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Create CAdES (p7m) Signature using ARSS (Aruba Remote Signing Service)

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Demonstrates creating a CAdES (p7m) signature using the Aruba Remote Signing Service.

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#include <CkCertW.h>
#include <CkJsonObjectW.h>
#include <CkCrypt2W.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    //  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).
    CkCertW cert;
    success = cert.LoadFromFile(L"qa_data/certs/myCert.cer");
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",cert.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    //  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.
    CkJsonObjectW jsonArss;

    //  Set the "service" equal to "ARSS" to tell Chilkat to use ARSS for signing.
    jsonArss.UpdateString(L"service",L"ARSS");
    //  Specify the certificate ID, such as "AS0"
    //  This certificate should match the certificate loaded in the above code.
    jsonArss.UpdateString(L"certID",L"YOUR_ARSS_CERT_ID");
    jsonArss.UpdateString(L"otpPwd",L"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.
    jsonArss.UpdateString(L"typeOtpAuth",L"demoprod");

    jsonArss.UpdateString(L"user",L"YOUR_ARSS_USERNAME");
    jsonArss.UpdateString(L"userPWD",L"YOUR_ARSS_PASSWORD");

    //  The "endpoint" can be specified starting in Chilkat v11.5.0
    jsonArss.UpdateString(L"endpoint",L"https://app1.firma-remota.it/ArubaSignerService/webresources/signerservice");

    success = cert.SetCloudSigner(jsonArss);

    CkCrypt2W crypt;

    success = crypt.SetSigningCert(cert);
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",crypt.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    //  The CadesEnabled property applies to all methods that create PKCS7 signatures. 
    //  To create a CAdES-BES signature, set this property equal to true.
    crypt.put_CadesEnabled(true);

    crypt.put_HashAlgorithm(L"sha256");

    CkJsonObjectW signedAttrs;
    signedAttrs.UpdateInt(L"contentType",1);
    signedAttrs.UpdateInt(L"signingTime",1);
    signedAttrs.UpdateInt(L"messageDigest",1);
    signedAttrs.UpdateInt(L"signingCertificateV2",1);
    crypt.put_SigningAttributes(signedAttrs.emit());

    //  You can sign any type of file..
    const wchar_t *inputXmlPath = L"qa_data/e-Invoice.xml";
    const wchar_t *outputP7mPath = L"qa_output/signed.p7m";

    //  Create the CAdES-BES attached signature, which contains the original data.
    //  Chilkat will build the .p7m locally, but will (internally) use ARSS
    //  to do the RSA signing remotely.
    success = crypt.CreateP7M(inputXmlPath,outputP7mPath);
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",crypt.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"Success.\n");
    }