React Native

Verify XML Signature with External URL References

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Demonstrates how to verify an XML digital signature that includes references to URLs where the data to be digested is on a web server. React Native

import { BinData, Http, StringBuilder, XmlDSig } from '@chilkat/react-native'

async function chilkatExample() {
  // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
  // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

  // The signed XML we wish to verify contains external references such as this:

  //     <ds:Reference Id="xmldsig-e7ae7ce2-9133-4d56-bd97-0a6aef738cc2-ref0" URI="https://www.chilkatsoft.com/images/starfish.jpg">
  //       <ds:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256"/>
  //       <ds:DigestValue>AOU810yJV5Np/DnO29qpObqiTSTTCDvxGsX5ayiTYXI=</ds:DigestValue>
  //     </ds:Reference>
  //     <ds:Reference Id="xmldsig-e7ae7ce2-9133-4d56-bd97-0a6aef738cc2-ref1" URI="https://www.chilkatsoft.com/hamlet.xml">
  //       <ds:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256"/>
  //       <ds:DigestValue>4sRRyWOzC7EOic4fQ9+Op1pa10DbgoBGjBvkq09LZmE=</ds:DigestValue>
  //     </ds:Reference>

  const verifier = new XmlDSig();
  const http = new Http();

  // First load the signed XML
  const sbSignedXml = new StringBuilder();
  try {
    sbSignedXml.loadFile('qa_data/xml_dsig_verify/signedWithExternalUrlRefs.xml', 'utf-8');
  } catch {
    console.log('Failed to load signed XML.');
    return;
  }

  try {
    verifier.loadSignatureSb(sbSignedXml);
  } catch {
    console.log(verifier.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  // Iterate over each reference.  If it is an external URL reference, download the data and provide it to the verifier.
  const sbRefUri = new StringBuilder();
  const bd = new BinData();
  const numRefs = verifier.numReferences;
  let i = 0;
  while (i < numRefs) {
    if (verifier.isReferenceExternal(i)) {
      sbRefUri.clear();
      sbRefUri.append(verifier.referenceUri(i));
      if (sbRefUri.startsWith('https://', false)) {
        console.log(`External URL Reference: ${sbRefUri.getAsString()}`);

        // Download the data at the URL and provide to the verifier.
        try {
          await http.downloadBdAsync(sbRefUri.getAsString(), bd);
        } catch {
          console.log(http.lastErrorText);
          return;
        }

        try {
          verifier.setRefDataBd(i, bd);
        } catch {
          console.log(verifier.lastErrorText);
          return;
        }
      }
    }

    i++;
  }

  // Now that we have the external data, verify the signature..
  let bVerified = true;
  try {
    verifier.verifySignature(true);
  } catch {
    bVerified = false;
  }
  if (!bVerified) {
    console.log(verifier.lastErrorText);
  }

  console.log(`Signature verified = ${bVerified}`);
}