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UBL XAdES Enveloped Signature

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Demonstrates how to create a UBL XAdES enveloped signature.

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

$success = $false

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

$success = $true

# 
# The following code creates the XML document to be signed.
# (It is also possible to simply load the XML into the Chilkat XML object by calling the LoadXml method.)

# A sample (already signed) of this XML is available here:  External link: credit-note-en16931-xades-signed.xml

# Also, you may use this online tool to generate code from sample XML: 
# Generate Code to Create XML

$xmlToSign = New-Object Chilkat.Xml
$xmlToSign.Tag = "CreditNote"
$xmlToSign.AddAttribute("xmlns","urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CreditNote-2")
$xmlToSign.AddAttribute("xmlns:cac","urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonAggregateComponents-2")
$xmlToSign.AddAttribute("xmlns:cbc","urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonBasicComponents-2")
$xmlToSign.AddAttribute("xmlns:ext","urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonExtensionComponents-2")
$xmlToSign.UpdateAttrAt("ext:UBLExtensions|ext:UBLExtension",$true,"xmlns:sac","urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:SignatureAggregateComponents-2")
$xmlToSign.UpdateAttrAt("ext:UBLExtensions|ext:UBLExtension",$true,"xmlns:sig","urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonSignatureComponents-2")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("ext:UBLExtensions|ext:UBLExtension|ext:ExtensionContent|sig:UBLDocumentSignatures|sac:SignatureInformation","")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cbc:CustomizationID","urn:cen.eu:en16931:2017")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cbc:ProfileID","P1")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cbc:ID","c2ad1540-cf12-4e83-b47c-906aac70242e")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cbc:IssueDate","2009-12-15")
$xmlToSign.UpdateAttrAt("cbc:Note",$true,"languageID","en")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cbc:Note","Ordered in our booth at the convention.")
$xmlToSign.UpdateAttrAt("cbc:DocumentCurrencyCode",$true,"listAgencyID","6")
$xmlToSign.UpdateAttrAt("cbc:DocumentCurrencyCode",$true,"listID","ISO 4217 Alpha")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cbc:DocumentCurrencyCode","HRK")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cbc:AccountingCost","Project cost code 123")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:InvoicePeriod|cbc:StartDate","2009-11-01")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:InvoicePeriod|cbc:EndDate","2009-11-30")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:OrderReference|cbc:ID","123")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:ContractDocumentReference|cbc:ID","Contract321")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:ContractDocumentReference|cbc:DocumentType","Framework agreement")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:AdditionalDocumentReference|cbc:ID","Doc1")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:AdditionalDocumentReference|cbc:DocumentType","Timesheet")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:AdditionalDocumentReference|cac:Attachment|cac:ExternalReference|cbc:URI","http://www.suppliersite.eu/sheet001.html")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:AdditionalDocumentReference[1]|cbc:ID","Doc2")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:AdditionalDocumentReference[1]|cbc:DocumentType","Drawing")
$xmlToSign.UpdateAttrAt("cac:AdditionalDocumentReference[1]|cac:Attachment|cbc:EmbeddedDocumentBinaryObject",$true,"mimeCode","application/pdf")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:AdditionalDocumentReference[1]|cac:Attachment|cbc:EmbeddedDocumentBinaryObject","UjBsR09EbGhjZ0dTQUxNQUFBUUNBRU1tQ1p0dU1GUXhEUzhi")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:AccountingSupplierParty|cac:Party|cac:PartyIdentification|cbc:ID","9934:18683136487::HR99:276")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:AccountingSupplierParty|cac:Party|cac:PostalAddress|cbc:StreetName","KATANCICEVA")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:AccountingSupplierParty|cac:Party|cac:PostalAddress|cbc:CityName","ZAGREB")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:AccountingSupplierParty|cac:Party|cac:PostalAddress|cbc:PostalZone","10000")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:AccountingSupplierParty|cac:Party|cac:PostalAddress|cac:Country|cbc:IdentificationCode","HR")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:AccountingSupplierParty|cac:Party|cac:PartyTaxScheme|cbc:CompanyID","HR18683136487")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:AccountingSupplierParty|cac:Party|cac:PartyTaxScheme|cac:TaxScheme|cbc:ID","FRE")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:AccountingSupplierParty|cac:Party|cac:PartyLegalEntity|cbc:RegistrationName","MINISTARSTVO FINANCIJA")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:AccountingSupplierParty|cac:Party|cac:Contact|cbc:Name","JURAJ MARKOVIC")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:AccountingSupplierParty|cac:Party|cac:Contact|cbc:ElectronicMail","juraj.markovic@fina.hr")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:AccountingCustomerParty|cac:Party|cac:PartyIdentification|cbc:ID","9934:49811265576::HR99:NOVO1")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:AccountingCustomerParty|cac:Party|cac:PostalAddress|cbc:StreetName","GETALDICEVA 4")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:AccountingCustomerParty|cac:Party|cac:PostalAddress|cbc:CityName","ZAGREB")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:AccountingCustomerParty|cac:Party|cac:PostalAddress|cbc:PostalZone","10000")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:AccountingCustomerParty|cac:Party|cac:PostalAddress|cac:Country|cbc:IdentificationCode","HR")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:AccountingCustomerParty|cac:Party|cac:PartyTaxScheme|cbc:CompanyID","HR49811265576")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:AccountingCustomerParty|cac:Party|cac:PartyTaxScheme|cac:TaxScheme|cbc:ID","VAT")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:AccountingCustomerParty|cac:Party|cac:PartyLegalEntity|cbc:RegistrationName","NOVO1")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:Delivery|cac:DeliveryLocation|cac:Address|cac:Country|cbc:IdentificationCode","HR")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:PaymentMeans|cbc:PaymentMeansCode","30")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:PaymentMeans|cbc:InstructionNote","Neki opis placanja")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:PaymentMeans|cbc:PaymentID","HR00 12456")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:PaymentMeans|cac:PayeeFinancialAccount|cbc:ID","HR1210010051863000160")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:PaymentTerms|cbc:Note","Neki uvjeti placanja")
$xmlToSign.UpdateAttrAt("cac:TaxTotal|cbc:TaxAmount",$true,"currencyID","HRK")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:TaxTotal|cbc:TaxAmount","25.00")
$xmlToSign.UpdateAttrAt("cac:TaxTotal|cac:TaxSubtotal|cbc:TaxableAmount",$true,"currencyID","HRK")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:TaxTotal|cac:TaxSubtotal|cbc:TaxableAmount","100.00")
$xmlToSign.UpdateAttrAt("cac:TaxTotal|cac:TaxSubtotal|cbc:TaxAmount",$true,"currencyID","HRK")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:TaxTotal|cac:TaxSubtotal|cbc:TaxAmount","25.00")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:TaxTotal|cac:TaxSubtotal|cac:TaxCategory|cbc:ID","S")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:TaxTotal|cac:TaxSubtotal|cac:TaxCategory|cbc:Percent","25")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:TaxTotal|cac:TaxSubtotal|cac:TaxCategory|cac:TaxScheme|cbc:ID","VAT")
$xmlToSign.UpdateAttrAt("cac:LegalMonetaryTotal|cbc:LineExtensionAmount",$true,"currencyID","HRK")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:LegalMonetaryTotal|cbc:LineExtensionAmount","100.00")
$xmlToSign.UpdateAttrAt("cac:LegalMonetaryTotal|cbc:TaxExclusiveAmount",$true,"currencyID","HRK")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:LegalMonetaryTotal|cbc:TaxExclusiveAmount","100.00")
$xmlToSign.UpdateAttrAt("cac:LegalMonetaryTotal|cbc:TaxInclusiveAmount",$true,"currencyID","HRK")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:LegalMonetaryTotal|cbc:TaxInclusiveAmount","125.00")
$xmlToSign.UpdateAttrAt("cac:LegalMonetaryTotal|cbc:PayableAmount",$true,"currencyID","HRK")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:LegalMonetaryTotal|cbc:PayableAmount","125.00")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:CreditNoteLine|cbc:ID","1")
$xmlToSign.UpdateAttrAt("cac:CreditNoteLine|cbc:CreditedQuantity",$true,"unitCode","H87")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:CreditNoteLine|cbc:CreditedQuantity","1.000")
$xmlToSign.UpdateAttrAt("cac:CreditNoteLine|cbc:LineExtensionAmount",$true,"currencyID","HRK")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:CreditNoteLine|cbc:LineExtensionAmount","100.00")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:CreditNoteLine|cac:Item|cbc:Description","Neki detaljniji opis proizvoda ide ovdje")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:CreditNoteLine|cac:Item|cbc:Name","Neki proizvod")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:CreditNoteLine|cac:Item|cac:OriginCountry|cbc:IdentificationCode","HR")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:CreditNoteLine|cac:Item|cac:ClassifiedTaxCategory|cbc:ID","S")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:CreditNoteLine|cac:Item|cac:ClassifiedTaxCategory|cbc:Percent","25")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:CreditNoteLine|cac:Item|cac:ClassifiedTaxCategory|cac:TaxScheme|cbc:ID","VAT")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:CreditNoteLine|cac:Item|cac:AdditionalItemProperty|cbc:Name","Boja")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:CreditNoteLine|cac:Item|cac:AdditionalItemProperty|cbc:Value","Plava")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:CreditNoteLine|cac:Item|cac:AdditionalItemProperty[1]|cbc:Name","Masa")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:CreditNoteLine|cac:Item|cac:AdditionalItemProperty[1]|cbc:Value","1,2 Kg")
$xmlToSign.UpdateAttrAt("cac:CreditNoteLine|cac:Price|cbc:PriceAmount",$true,"currencyID","HRK")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:CreditNoteLine|cac:Price|cbc:PriceAmount","100.000000")
$xmlToSign.UpdateAttrAt("cac:CreditNoteLine|cac:Price|cbc:BaseQuantity",$true,"unitCode","H87")
$xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("cac:CreditNoteLine|cac:Price|cbc:BaseQuantity","1.000")

# Use this online tool to generate XAdES code from a sample signed XML: 
# Generate Code to Creaet XAdES from Sample XAdES

# The following code was generated by the online tool.

$gen = New-Object Chilkat.XmlDSigGen

$gen.SigLocation = "CreditNote|ext:UBLExtensions|ext:UBLExtension|ext:ExtensionContent|sig:UBLDocumentSignatures|sac:SignatureInformation"
$gen.SigLocationMod = 0
$gen.SigId = "Signature-7f4c4719515a4a0a8ce4d1b983a2ec69"
$gen.SigNamespacePrefix = ""
$gen.SigNamespaceUri = "http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#"
$gen.SignedInfoCanonAlg = "C14N"
$gen.SignedInfoDigestMethod = "sha256"

# Create an Object to be added to the Signature.
$object1 = New-Object Chilkat.Xml
$object1.Tag = "xades:QualifyingProperties"
$object1.AddAttribute("xmlns:ds","http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#")
$object1.AddAttribute("xmlns:xades","http://uri.etsi.org/01903/v1.3.2#")
$object1.AddAttribute("Target","#Signature-7f4c4719515a4a0a8ce4d1b983a2ec69")
$object1.UpdateAttrAt("xades:SignedProperties",$true,"Id","SignedProperties-6573207f4ad64b49b0310f7a9e2dfadc")
$object1.UpdateChildContent("xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedSignatureProperties|xades:SigningTime","TO BE GENERATED BY CHILKAT")
# Note: It may be that http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256 is needed in the following line instead of http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#sha1
$object1.UpdateAttrAt("xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedSignatureProperties|xades:SigningCertificateV2|xades:Cert|xades:CertDigest|ds:DigestMethod",$true,"Algorithm","http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#sha1")
$object1.UpdateChildContent("xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedSignatureProperties|xades:SigningCertificateV2|xades:Cert|xades:CertDigest|ds:DigestValue","TO BE GENERATED BY CHILKAT")
$object1.UpdateChildContent("xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedSignatureProperties|xades:SigningCertificateV2|xades:Cert|xades:IssuerSerialV2","TO BE GENERATED BY CHILKAT")
$object1.UpdateAttrAt("xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedDataObjectProperties|xades:DataObjectFormat",$true,"ObjectReference","")
$object1.UpdateChildContent("xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedDataObjectProperties|xades:DataObjectFormat|xades:Description","document")
$object1.UpdateChildContent("xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedDataObjectProperties|xades:DataObjectFormat|xades:MimeType","application/xml")
$object1.UpdateChildContent("xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedDataObjectProperties|xades:DataObjectFormat|xades:Encoding","UTF-8")

$gen.AddObject("",$object1.GetXml(),"","")

# -------- Reference 1 --------
$gen.AddSameDocRef("","sha256","","","")

# -------- Reference 2 --------
$gen.AddObjectRef("SignedProperties-6573207f4ad64b49b0310f7a9e2dfadc","sha256","","","http://uri.etsi.org/01903#SignedProperties")

# Provide a certificate + private key. (PFX password is test123)
$cert = New-Object Chilkat.Cert
$success = $cert.LoadPfxFile("qa_data/pfx/cert_test123.pfx","test123")
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($cert.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$gen.SetX509Cert($cert,$true)

$gen.KeyInfoType = "X509Data+KeyValue"
$gen.X509Type = "IssuerSerial,SubjectName,SKI,Certificate"

# Load XML to be signed...
$sbXml = New-Object Chilkat.StringBuilder
$xmlToSign.GetXmlSb($sbXml)

# Adding the "UBLDocumentSignatures" behavior causes the following Transform to be used for the 
# first Reference:   
#   <Transform Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-xpath-19991116"><XPath>count(ancestor-or-self::sig:UBLDocumentSignatures | here()/ancestor::sig:UBLDocumentSignatures[1]) &gt; count(ancestor-or-self::sig:UBLDocumentSignatures)</XPath></Transform>
$gen.Behaviors = "IndentedSignature,UBLDocumentSignatures"

# Sign the XML...
$success = $gen.CreateXmlDSigSb($sbXml)
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($gen.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# -----------------------------------------------

# Save the signed XML to a file.
$success = $sbXml.WriteFile("qa_output/signedXml.xml","utf-8",$false)

$($sbXml.GetAsString())

# ----------------------------------------
# Verify the signature we just produced...
$verifier = New-Object Chilkat.XmlDSig
$success = $verifier.LoadSignatureSb($sbXml)
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($verifier.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# We should have just one signature..
$numSigs = $verifier.NumSignatures
$verifyIdx = 0
while ($verifyIdx -lt $numSigs) {
    $verifier.Selector = $verifyIdx
    $verified = $verifier.VerifySignature($true)
    if ($verified -ne $true) {
        $($verifier.LastErrorText)
        exit
    }

    $verifyIdx = $verifyIdx + 1
}

$("The signature was successfully verified.")