(Visual Basic 6.0) RSASSA-PSS Sign Binary Data

Signs binary data 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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' This example requires the Chilkat Crypt API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Unlock Chilkat Crypt for sample code.

Dim crypt As New ChilkatCrypt2

' 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.)
Dim pfx As New ChilkatPfx
Dim success As Long
success = pfx.LoadPfxFile("qa_data/rsassa-pss/privatekey.pfx","PFX_PASSWORD")
If (success <> 1) Then
    Debug.Print pfx.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

' 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.)
Dim cert As ChilkatCert
Set cert = pfx.GetCert(0)
If (pfx.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) Then
    Debug.Print pfx.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

success = crypt.SetSigningCert(cert)

' Indicate that RSASSA-PSS with SHA256 should be used.
crypt.SigningAlg = "pss"
crypt.HashAlgorithm = "sha256"

crypt.EncodingMode = "base64_mime"

' Load a binary file to be signed:
Dim binaryData As New ChilkatBinData
success = binaryData.LoadFile("qa_data/jpg/starfish20.jpg")
If (success <> 1) Then
    Debug.Print "Failed to load file."

    Exit Sub
End If

' Sign the binary bytes to get a PKCS7 detached signature in base64 format:
Dim pkcs7sig As String
pkcs7sig = crypt.SignBdENC(binaryData)
Debug.Print "Detached PCKS7 Signature:"
Debug.Print pkcs7sig

' This signature looks like this:

' MIIG5wYJKoZIhvcNAQcCoIIG2DCCBtQCAQExDzANBglghkgBZQMEAgEFADALBgkqhkiG9w0BBwGg
' ggL4MIIC9DCCAl2gAwIBAgIJAMPsJCT11cniMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBCwUAMIGSMQswCQYDVQQGEwJB
' VTERMA8GA1UECAwIVmljdG9yaWExEjAQBgNVBAcMCU1lbGJvdXJuZTEhMB8GA1UECgwYSW50ZXJu
' ZXQgV2lkZ2l0cyBQdHkgTHRkMQ8wDQYDVQQDDAZXaWRnZXQxKDAmBgkqhkiG9w0BCQEWGWFkbWlu
' QGludGVybmV0d2lkZ2V0cy5jb20wHhcNMTYxMTAxMTY1MjMyWhcNMjExMDMxMTY1MjMyWjCBkjEL
' MAkGA1UEBhMCQVUxETAPBgNVBAgMCFZpY3RvcmlhMRIwEAYDVQQHDAlNZWxib3VybmUxITAfBgNV
' BAoMGEludGVybmV0IFdpZGdpdHMgUHR5IEx0ZDEPMA0GA1UEAwwGV2lkZ2V0MSgwJgYJKoZIhvcN
' AQkBFhlhZG1pbkBpbnRlcm5ldHdpZGdldHMuY29tMIGfMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4GNADCBiQKB
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' 58mveQ==

' 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.VerifyBdENC(binaryData,pkcs7sig)
Debug.Print "Signature verified: " & success

' Now we'll create an opaque signature (the opposite of a detached signature). 
' An opaque signature is a PKCS7/CMS message that contains both the original data and
' the signature.  The verification process extracts the original data.

' Then OpaqueSignBd method in-place signs the binaryData.
' The contents of binaryData are replaced with the CMS/PKCS7 message.
success = crypt.OpaqueSignBd(binaryData)

' Show the contents of the opaque signature in base64 format:
Debug.Print "Opaque Signature:"
Debug.Print binaryData.GetEncoded("base64_mime")

' MIIKCgYJKoZIhvcNAQcCoIIJ+zCCCfcCAQExDzANBglghkgBZQMEAgEFADCCAywGCSqGSIb3DQEH
' AaCCAx0EggMZ/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQEASABIAAD//gAmRmlsZSB3cml0dGVuIGJ5IEFkb2JlIFBo
' b3Rvc2hvcD8gNC4w/9sAQwAQCwwODAoQDg0OEhEQExgoGhgWFhgxIyUdKDozPTw5Mzg3QEhcTkBE
' V0U3OFBtUVdfYmdoZz5NcXlwZHhcZWdj/9sAQwEREhIYFRgvGhovY0I4QmNjY2NjY2NjY2NjY2Nj
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' ABcAAAMBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIDBAX/xAAYAQADAQEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAgMEAP/aAAwDAQAC
' EAMQAAAB2kZYNNEijWKddfTmLgALWH//xAAbEAACAgMBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAgMRAAQSE//aAAgB
' AQABBQL0XqN+pM2aqJGMiqFFCyg7z//EABwRAAICAgMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAERAAIQIQMSUf/aAAgB
' AwEBPwHqU5aqAxx+y1tMQl4elj//xAAcEQEAAQUBAQAAAAAAAAAAAAABEQACEBIhA1H/2gAIAQIB
' AT8B3Bhqy7ZcenyiwmGgDhiOzj//xAAdEAABAwUBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAIREBIhIkFR/9oACAEB
' AAY/ArZyn+CgxtxWuJaoCnqDuin/xAAcEAABBAMBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABABEhYRAxQVH/2gAIAQEA
' AT8hkEwPUUR9DYfE4nxtRpIkBTsayuALIiuY/9oADAMBAAIAAwAAABDWPTsf/8QAGhEAAwADAQAA
' AAAAAAAAAAAAAAEREDFBIf/aAAgBAwEBPxC0DVPcWm+Ce4OesrkE6bjH/8QAGBEBAQEBAQAAAAAA
' AAAAAAAAAREAQRD/2gAIAQIBAT8QahMiOc8YgSrnTY3ELclHXn//xAAcEAEBAAIDAQEAAAAAAAAA
' AAABEQAhMUFxEFH/2gAIAQEAAT8Qn3igmSZSj+c4N4zapMy9IjFV98wncN2iuLFsCEbDGxQkI6RO
' /n//2aCCAvgwggL0MIICXaADAgECAgkAw+wkJPXVyeIwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQAwgZIxCzAJBgNV
' BAYTAkFVMREwDwYDVQQIDAhWaWN0b3JpYTESMBAGA1UEBwwJTWVsYm91cm5lMSEwHwYDVQQKDBhJ
' bnRlcm5ldCBXaWRnaXRzIFB0eSBMdGQxDzANBgNVBAMMBldpZGdldDEoMCYGCSqGSIb3DQEJARYZ
' YWRtaW5AaW50ZXJuZXR3aWRnZXRzLmNvbTAeFw0xNjExMDExNjUyMzJaFw0yMTEwMzExNjUyMzJa
' MIGSMQswCQYDVQQGEwJBVTERMA8GA1UECAwIVmljdG9yaWExEjAQBgNVBAcMCU1lbGJvdXJuZTEh
' MB8GA1UECgwYSW50ZXJuZXQgV2lkZ2l0cyBQdHkgTHRkMQ8wDQYDVQQDDAZXaWRnZXQxKDAmBgkq
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' 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 is verified, and the original data restored like this:
success = crypt.OpaqueVerifyBd(binaryData)
If (success <> 1) Then
    Debug.Print "Signature verification failed."
    Debug.Print crypt.LastErrorText

    Exit Sub
End If

' Save the extracted data to a file:
success = binaryData.WriteFile("qa_output/extractedStarfish20.jpg")

Debug.Print "Signature verified."