(PowerShell) RSASSA-PSS Sign Text

Signs text to create a PKCS7/CMS signature. The signature algorithm is RSASSA-PSS with SHA256.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.67 or greater.

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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-9.5.0-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

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

$crypt = New-Object Chilkat.Crypt2

# Get a digital certificate with private key from a .pfx
# (Chilkat has many different ways to provide a cert + private key for siging.
# Using a PFX is just one possible option.)
$pfx = New-Object Chilkat.Pfx
$success = $pfx.LoadPfxFile("qa_data/rsassa-pss/privatekey.pfx","PFX_PASSWORD")
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($pfx.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# Get the certificate to be used for signing.
# (The typical case for a PFX is that it contains a cert with an associated private key,
# as well as other certificates in the chain of authentication.  The cert with the private
# key should be in the first position at index 0.)
$cert = $pfx.GetCert(0)
if ($pfx.LastMethodSuccess -ne $true) {
    $($pfx.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$crypt.SetSigningCert($cert)

# Indicate that RSASSA-PSS with SHA256 should be used.
$crypt.SigningAlg = "pss"
$crypt.HashAlgorithm = "sha256"

$crypt.EncodingMode = "base64_mime"

# Build a string to sign
$sb = New-Object Chilkat.StringBuilder
$i = 1
while ($i -lt 12) {
    $sb.AppendInt($i)
    $sb.Append(" the quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.`r`n")
    $i = $i + 1
}

$($sb.GetAsString())

# The string to be encrypted looks like this:

# 1 the quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
# 2 the quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
# 3 the quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
# 4 the quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
# ...

# Make sure to specify the byte representation (character encoding)
$crypt.Charset = "utf-8"

# Sign the string to get a PKCS7 detached signature in base64 format.
$pkcs7sig = $crypt.SignSbENC($sb)
$("Detached PCKS7 Signature:")
$($pkcs7sig)

# This signature looks like this:

# MIIG5wYJKoZIhvcNAQcCoIIG2DCCBtQCAQExDzANBglghkgBZQMEAgEFADALBgkqhkiG9w0BBwGg
# ggL4MIIC9DCCAl2gAwIBAgIJAMPsJCT11cniMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBCwUAMIGSMQswCQYDVQQGEwJB
# VTERMA8GA1UECAwIVmljdG9yaWExEjAQBgNVBAcMCU1lbGJvdXJuZTEhMB8GA1UECgwYSW50ZXJu
# ZXQgV2lkZ2l0cyBQdHkgTHRkMQ8wDQYDVQQDDAZXaWRnZXQxKDAmBgkqhkiG9w0BCQEWGWFkbWlu
# QGludGVybmV0d2lkZ2V0cy5jb20wHhcNMTYxMTAxMTY1MjMyWhcNMjExMDMxMTY1MjMyWjCBkjEL
# MAkGA1UEBhMCQVUxETAPBgNVBAgMCFZpY3RvcmlhMRIwEAYDVQQHDAlNZWxib3VybmUxITAfBgNV
# BAoMGEludGVybmV0IFdpZGdpdHMgUHR5IEx0ZDEPMA0GA1UEAwwGV2lkZ2V0MSgwJgYJKoZIhvcN
# AQkBFhlhZG1pbkBpbnRlcm5ldHdpZGdldHMuY29tMIGfMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4GNADCBiQKB
# gQDGIdoCjyavs+F/Rm0VIB4m6O7VL1j+1IqieoR9NEX2GQvu2VCdceyxf9qaw1bxipEvjLwUkw7M
# e+BTlLpWQbBMH87s6KpsC8MVyXhMLpP0oM8NFix/vLz2wdLhUh7CZvJA0plqkJk9bj57QIu+EO1k
# tUHM2DFb6sckvCL2yybD1wIDAQABo1AwTjAdBgNVHQ4EFgQUONKKu2zsXIrinWxIGT654vrcQwsw
# HwYDVR0jBBgwFoAUONKKu2zsXIrinWxIGT654vrcQwswDAYDVR0TBAUwAwEB/zANBgkqhkiG9w0B
# AQsFAAOBgQArFvdi5u9i2QF1Qw+cdC1l7w2Y3+q6RIkln2W8rWJFje00644o8hXy7v46giJCedmF
# ULlhm1n7XIsZGy2W3lJ77v5agn9gFwXu1h3cqkGXkoteE6SQJQXWgsW3GWPveObvTL8LF4y57fgM
# 9ZWS+V9MJajeu44Rf/tU17TLYKjvEjGCA7MwggOvAgEBMIGgMIGSMQswCQYDVQQGEwJBVTERMA8G
# A1UECAwIVmljdG9yaWExEjAQBgNVBAcMCU1lbGJvdXJuZTEhMB8GA1UECgwYSW50ZXJuZXQgV2lk
# Z2l0cyBQdHkgTHRkMQ8wDQYDVQQDDAZXaWRnZXQxKDAmBgkqhkiG9w0BCQEWGWFkbWluQGludGVy
# bmV0d2lkZ2V0cy5jb20CCQDD7CQk9dXJ4jANBglghkgBZQMEAgEFAKCCAjQwGAYJKoZIhvcNAQkD
# MQsGCSqGSIb3DQEHATAcBgkqhkiG9w0BCQUxDxcNMTcwNDI5MTYzNTQ3WjAvBgkqhkiG9w0BCQQx
# IgQgnXqtpfBjs9ZZUJxbNYbwYvpmXTGgIbYErkIA3jQo0EEwXwYJKoZIhvcNAQkPMVIwUDALBglg
# hkgBZQMEAQIwCgYIKoZIhvcNAwcwDgYIKoZIhvcNAwICAgCAMA0GCCqGSIb3DQMCAgFAMAcGBSsO
# AwIHMA0GCCqGSIb3DQMCAgEoMIGxBgkrBgEEAYI3EAQxgaMwgaAwgZIxCzAJBgNVBAYTAkFVMREw
# DwYDVQQIDAhWaWN0b3JpYTESMBAGA1UEBwwJTWVsYm91cm5lMSEwHwYDVQQKDBhJbnRlcm5ldCBX
# aWRnaXRzIFB0eSBMdGQxDzANBgNVBAMMBldpZGdldDEoMCYGCSqGSIb3DQEJARYZYWRtaW5AaW50
# ZXJuZXR3aWRnZXRzLmNvbQIJAMPsJCT11cniMIGzBgsqhkiG9w0BCRACCzGBo6CBoDCBkjELMAkG
# A1UEBhMCQVUxETAPBgNVBAgMCFZpY3RvcmlhMRIwEAYDVQQHDAlNZWxib3VybmUxITAfBgNVBAoM
# GEludGVybmV0IFdpZGdpdHMgUHR5IEx0ZDEPMA0GA1UEAwwGV2lkZ2V0MSgwJgYJKoZIhvcNAQkB
# FhlhZG1pbkBpbnRlcm5ldHdpZGdldHMuY29tAgkAw+wkJPXVyeIwPQYJKoZIhvcNAQEKMDCgDTAL
# BglghkgBZQMEAgGhGjAYBgkqhkiG9w0BAQgwCwYJYIZIAWUDBAIBogMCASAEgYBFgBS1vtBoac6P
# /NRcY3jdytoxK7xc8vEYW/PhgsbE+sP7dvu6eoRLVicoQ8RIeMh3CtPZFq1+JcL5NNzQoAotizTX
# EKhiceX1mC5ocCeEvgNouxkN2Qr/X12m60rNvNl5r+GEqiqx/1fs2yRAl5sIzwPsMMY3p9tGOpy0
# 5p7sRQ==

# The ASN.1 of the signature can be examined by browsing to https://lapo.it/asn1js/ ,
# then copy-and-paste the Base64 signature into the form and decode..

# The signature can be verified against the original data like this:
$success = $crypt.VerifySbENC($sb,$pkcs7sig)
$("Signature verified: " + $success)