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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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Perl
use chilkat();

$success = 0;

#  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

$xml = chilkat::CkXml->new();
$xml->put_Tag("SOAP-ENV:Envelope");
$xml->AddAttribute("xmlns:SOAP-ENV","http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/");
$xml->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");
$xml->UpdateAttrAt("SOAP-ENV:Header|wsse:Security",1,"SOAP-ENV:mustUnderstand","1");
$xml->UpdateAttrAt("SOAP-ENV:Body",1,"xmlns:SOAP-SEC","http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/security/2000-12");
$xml->UpdateAttrAt("SOAP-ENV:Body",1,"SOAP-SEC:id","Body");
$xml->UpdateAttrAt("SOAP-ENV:Body|z:FooBar",1,"xmlns:z","http://example.com");

#  Load a JavaKeyStore file containing the certificate + private key.
$jks = chilkat::CkJavaKeyStore->new();
$password = "secret";
$success = $jks->LoadFile($password,"qa_data/jks/test_secret.jks");
if ($success == 0) {
    print $jks->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

#  Make sure we have a private key.
if ($jks->get_NumPrivateKeys() < 1) {
    print "No private key available." . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

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

$chain = chilkat::CkCertChain->new();
$success = $jks->CertChainAt(0,$chain);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $jks->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

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

#  Verify again that this cert has a private key.
if ($cert->HasPrivateKey() != 1) {
    print "Certificate has no associated private key." . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

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

#  Indicate where the Signature will be inserted.
$gen->put_SigLocation("SOAP-ENV:Envelope|SOAP-ENV:Header|wsse:Security");

#  Add a reference to the fragment of the XML to be signed.
$gen->AddSameDocRef("Body","sha1","EXCL_C14N","","");

#  (You can read about the SignedInfoPrefixList in the online reference documentation.  It's optional..)
$gen->put_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->put_KeyInfoType("X509Data");
$gen->put_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.
$bUsePrivateKey = 1;
$success = $gen->SetX509Cert($cert,$bUsePrivateKey);
if ($success != 1) {
    print $gen->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

#  Everything's specified.  Now create and insert the Signature
$sbXml = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();
$xml->GetXmlSb($sbXml);
$success = $gen->CreateXmlDSigSb($sbXml);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $gen->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

#  Examine the XML with the digital signature inserted
print $sbXml->getAsString() . "\r\n";