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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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<?php

include("chilkat.php");

$success = false;

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

$crypt = new CkCrypt2();

// Indicate that the CAdES-T timestamp tokens must also pass validation for the signature to be validated.
$cmsOptions = new CkJsonObject();
$cmsOptions->UpdateBool('ValidateTimestampTokens',true);
$crypt->put_CmsOptions($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 = new CkJsonObject();
$crypt->GetLastJsonData($json);
$json->put_EmitCompact(false);
print $json->emit() . "\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 = new CkDtObj();

$authAttrSigningTimeUtctime = new CkDtObj();

$unauthAttrTimestampTokenTstInfoGenTime = new CkDtObj();

// 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');
    $json->DtOf('pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].signingTime',false,$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\'') == true) {
        $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\'') == true) {
        $authAttrSigningTimeName = $json->stringOf('pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].authAttr.\'1.2.840.113549.1.9.5\'.name');
        $json->DtOf('pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].authAttr.\'1.2.840.113549.1.9.5\'.utctime',false,$authAttrSigningTimeUtctime);
    }

    // messageDigest
    if ($json->HasMember('pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].authAttr.\'1.2.840.113549.1.9.4\'') == true) {
        $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\'') == true) {
        $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\'') == true) {

        $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)
        $json->DtOf('pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr.\'1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14\'.tstInfo.genTime',false,$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 != true) {
    print $crypt->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    print 'CAdES-T verification failed.' . "\n";
}
else {
    print 'CAdES-T signature is valid.' . "\n";
}


?>