://www.irs.gov/a2a/mef/MeFHeader.xsd" xmlns:wsu="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-utility-1.0.xsd" wsu:Id="id-1214941501">
#             <ns1:MessageID>12345202018200000234</ns1:MessageID>
#             <ns1:Action>Login</ns1:Action>
#             <ns1:MessageTs>2020-06-30T15:25:42.678Z</ns1:MessageTs>
#             <ns1:ETIN>12345</ns1:ETIN>
#             <ns1:SessionKeyCd>Y</ns1:SessionKeyCd>
#             <ns1:TestCd>P</ns1:TestCd>
#             <ns1:AppSysID>65432190</ns1:AppSysID>
#             <ns1:WSDLVersionNum>10.3</ns1:WSDLVersionNum>
#             <ns1:ClientSoftwareTxt>SOATest</ns1:ClientSoftwareTxt>
#         </ns1:MeFHeader>
#     </SOAP-ENV:Header>
#     <SOAP-ENV:Body xmlns:wsu="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-utility-1.0.xsd" wsu:Id="id-1871558655">
#         <LoginRequest xmlns="http://www.irs.gov/a2a/mef/MeFMSIServices.xsd"/>
#     </SOAP-ENV:Body>
# </SOAP-ENV:Envelope>

# -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

# First, let's load the certificate + private key to be used for signing (from a PFX).
# (It is also possible to use certificates installed on a Windows system, or from other file formats..)
$pfx = chilkat::CkPfx->new();
$success = $pfx->LoadPfxFile("qa_data/pfx/cert_test123.pfx","test123");
if ($success == 0) {
    print $pfx->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

# We'll be needing the X.509 signing cert as base64 for the BinarySecurityToken, so let's get it now..
# The certificate having the private key should be the 1st in the PFX.

$signingCert = chilkat::CkCert->new();
$success = $pfx->CertAt(0,$signingCert);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $pfx->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

$bdCert = chilkat::CkBinData->new();
$signingCert->ExportCertDerBd($bdCert);
$sbCert64 = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();
$bdCert->GetEncodedSb("base64",$sbCert64);

# -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# The XML before signing would look like this:

# <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
# <SOAP-ENV:Envelope xmlns:SOAP-ENV="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
#     <SOAP-ENV:Header>
#         <wsse:Security xmlns:wsse="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-secext-1.0.xsd">
#             <wsse:BinarySecurityToken 
# 		xmlns:wsu="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-utility-1.0.xsd"
# 		EncodingType="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-soap-message-security-1.0#Base64Binary"
# 		ValueType="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-x509-token-profile-1.0#X509v3"
# 		wsu:Id="CertId-1673181727">MIIHab...n71P</wsse:BinarySecurityToken>
#         </wsse:Security>
#         <ns1:MeFHeader xmlns:ns1="http://www.irs.gov/a2a/mef/MeFHeader.xsd" xmlns:wsu="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-utility-1.0.xsd" wsu:Id="id-1214941501">
#             <ns1:MessageID>12345202018200000234</ns1:MessageID>
#             <ns1:Action>Login</ns1:Action>
#             <ns1:MessageTs>2020-06-30T15:25:42.678Z</ns1:MessageTs>
#             <ns1:ETIN>12345</ns1:ETIN>
#             <ns1:SessionKeyCd>Y</ns1:SessionKeyCd>
#             <ns1:TestCd>P</ns1:TestCd>
#             <ns1:AppSysID>65432190</ns1:AppSysID>
#             <ns1:WSDLVersionNum>10.3</ns1:WSDLVersionNum>
#             <ns1:ClientSoftwareTxt>SOATest</ns1:ClientSoftwareTxt>
#         </ns1:MeFHeader>
#     </SOAP-ENV:Header>
#     <SOAP-ENV:Body xmlns:wsu="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-utility-1.0.xsd" wsu:Id="id-1871558655">
#         <LoginRequest xmlns="http://www.irs.gov/a2a/mef/MeFMSIServices.xsd"/>
#     </SOAP-ENV:Body>
# </SOAP-ENV:Envelope>

# You can use the online XML code generation tool at http://tools.chilkat.io/xmlCreate.cshtml
# to generate the following XML creation source code:

# Create the XML to be signed...
$xmlToSign = chilkat::CkXml->new();
$xmlToSign->put_Tag("SOAP-ENV:Envelope");
$xmlToSign->AddAttribute("xmlns:SOAP-ENV","http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/");
$xmlToSign->AddAttribute("xmlns:xsd","http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema");
$xmlToSign->AddAttribute("xmlns:xsi","http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance");
$xmlToSign->UpdateAttrAt("SOAP-ENV:Header|wsse:Security",1,"xmlns:wsse","http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-secext-1.0.xsd");
$xmlToSign->UpdateAttrAt("SOAP-ENV:Header|wsse:Security|wsse:BinarySecurityToken",1,"xmlns:wsu","http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-utility-1.0.xsd");
$xmlToSign->UpdateAttrAt("SOAP-ENV:Header|wsse:Security|wsse:BinarySecurityToken",1,"EncodingType","http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-soap-message-security-1.0#Base64Binary");
$xmlToSign->UpdateAttrAt("SOAP-ENV:Header|wsse:Security|wsse:BinarySecurityToken",1,"ValueType","http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-x509-token-profile-1.0#X509v3");
$xmlToSign->UpdateAttrAt("SOAP-ENV:Header|wsse:Security|wsse:BinarySecurityToken",1,"wsu:Id","CertId-1673181727");
$xmlToSign->UpdateChildContent("SOAP-ENV:Header|wsse:Security|wsse:BinarySecurityToken",$sbCert64->getAsString());
$xmlToSign->UpdateAttrAt("SOAP-ENV:Header|ns1:MeFHeader",1,"xmlns:ns1","http://www.irs.gov/a2a/mef/MeFHeader.xsd");
$xmlToSign->UpdateAttrAt("SOAP-ENV:Header|ns1:MeFHeader",1,"xmlns:wsu","http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-utility-1.0.xsd");
$xmlToSign->UpdateAttrAt("SOAP-ENV:Header|ns1:MeFHeader",1,"wsu:Id","id-1214941501");
$xmlToSign->UpdateChildContent("SOAP-ENV:Header|ns1:MeFHeader|ns1:MessageID","12345202018200000234");
$xmlToSign->UpdateChildContent("SOAP-ENV:Header|ns1:MeFHeader|ns1:Action","Login");
$xmlToSign->UpdateChildContent("SOAP-ENV:Header|ns1:MeFHeader|ns1:MessageTs","2020-06-30T15:25:42.678Z");
$xmlToSign->UpdateChildContentInt("SOAP-ENV:Header|ns1:MeFHeader|ns1:ETIN",12345);
$xmlToSign->UpdateChildContent("SOAP-ENV:Header|ns1:MeFHeader|ns1:SessionKeyCd","Y");
$xmlToSign->UpdateChildContent("SOAP-ENV:Header|ns1:MeFHeader|ns1:TestCd","P");
$xmlToSign->UpdateChildContentInt("SOAP-ENV:Header|ns1:MeFHeader|ns1:AppSysID",65432190);
$xmlToSign->UpdateChildContent("SOAP-ENV:Header|ns1:MeFHeader|ns1:WSDLVersionNum","10.3");
$xmlToSign->UpdateChildContent("SOAP-ENV:Header|ns1:MeFHeader|ns1:ClientSoftwareTxt","SOATest");
$xmlToSign->UpdateAttrAt("SOAP-ENV:Body",1,"xmlns:wsu","http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-utility-1.0.xsd");
$xmlToSign->UpdateAttrAt("SOAP-ENV:Body",1,"wsu:Id","id-1871558655");
$xmlToSign->UpdateAttrAt("SOAP-ENV:Body|LoginRequest",1,"xmlns","http://www.irs.gov/a2a/mef/MeFMSIServices.xsd");

# -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Setup the XML DSig generator object to create the desired signature.

$gen = chilkat::CkXmlDSigGen->new();

$gen->put_SigLocation("SOAP-ENV:Envelope|SOAP-ENV:Header|wsse:Security");
$gen->put_SigLocationMod(0);
$gen->put_SigNamespacePrefix("ds");
$gen->put_SigNamespaceUri("http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#");
$gen->put_SignedInfoCanonAlg("EXCL_C14N");
$gen->put_SignedInfoDigestMethod("sha256");

# Set the KeyInfoId before adding references..
$gen->put_KeyInfoId("KeyId-256137097");

# -------- Reference 1 --------
$gen->AddSameDocRef("id-1214941501","sha256","EXCL_C14N","","");

# -------- Reference 2 --------
$gen->AddSameDocRef("id-1871558655","sha256","EXCL_C14N","","");

# Provide a certificate + private key. (PFX password is test123)
$cert = chilkat::CkCert->new();
$success = $cert->LoadPfxFile("qa_data/pfx/cert_test123.pfx","test123");
if ($success == 0) {
    print $cert->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

$gen->SetX509Cert($cert,1);

$gen->put_KeyInfoType("Custom");

# Create the custom KeyInfo XML..
$xmlCustomKeyInfo = chilkat::CkXml->new();
$xmlCustomKeyInfo->put_Tag("wsse:SecurityTokenReference");
$xmlCustomKeyInfo->AddAttribute("xmlns:wsu","http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-utility-1.0.xsd");
$xmlCustomKeyInfo->AddAttribute("wsu:Id","STRId-1862925355");
$xmlCustomKeyInfo->UpdateAttrAt("wsse:Reference",1,"URI","#CertId-1673181727");
$xmlCustomKeyInfo->UpdateAttrAt("wsse:Reference",1,"ValueType","http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-x509-token-profile-1.0#X509v3");

$xmlCustomKeyInfo->put_EmitXmlDecl(0);
$gen->put_CustomKeyInfoXml($xmlCustomKeyInfo->getXml());

# -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Load XML to be signed...
$sbXml = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();
$xmlToSign->GetXmlSb($sbXml);

# Update BinarySecurityToken_Base64Binary_Content with the actual X509 of the signing cert.
$nReplaced = $sbXml->Replace("BinarySecurityToken_Base64Binary_Content",$cert->getEncoded());

$gen->put_Behaviors("IndentedSignature");

# Sign the XML...
$success = $gen->CreateXmlDSigSb($sbXml);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $gen->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

# -----------------------------------------------

# Save the signed XML to a file.
$success = $sbXml->WriteFile("c:/temp/qa_output/signedXml.xml","utf-8",0);

print $sbXml->getAsString() . "\r\n";