(PowerBuilder) Create/Verify XML Signature with External Text Reference

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Demonstrates how to create an XML digital signature where the referenced data is external. In this case, the data is a text file located at the following URL: https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt

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integer li_rc
oleobject loo_Xml
oleobject loo_Cert
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_Gen
oleobject loo_Http
oleobject loo_SbExternalTxt
integer li_BUsePrivateKey
oleobject loo_SbXml
oleobject loo_Verifier
oleobject loo_SbExternalData
integer li_NumRefs
integer i
integer li_BExternal
string ls_Uri
integer li_BVerified

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

// This example inserts an XML signature into the following XML:

// <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
// <abc>
//   <xyz>
// 	<name>helloWorld.txt</name>
// 	<url>https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt</url>
//   </xyz>
// </abc>

// Build the above XML to be signed.
loo_Xml = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Xml" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_Xml.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Xml")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Xml
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if
loo_Xml.Tag = "abc"
loo_Xml.UpdateChildContent("xyz|name","helloWorld.txt")
loo_Xml.UpdateChildContent("xyz|url","https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt")

loo_Cert = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Cert" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_Cert.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Cert")

li_Success = loo_Cert.LoadPfxFile("qa_data/pfx/test_secret.pfx","secret")
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Cert.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Xml
    destroy loo_Cert
    return
end if

loo_Gen = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.XmlDSigGen" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_Gen.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.XmlDSigGen")

// Indicate the location within the XML the Signature will be inserted.
loo_Gen.SigLocation = "abc|xyz"

// Get the content of the text data to be referenced.
loo_Http = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Http" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_Http.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Http")

loo_SbExternalTxt = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_SbExternalTxt.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")

li_Success = loo_Http.QuickGetSb("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt",loo_SbExternalTxt)
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Http.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Xml
    destroy loo_Cert
    destroy loo_Gen
    destroy loo_Http
    destroy loo_SbExternalTxt
    return
end if

li_Success = loo_Gen.AddExternalTextRef("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt",loo_SbExternalTxt,"utf-8",0,"sha256","")
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Gen.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Xml
    destroy loo_Cert
    destroy loo_Gen
    destroy loo_Http
    destroy loo_SbExternalTxt
    return
end if

// Provide the private key for signing via the certificate, and indicate that
// we want the base64 of the certificate embedded in the KeyInfo.
loo_Gen.KeyInfoType = "X509Data"
loo_Gen.X509Type = "Certificate"

li_BUsePrivateKey = 1
li_Success = loo_Gen.SetX509Cert(loo_Cert,li_BUsePrivateKey)
if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Gen.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Xml
    destroy loo_Cert
    destroy loo_Gen
    destroy loo_Http
    destroy loo_SbExternalTxt
    return
end if

// Indicate we want an indented signature for readability.
// This can be removed after debugging is finished..
loo_Gen.Behaviors = "IndentedSignature"

// Now create and insert the Signature
loo_SbXml = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_SbXml.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")

loo_Xml.GetXmlSb(loo_SbXml)
li_Success = loo_Gen.CreateXmlDSigSb(loo_SbXml)
if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Gen.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Xml
    destroy loo_Cert
    destroy loo_Gen
    destroy loo_Http
    destroy loo_SbExternalTxt
    destroy loo_SbXml
    return
end if

// Examine the XML with the digital signature inserted
Write-Debug loo_SbXml.GetAsString()

// Here is the output:

// <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
// <abc>
//     <xyz>
//         <name>helloWorld.txt</name>
//         <url>https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt</url>
//     <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="https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt">
//       <ds:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256"/>
//       <ds:DigestValue>f4OxZX/x/FO5LcGBSKHWXfwtSx+j1ncoSt3SABJtkGk=</ds:DigestValue>
//     </ds:Reference>
//   </ds:SignedInfo>
//   <ds:SignatureValue>syFSl...pZDiFQ==</ds:SignatureValue>
//   <ds:KeyInfo>
//     <ds:X509Data>
//       <ds:X509Certificate>MIIHAz...GwnUZWCaDE=</ds:X509Certificate>
//     </ds:X509Data>
//   </ds:KeyInfo>
// </ds:Signature></xyz>
// </abc>

// Let's verify the signature...
loo_Verifier = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.XmlDSig" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_Verifier.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.XmlDSig")

li_Success = loo_Verifier.LoadSignatureSb(loo_SbXml)
if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Verifier.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Xml
    destroy loo_Cert
    destroy loo_Gen
    destroy loo_Http
    destroy loo_SbExternalTxt
    destroy loo_SbXml
    destroy loo_Verifier
    return
end if

// Let's examine the external references, and fetch the data for each..
loo_SbExternalData = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_SbExternalData.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")

li_NumRefs = loo_Verifier.NumReferences
i = 0
do while i < li_NumRefs
    li_BExternal = loo_Verifier.IsReferenceExternal(i)
    if li_BExternal = 1 then
        ls_Uri = loo_Verifier.ReferenceUri(i)

        // We're assuming the URI is an https:// or http:// URL...
        // Let's also assume we know that the referenced data is text and we want the utf-8 byte representation.
        loo_SbExternalData.Clear()
        li_Success = loo_Http.QuickGetSb(ls_Uri,loo_SbExternalData)
        if li_Success = 0 then
            Write-Debug loo_Http.LastErrorText
            destroy loo_Xml
            destroy loo_Cert
            destroy loo_Gen
            destroy loo_Http
            destroy loo_SbExternalTxt
            destroy loo_SbXml
            destroy loo_Verifier
            destroy loo_SbExternalData
            return
        end if

        li_Success = loo_Verifier.SetRefDataSb(i,loo_SbExternalData,"utf-8")
        if li_Success = 0 then
            Write-Debug loo_Verifier.LastErrorText
            destroy loo_Xml
            destroy loo_Cert
            destroy loo_Gen
            destroy loo_Http
            destroy loo_SbExternalTxt
            destroy loo_SbXml
            destroy loo_Verifier
            destroy loo_SbExternalData
            return
        end if

    end if

    i = i + 1
loop

// Now that we have the external data available, we can verify the reference digest(s) and the signature.
li_BVerified = loo_Verifier.VerifySignature(1)
if li_BVerified <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Verifier.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Xml
    destroy loo_Cert
    destroy loo_Gen
    destroy loo_Http
    destroy loo_SbExternalTxt
    destroy loo_SbXml
    destroy loo_Verifier
    destroy loo_SbExternalData
    return
end if

Write-Debug "Signature verified!"


destroy loo_Xml
destroy loo_Cert
destroy loo_Gen
destroy loo_Http
destroy loo_SbExternalTxt
destroy loo_SbXml
destroy loo_Verifier
destroy loo_SbExternalData