(Perl) Create XML Digital Signature using HMAC Key

Demonstrates how to create an XML digital signature using an HMAC key.

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use chilkat();

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

# Signs the following XML using an HMAC key.

# <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
# <collection Id="root">
# 	<album>
# 		<title>Questions, unanswered</title>
# 		<artist>Steve and the flubberblubs</artist>
# 		<year>1989</year>
# 		<t:tracks xmlns:t="http://test.xades4j/tracks">
# 			<t:song length="4:05" tracknumber="1">
# 				<t:title>What do you know?</t:title>
# 				<t:artist>Steve and the flubberblubs</t:artist>
# 				<t:lastplayed>2006-10-17-08:31</t:lastplayed>
# 			</t:song>
# 			<t:song length="3:45" tracknumber="2">
# 				<t:title>Who do you know?</t:title>
# 				<t:artist>Steve and the flubberblubs</t:artist>
# 				<t:lastplayed>2006-10-17-08:35</t:lastplayed>
# 			</t:song>
# 			<t:song length="5:14" tracknumber="3">
# 				<t:title>When do you know?</t:title>
# 				<t:artist>Steve and the flubberblubs</t:artist>
# 				<t:lastplayed>2006-10-17-08:39</t:lastplayed>
# 			</t:song>
# 			<t:song length="4:19" tracknumber="4">
# 				<t:title>Do you know?</t:title>
# 				<t:artist>Steve and the flubberblubs</t:artist>
# 				<t:lastplayed>2006-10-17-08:44</t:lastplayed>
# 			</t:song>
# 		</t:tracks>
# 	</album>
# </collection>
# 

# The above XML is available at https://www.chilkatsoft.com/exampleData/flubberblub.xml
# Fetch the XML and then sign it..

$url = "https://www.chilkatsoft.com/exampleData/flubberblub.xml";
$http = chilkat::CkHttp->new();
$sbXml = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();
$success = $http->QuickGetSb($url,$sbXml);
if ($success != 1) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

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

# The Signature will be inserted under the "collection" element.
$xmlSigGen->put_SigLocation("collection");

# Sign everything in <collection Id="root"> ... </collection>
$xmlSigGen->AddSameDocRef("root","sha256","C14N","","");

# Specify the HMAC key.
# For example, if the HMAC key is to be the us-ascii bytes of the string "secret",
# the HMAC key can be set in any of the following ways (and also more ways not shown here..)
$xmlSigGen->SetHmacKey("secret","ascii");
# or
$xmlSigGen->SetHmacKey("c2VjcmV0","base64");
# or
$xmlSigGen->SetHmacKey("736563726574","hex");

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

# Examine the signed XML:
print $sbXml->getAsString() . "\r\n";

# The output is:
# 
# <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
# <collection Id="root">
# 	<album>
# 		<title>Questions, unanswered</title>
# 		<artist>Steve and the flubberblubs</artist>
# 		<year>1989</year>
# 		<t:tracks xmlns:t="http://test.xades4j/tracks">
# 			<t:song length="4:05" tracknumber="1">
# 				<t:title>What do you know?</t:title>
# 				<t:artist>Steve and the flubberblubs</t:artist>
# 				<t:lastplayed>2006-10-17-08:31</t:lastplayed>
# 			</t:song>
# 			<t:song length="3:45" tracknumber="2">
# 				<t:title>Who do you know?</t:title>
# 				<t:artist>Steve and the flubberblubs</t:artist>
# 				<t:lastplayed>2006-10-17-08:35</t:lastplayed>
# 			</t:song>
# 			<t:song length="5:14" tracknumber="3">
# 				<t:title>When do you know?</t:title>
# 				<t:artist>Steve and the flubberblubs</t:artist>
# 				<t:lastplayed>2006-10-17-08:39</t:lastplayed>
# 			</t:song>
# 			<t:song length="4:19" tracknumber="4">
# 				<t:title>Do you know?</t:title>
# 				<t:artist>Steve and the flubberblubs</t:artist>
# 				<t:lastplayed>2006-10-17-08:44</t:lastplayed>
# 			</t:song>
# 		</t:tracks>
# 	</album>
# <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#hmac-sha256"/><ds:Reference URI="#root"><ds:Transforms><ds:Transform Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#enveloped-signature"/></ds:Transforms><ds:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256"/><ds:DigestValue>rD/g8soqKz8EiPUBhEWfcQacS0ta4ULHX3dKMEH6ZoQ=</ds:DigestValue></ds:Reference></ds:SignedInfo><ds:SignatureValue>R8dXP95VRYJBfL6d0Peogybdk27+R+JIfX8jnVu0NOI=</ds:SignatureValue></ds:Signature></collection>
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