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XAdES XML Signature using ARSS (Aruba Remote Signing Service)

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Demonstrates how to sign XML using ARSS (Aruba Remote Signing Service).

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-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    -- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max).  See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    DECLARE @success int
    SELECT @success = 0

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

    -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    -- Also see Chilkat's Online WSDL Code Generator
    -- to generate code and SOAP Request and Response XML for each operation in a WSDL.
    -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    -- Create the XML to be signed.
    DECLARE @sbXml int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.StringBuilder', @sbXml OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    DECLARE @bCrlf int
    SELECT @bCrlf = 1
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sbXml, 'AppendLine', @success OUT, '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no" ?>', @bCrlf
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sbXml, 'AppendLine', @success OUT, '<SOAP-ENV:Envelope xmlns:SOAP-ENV="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">', @bCrlf
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sbXml, 'AppendLine', @success OUT, '    <SOAP-ENV:Header>', @bCrlf
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sbXml, 'AppendLine', @success OUT, '        <wsse:Security xmlns:wsse="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-secext-1.0.xsd" SOAP-ENV:mustUnderstand="1"></wsse:Security>', @bCrlf
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sbXml, 'AppendLine', @success OUT, '    </SOAP-ENV:Header>', @bCrlf
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sbXml, 'AppendLine', @success OUT, '    <SOAP-ENV:Body xmlns:SOAP-SEC="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/security/2000-12" SOAP-SEC:id="Body">', @bCrlf
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sbXml, 'AppendLine', @success OUT, '        <z:FooBar xmlns:z="http://example.com" />', @bCrlf
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sbXml, 'AppendLine', @success OUT, '    </SOAP-ENV:Body>', @bCrlf
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sbXml, 'AppendLine', @success OUT, '</SOAP-ENV:Envelope>', @bCrlf

    -- Specify the signing certificate and the ARSS credentials

    -- Load the certificate used for signing.  The certificate's private key is stored on 
    -- the Aruba.it server and the signing will happen remotely using the
    -- ARSS (Aruba Remote Signing Service).
    -- However, we still need the certificate locally (without private key).
    DECLARE @cert int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Cert', @cert OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @cert, 'LoadFromFile', @success OUT, 'qa_data/certs/myCert.cer'
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @cert, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbXml
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @cert
        RETURN
      END

    -- To sign using the Aruba Remote Signing Service, 
    -- add the following lines of code to specify your authentication credentials,
    -- and the ID of the certificate w/ private key on the server to be used.
    DECLARE @jsonArss int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.JsonObject', @jsonArss OUT

    -- Set the "service" equal to "ARSS" to tell Chilkat to use ARSS for signing.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonArss, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'service', 'ARSS'
    -- Specify the certificate ID, such as "AS0"
    -- This certificate should match the certificate loaded in the above code.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonArss, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'certID', 'YOUR_ARSS_CERT_ID'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonArss, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'otpPwd', 'YOUR_OTP_PWD'

    -- Specifies the OTP authentication environment.
    -- 
    -- Common values are:
    --   "demoprod" - Demo/Test environment
    --   "prod"     - Production environment
    -- 
    -- This value is sent to the ARSS service and determines how the OTP
    -- authentication is validated.  The correct value depends on the type
    -- of Aruba account and environment that has been provisioned.
    -- 
    -- If signing fails with an authentication-related error, verify that
    -- the typeOtpAuth value matches the environment associated with the
    -- ARSS account credentials being used.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonArss, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'typeOtpAuth', 'demoprod'

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonArss, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'user', 'YOUR_ARSS_USERNAME'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonArss, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'userPWD', 'YOUR_ARSS_PASSWORD'

    -- The "endpoint" can be specified starting in Chilkat v11.5.0
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonArss, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'endpoint', 'https://app1.firma-remota.it/ArubaSignerService/webresources/signerservice'

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @cert, 'SetCloudSigner', @success OUT, @jsonArss

    -- Prepare for signing...
    DECLARE @gen int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.XmlDSigGen', @gen OUT

    -- Indicate where the Signature will be inserted.
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @gen, 'SigLocation', 'SOAP-ENV:Envelope|SOAP-ENV:Header|wsse:Security'

    -- Add a reference to the fragment of the XML to be signed.

    -- Note: "Body" refers to the XML element having an "id" equal to "Body", where "id" is case insensitive
    -- and where any namespace might qualify the attribute.  In this case, the SOAP-ENV:Body fragment is signed
    -- NOT because the tag = "Body", but because it has SOAP-SEC:id="Body"
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @gen, 'AddSameDocRef', @success OUT, 'Body', 'sha1', 'EXCL_C14N', '', ''

    -- (You can read about the SignedInfoPrefixList in the online reference documentation.  It's optional..)
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @gen, 'SignedInfoPrefixList', 'wsse SOAP-ENV'

    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @gen, 'KeyInfoType', 'X509Data'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @gen, 'X509Type', 'IssuerSerial'

    DECLARE @bUsePrivateKey int
    SELECT @bUsePrivateKey = 1
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @gen, 'SetX509Cert', @success OUT, @cert, @bUsePrivateKey
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @gen, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbXml
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @cert
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jsonArss
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @gen
        RETURN
      END

    -- Everything's specified.  Now create and insert the Signature
    -- (The actual signing of the hash will happen on the Aruba server.)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @gen, 'CreateXmlDSigSb', @success OUT, @sbXml
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @gen, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbXml
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @cert
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jsonArss
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @gen
        RETURN
      END

    -- Examine the XML with the digital signature inserted
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sbXml, 'GetAsString', @sTmp0 OUT
    PRINT @sTmp0

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbXml
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @cert
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jsonArss
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @gen


END
GO