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Add EncapsulatedTimestamp to Already-Signed XML

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Demonstrates how to add an EncapsulatedTimestamp to an existing XML signature.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.90 or greater.

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#include <CkStringBuilderW.h>
#include <CkXmlDSigW.h>
#include <CkJsonObjectW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    // Note: We cannot load the already-signed XML into a Chilkat XML object because it would re-format the XML when re-emitted.
    // (i.e. indentation and whitespace could change, and it would invalidate the existing signature.)
    // We must use a StringBuilder.
    CkStringBuilderW sbXml;
    success = sbXml.LoadFile(L"qa_data/xml_dsig_valid_samples/encapsulatedTimestamp_not_yet_added.xml",L"utf-8");
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"Failed to load the XML file.\n");
        return;
    }

    CkXmlDSigW dsig;
    success = dsig.LoadSignatureSb(sbXml);
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",dsig.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    if (dsig.HasEncapsulatedTimeStamp() == true) {
        wprintf(L"This signed XML already has an EncapsulatedTimeStamp\n");
        return;
    }

    // Specify the timestamping authority URL
    CkJsonObjectW json;
    json.UpdateString(L"timestampToken.tsaUrl",L"http://timestamp.digicert.com");
    json.UpdateBool(L"timestampToken.requestTsaCert",true);

    // Call AddEncapsulatedTimeStamp to add the EncapsulatedTimeStamp to the signature.
    // Note: If the signed XML contains multiple signatures, the signature modified is the one 
    // indicated by the dsig.Selector property.
    CkStringBuilderW sbOut;
    success = dsig.AddEncapsulatedTimeStamp(json,sbOut);
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",dsig.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    sbOut.WriteFile(L"qa_output/addedEncapsulatedTimeStamp.xml",L"utf-8",false);

    // The EncapsulatedTimeStamp can be validated when validating the signature by adding the VerifyEncapsulatedTimeStamp
    // keyword to UncommonOptions.  See here:

    // ----------------------------------------
    // Verify the signatures we just produced...
    CkXmlDSigW verifier;
    success = verifier.LoadSignatureSb(sbOut);
    if (success != true) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",verifier.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    // Add "VerifyEncapsulatedTimeStamp" to the UncommonOptions to also verify any EncapsulatedTimeStamps
    verifier.put_UncommonOptions(L"VerifyEncapsulatedTimeStamp");

    int numSigs = verifier.get_NumSignatures();
    int verifyIdx = 0;
    while (verifyIdx < numSigs) {
        verifier.put_Selector(verifyIdx);
        bool verified = verifier.VerifySignature(true);
        if (verified != true) {
            wprintf(L"%s\n",verifier.lastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        verifyIdx = verifyIdx + 1;
    }

    wprintf(L"All signatures were successfully verified.\n");
    }