(Ruby) 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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require 'chilkat'

# 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.
xml = Chilkat::CkXml.new()
xml.put_Tag("abc")
xml.UpdateChildContent("xyz|name","helloWorld.txt")
xml.UpdateChildContent("xyz|url","https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt")

cert = Chilkat::CkCert.new()

success = cert.LoadPfxFile("qa_data/pfx/test_secret.pfx","secret")
if (success == false)
    print cert.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

gen = Chilkat::CkXmlDSigGen.new()

# Indicate the location within the XML the Signature will be inserted.
gen.put_SigLocation("abc|xyz")

# Get the content of the text data to be referenced.
http = Chilkat::CkHttp.new()
sbExternalTxt = Chilkat::CkStringBuilder.new()
success = http.QuickGetSb("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt",sbExternalTxt)
if (success == false)
    print http.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

success = gen.AddExternalTextRef("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt",sbExternalTxt,"utf-8",false,"sha256","")
if (success == false)
    print gen.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

# Provide the private key for signing via the certificate, and indicate that
# we want the base64 of the certificate embedded in the KeyInfo.
gen.put_KeyInfoType("X509Data")
gen.put_X509Type("Certificate")

bUsePrivateKey = true
success = gen.SetX509Cert(cert,bUsePrivateKey)
if (success != true)
    print gen.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

# Indicate we want an indented signature for readability.
# This can be removed after debugging is finished..
gen.put_Behaviors("IndentedSignature")

# Now create and insert the Signature
sbXml = Chilkat::CkStringBuilder.new()
xml.GetXmlSb(sbXml)
success = gen.CreateXmlDSigSb(sbXml)
if (success != true)
    print gen.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

# Examine the XML with the digital signature inserted
print sbXml.getAsString() + "\n";

# 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...
verifier = Chilkat::CkXmlDSig.new()
success = verifier.LoadSignatureSb(sbXml)
if (success != true)
    print verifier.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

# Let's examine the external references, and fetch the data for each..
sbExternalData = Chilkat::CkStringBuilder.new()
numRefs = verifier.get_NumReferences()
i = 0
while i < numRefs
    bExternal = verifier.IsReferenceExternal(i)
    if (bExternal == true)
        uri = 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.
        sbExternalData.Clear()
        success = http.QuickGetSb(uri,sbExternalData)
        if (success == false)
            print http.lastErrorText() + "\n";
            exit
        end

        success = verifier.SetRefDataSb(i,sbExternalData,"utf-8")
        if (success == false)
            print verifier.lastErrorText() + "\n";
            exit
        end

    end

    i = i + 1
end

# Now that we have the external data available, we can verify the reference digest(s) and the signature.
bVerified = verifier.VerifySignature(true)
if (bVerified != true)
    print verifier.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

print "Signature verified!" + "\n";