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Verify XML Signature having KeyInfo / X509Data / X509Certificate

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This example demonstrates how to verify an XML Digital Signature where the KeyInfo element contains an X509Data element, which in turn contains an X509Certificate element which contains the base64-encoded certificate.

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PureBasic
IncludeFile "CkHttp.pb"
IncludeFile "CkStringBuilder.pb"
IncludeFile "CkXmlDSig.pb"

Procedure ChilkatExample()

    success.i = 0

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

    ; The SOAP XML with digital signature verified in this example is available at 
    ; https://www.chilkatsoft.com/exampleData/sigWithX509Certificate.xml

    signedSoapXmlUrl.s = "https://www.chilkatsoft.com/exampleData/sigWithX509Certificate.xml"

    ; First, let's get the signed SOAP XML..
    http.i = CkHttp::ckCreate()
    If http.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    sbXml.i = CkStringBuilder::ckCreate()
    If sbXml.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    success = CkHttp::ckQuickGetSb(http,signedSoapXmlUrl,sbXml)
    If success <> 1
        Debug CkHttp::ckLastErrorText(http)
        CkHttp::ckDispose(http)
        CkStringBuilder::ckDispose(sbXml)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; The signed XML downloaded from the above URL contains the following.
    ; Note: Everything we need to verify the signature is already available within the signed XML.
    ; The KeyInfo part of the Signature contains the X.509 certificate in base64 format,
    ; and the public key used to verify the signature is contained within the X.509.
    ; Chilkat automatically fetches and uses the public key from the base64 certificate.
    ; 

    ; <?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"><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#"><InclusiveNamespaces xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#" PrefixList="wsse SOAP-ENV"/></ds:CanonicalizationMethod><ds:SignatureMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmldsig-more#rsa-sha256"/><ds:Reference URI="#Body"><ds:Transforms><ds:Transform Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#"/></ds:Transforms><ds:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#sha1"/><ds:DigestValue>PIiVPpuMc1jGpWaL8ftzTOcc4gc=</ds:DigestValue></ds:Reference></ds:SignedInfo><ds:SignatureValue>dlSGYRtxv8DiGQ9THPEdPTlbwjkidCUEutVWkqhnjzKOxjl6EZPp6ibf7ogrn1QJAabo7eb/d2UjD8LXzQYB+q9OmN29dsDcg4i9hzpttjU9xt8Sc3IgdaQ+6NXStWd1AKrjNTCY52sOpIWh45uff/yjf9ynsbCo/UR8+hk6ZDCrM78YEyMj52miXzVQtSZ7f+bvWtz8iPppXXC+/zwGPAI9EPC+9uRHRRh4vzGwid+clMmh9FF/0Oe4n0G5dBZvwLPncwOMg0UxLVs63ZRdTCSku4oKReQieqNr7+hzBAKaS8NRpxMtx2XC5aR0wYMkYT9API/vYubeU0L3r4lplw==</ds:SignatureValue><ds:KeyInfo><ds:X509Data><ds:X509Certificate>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</ds:X509Certificate></ds:X509Data></ds:KeyInfo></ds:Signature></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>

    ; To verify this signature, we simply load and verify:
    verifier.i = CkXmlDSig::ckCreate()
    If verifier.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    success = CkXmlDSig::ckLoadSignatureSb(verifier,sbXml)
    If success <> 1
        Debug CkXmlDSig::ckLastErrorText(verifier)
        CkHttp::ckDispose(http)
        CkStringBuilder::ckDispose(sbXml)
        CkXmlDSig::ckDispose(verifier)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    bVerified.i = CkXmlDSig::ckVerifySignature(verifier,1)
    If bVerified <> 1
        Debug CkXmlDSig::ckLastErrorText(verifier)
        CkHttp::ckDispose(http)
        CkStringBuilder::ckDispose(sbXml)
        CkXmlDSig::ckDispose(verifier)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    Debug "Signature verified!"


    CkHttp::ckDispose(http)
    CkStringBuilder::ckDispose(sbXml)
    CkXmlDSig::ckDispose(verifier)


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure