(Swift 3,4,5...) RSASSA-PSS Sign Text

Signs text to create a PKCS7/CMS signature. The signature algorithm is RSASSA-PSS with SHA256.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.67 or greater.

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func chilkatTest() {
    // This example requires the Chilkat Crypt API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Unlock Chilkat Crypt for sample code.

    let crypt = CkoCrypt2()!

    // Get a digital certificate with private key from a .pfx
    // (Chilkat has many different ways to provide a cert + private key for siging.
    // Using a PFX is just one possible option.)
    let pfx = CkoPfx()!
    var success: Bool = pfx.loadFile("qa_data/rsassa-pss/privatekey.pfx", password: "PFX_PASSWORD")
    if success != true {
        print("\(pfx.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    // Get the certificate to be used for signing.
    // (The typical case for a PFX is that it contains a cert with an associated private key,
    // as well as other certificates in the chain of authentication.  The cert with the private
    // key should be in the first position at index 0.)
    var cert: CkoCert? = pfx.getCert(0)
    if pfx.lastMethodSuccess != true {
        print("\(pfx.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    crypt.setSigning(cert)

    // Indicate that RSASSA-PSS with SHA256 should be used.
    crypt.signingAlg = "pss"
    crypt.hashAlgorithm = "sha256"

    crypt.encodingMode = "base64_mime"

    // Build a string to sign
    let sb = CkoStringBuilder()!
    var i: Int = 1
    while i < 12 {
        sb.appendInt(i)
        sb.append(" the quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.\r\n")
        i = i + 1
    }

    print("\(sb.getAsString()!)")

    // The string to be encrypted looks like this:

    // 1 the quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
    // 2 the quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
    // 3 the quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
    // 4 the quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
    // ...

    // Make sure to specify the byte representation (character encoding)
    crypt.charset = "utf-8"

    // Sign the string to get a PKCS7 detached signature in base64 format.
    var pkcs7sig: String? = crypt.signSbENC(sb)
    print("Detached PCKS7 Signature:")
    print("\(pkcs7sig!)")

    // This signature looks like this:

    // MIIG5wYJKoZIhvcNAQcCoIIG2DCCBtQCAQExDzANBglghkgBZQMEAgEFADALBgkqhkiG9w0BBwGg
    // ggL4MIIC9DCCAl2gAwIBAgIJAMPsJCT11cniMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBCwUAMIGSMQswCQYDVQQGEwJB
    // VTERMA8GA1UECAwIVmljdG9yaWExEjAQBgNVBAcMCU1lbGJvdXJuZTEhMB8GA1UECgwYSW50ZXJu
    // ZXQgV2lkZ2l0cyBQdHkgTHRkMQ8wDQYDVQQDDAZXaWRnZXQxKDAmBgkqhkiG9w0BCQEWGWFkbWlu
    // QGludGVybmV0d2lkZ2V0cy5jb20wHhcNMTYxMTAxMTY1MjMyWhcNMjExMDMxMTY1MjMyWjCBkjEL
    // MAkGA1UEBhMCQVUxETAPBgNVBAgMCFZpY3RvcmlhMRIwEAYDVQQHDAlNZWxib3VybmUxITAfBgNV
    // BAoMGEludGVybmV0IFdpZGdpdHMgUHR5IEx0ZDEPMA0GA1UEAwwGV2lkZ2V0MSgwJgYJKoZIhvcN
    // AQkBFhlhZG1pbkBpbnRlcm5ldHdpZGdldHMuY29tMIGfMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4GNADCBiQKB
    // gQDGIdoCjyavs+F/Rm0VIB4m6O7VL1j+1IqieoR9NEX2GQvu2VCdceyxf9qaw1bxipEvjLwUkw7M
    // e+BTlLpWQbBMH87s6KpsC8MVyXhMLpP0oM8NFix/vLz2wdLhUh7CZvJA0plqkJk9bj57QIu+EO1k
    // tUHM2DFb6sckvCL2yybD1wIDAQABo1AwTjAdBgNVHQ4EFgQUONKKu2zsXIrinWxIGT654vrcQwsw
    // HwYDVR0jBBgwFoAUONKKu2zsXIrinWxIGT654vrcQwswDAYDVR0TBAUwAwEB/zANBgkqhkiG9w0B
    // AQsFAAOBgQArFvdi5u9i2QF1Qw+cdC1l7w2Y3+q6RIkln2W8rWJFje00644o8hXy7v46giJCedmF
    // ULlhm1n7XIsZGy2W3lJ77v5agn9gFwXu1h3cqkGXkoteE6SQJQXWgsW3GWPveObvTL8LF4y57fgM
    // 9ZWS+V9MJajeu44Rf/tU17TLYKjvEjGCA7MwggOvAgEBMIGgMIGSMQswCQYDVQQGEwJBVTERMA8G
    // A1UECAwIVmljdG9yaWExEjAQBgNVBAcMCU1lbGJvdXJuZTEhMB8GA1UECgwYSW50ZXJuZXQgV2lk
    // Z2l0cyBQdHkgTHRkMQ8wDQYDVQQDDAZXaWRnZXQxKDAmBgkqhkiG9w0BCQEWGWFkbWluQGludGVy
    // bmV0d2lkZ2V0cy5jb20CCQDD7CQk9dXJ4jANBglghkgBZQMEAgEFAKCCAjQwGAYJKoZIhvcNAQkD
    // MQsGCSqGSIb3DQEHATAcBgkqhkiG9w0BCQUxDxcNMTcwNDI5MTYzNTQ3WjAvBgkqhkiG9w0BCQQx
    // IgQgnXqtpfBjs9ZZUJxbNYbwYvpmXTGgIbYErkIA3jQo0EEwXwYJKoZIhvcNAQkPMVIwUDALBglg
    // hkgBZQMEAQIwCgYIKoZIhvcNAwcwDgYIKoZIhvcNAwICAgCAMA0GCCqGSIb3DQMCAgFAMAcGBSsO
    // AwIHMA0GCCqGSIb3DQMCAgEoMIGxBgkrBgEEAYI3EAQxgaMwgaAwgZIxCzAJBgNVBAYTAkFVMREw
    // DwYDVQQIDAhWaWN0b3JpYTESMBAGA1UEBwwJTWVsYm91cm5lMSEwHwYDVQQKDBhJbnRlcm5ldCBX
    // aWRnaXRzIFB0eSBMdGQxDzANBgNVBAMMBldpZGdldDEoMCYGCSqGSIb3DQEJARYZYWRtaW5AaW50
    // ZXJuZXR3aWRnZXRzLmNvbQIJAMPsJCT11cniMIGzBgsqhkiG9w0BCRACCzGBo6CBoDCBkjELMAkG
    // A1UEBhMCQVUxETAPBgNVBAgMCFZpY3RvcmlhMRIwEAYDVQQHDAlNZWxib3VybmUxITAfBgNVBAoM
    // GEludGVybmV0IFdpZGdpdHMgUHR5IEx0ZDEPMA0GA1UEAwwGV2lkZ2V0MSgwJgYJKoZIhvcNAQkB
    // FhlhZG1pbkBpbnRlcm5ldHdpZGdldHMuY29tAgkAw+wkJPXVyeIwPQYJKoZIhvcNAQEKMDCgDTAL
    // BglghkgBZQMEAgGhGjAYBgkqhkiG9w0BAQgwCwYJYIZIAWUDBAIBogMCASAEgYBFgBS1vtBoac6P
    // /NRcY3jdytoxK7xc8vEYW/PhgsbE+sP7dvu6eoRLVicoQ8RIeMh3CtPZFq1+JcL5NNzQoAotizTX
    // EKhiceX1mC5ocCeEvgNouxkN2Qr/X12m60rNvNl5r+GEqiqx/1fs2yRAl5sIzwPsMMY3p9tGOpy0
    // 5p7sRQ==

    // The ASN.1 of the signature can be examined by browsing to https://lapo.it/asn1js/ ,
    // then copy-and-paste the Base64 signature into the form and decode..

    // The signature can be verified against the original data like this:
    success = crypt.verifySbENC(sb, encodedSig: pkcs7sig)
    print("Signature verified: \(success)")

    cert = nil

}