(VB.NET) Sign JSON to Create CAdES P7S Bytes

Demonstrates how to sign JSON using a certificate + private key from a .p12/.pfx to create a CAdES P7S byte array.

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

Dim crypt As New Chilkat.Crypt2

Dim cert As New Chilkat.Cert
Dim success As Boolean = cert.LoadPfxFile("qa_data/pfx/cert_test123.pfx","test123")
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(cert.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


' Tell the crypt component to use this cert.
success = crypt.SetSigningCert(cert)
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(crypt.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


' The CadesEnabled property applies to all methods that create PKCS7 signatures. 
' To create a CAdES-BES signature, set this property equal to true. 
crypt.CadesEnabled = True

crypt.HashAlgorithm = "sha256"

Dim jsonSigningAttrs As New Chilkat.JsonObject
jsonSigningAttrs.UpdateInt("contentType",1)
jsonSigningAttrs.UpdateInt("signingTime",1)
jsonSigningAttrs.UpdateInt("messageDigest",1)
jsonSigningAttrs.UpdateInt("signingCertificateV2",1)
crypt.SigningAttributes = jsonSigningAttrs.Emit()

' By default, all the certs in the chain of authentication are included in the signature.
' If desired, we can choose to only include the signing certificate:
crypt.IncludeCertChain = False

' Create the CAdES-BES attached signature, which contains the original data.
crypt.Charset = "utf-8"
Dim cadesP7s() As Byte
cadesP7s = crypt.OpaqueSignString("{ ""abc"": 123}")
If (crypt.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(crypt.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


' Verify the signature and extract the original JSON:
Dim originalJson As String = crypt.OpaqueVerifyString(cadesP7s)
If (crypt.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(crypt.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Debug.WriteLine("Original JSON: " & originalJson)

Debug.WriteLine("Success!")