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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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use chilkat();

$success = 0;

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

$success = 1;

# 
# 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

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

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

$gen->put_SigLocation("CreditNote|ext:UBLExtensions|ext:UBLExtension|ext:ExtensionContent|sig:UBLDocumentSignatures|sac:SignatureInformation");
$gen->put_SigLocationMod(0);
$gen->put_SigId("Signature-7f4c4719515a4a0a8ce4d1b983a2ec69");
$gen->put_SigNamespacePrefix("");
$gen->put_SigNamespaceUri("http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#");
$gen->put_SignedInfoCanonAlg("C14N");
$gen->put_SignedInfoDigestMethod("sha256");

# Create an Object to be added to the Signature.
$object1 = chilkat::CkXml->new();
$object1->put_Tag("xades:QualifyingProperties");
$object1->AddAttribute("xmlns:ds","http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#");
$object1->AddAttribute("xmlns:xades","http://uri.etsi.org/01903/v1.3.2#");
$object1->AddAttribute("Target","#Signature-7f4c4719515a4a0a8ce4d1b983a2ec69");
$object1->UpdateAttrAt("xades:SignedProperties",1,"Id","SignedProperties-6573207f4ad64b49b0310f7a9e2dfadc");
$object1->UpdateChildContent("xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedSignatureProperties|xades:SigningTime","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",1,"Algorithm","http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#sha1");
$object1->UpdateChildContent("xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedSignatureProperties|xades:SigningCertificateV2|xades:Cert|xades:CertDigest|ds:DigestValue","TO BE GENERATED BY CHILKAT");
$object1->UpdateChildContent("xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedSignatureProperties|xades:SigningCertificateV2|xades:Cert|xades:IssuerSerialV2","TO BE GENERATED BY CHILKAT");
$object1->UpdateAttrAt("xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedDataObjectProperties|xades:DataObjectFormat",1,"ObjectReference","");
$object1->UpdateChildContent("xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedDataObjectProperties|xades:DataObjectFormat|xades:Description","document");
$object1->UpdateChildContent("xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedDataObjectProperties|xades:DataObjectFormat|xades:MimeType","application/xml");
$object1->UpdateChildContent("xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedDataObjectProperties|xades:DataObjectFormat|xades:Encoding","UTF-8");

$gen->AddObject("",$object1->getXml(),"","");

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

# -------- Reference 2 --------
$gen->AddObjectRef("SignedProperties-6573207f4ad64b49b0310f7a9e2dfadc","sha256","","","http://uri.etsi.org/01903#SignedProperties");

# 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 != 1) {
    print $cert->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

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

$gen->put_KeyInfoType("X509Data+KeyValue");
$gen->put_X509Type("IssuerSerial,SubjectName,SKI,Certificate");

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

# Sign the XML...
$success = $gen->CreateXmlDSigSb($sbXml);
if ($success != 1) {
    print $gen->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

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

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

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

# ----------------------------------------
# Verify the signature we just produced...
$verifier = chilkat::CkXmlDSig->new();
$success = $verifier->LoadSignatureSb($sbXml);
if ($success != 1) {
    print $verifier->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

# We should have just one signature..
$numSigs = $verifier->get_NumSignatures();
$verifyIdx = 0;
while ($verifyIdx < $numSigs) {
    $verifier->put_Selector($verifyIdx);
    $verified = $verifier->VerifySignature(1);
    if ($verified != 1) {
        print $verifier->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
        exit;
    }

    $verifyIdx = $verifyIdx + 1;
}

print "The signature was successfully verified." . "\r\n";