(VB.NET) HTTP request for a SOAP web service using WS-Security 1.0 with a digital certificate for authentication

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Demonstrates how to build and send an HTTP request for a SOAP web service using WS-Security 1.0 with a digital certificate for authentication.

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

' 

' ------------------------------------
' Step 1: Load the signing certificate
' ------------------------------------
Dim cert As New Chilkat.Cert
Dim success As Boolean = cert.LoadFromSmartcard("")
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(cert.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


' ---------------------------------------
' Step 2: Build the SOAP XML to be signed
' ---------------------------------------

Dim xml As New Chilkat.Xml
xml.Tag = "SOAP-ENV:Envelope"
xml.AddAttribute("xmlns:SOAP-ENV","http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/")
xml.AddAttribute("xmlns:web","http://www.example.com/webservice/")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("SOAP-ENV:Header|wsse:Security",True,"xmlns:ds","http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("SOAP-ENV:Header|wsse:Security",True,"xmlns:wsse","http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-secext-1.0.xsd")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("SOAP-ENV:Header|wsse:Security",True,"xmlns:wsu","http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-utility-1.0.xsd")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("SOAP-ENV:Header|wsse:Security",True,"xmlns:xenc","http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("SOAP-ENV:Header|wsse:Security",True,"SOAP-ENV:mustUnderstand","1")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("SOAP-ENV:Header|wsse:Security|wsse:BinarySecurityToken",True,"A1","")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("SOAP-ENV:Header|wsse:Security|wsse:BinarySecurityToken",True,"EncodingType","http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-soap-message-security-1.0#Base64Binary")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("SOAP-ENV:Header|wsse:Security|wsse:BinarySecurityToken",True,"ValueType","http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-x509-token-profile-1.0#X509")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("SOAP-ENV:Header|wsse:Security|wsse:BinarySecurityToken",True,"wsu:Id","x509cert00")
xml.UpdateChildContent("SOAP-ENV:Header|wsse:Security|wsse:BinarySecurityToken",cert.GetEncoded())
xml.UpdateAttrAt("SOAP-ENV:Body",True,"xmlns:wsu","http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-utility-1.0.xsd")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("SOAP-ENV:Body",True,"wsu:Id","TheBody")
xml.UpdateChildContent("SOAP-ENV:Body|web:MyRequest|web:Parameter","MyValue")

' ---------------------------------------
' Step 3: Sign the XML
' ---------------------------------------

Dim gen As New Chilkat.XmlDSigGen

gen.SigLocation = "SOAP-ENV:Envelope|SOAP-ENV:Header|wsse:Security"
gen.SigLocationMod = 0
gen.SigNamespacePrefix = "ds"
gen.SigNamespaceUri = "http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#"
gen.SignedInfoPrefixList = "ds wsu xenc SOAP-ENV "
gen.IncNamespacePrefix = "c14n"
gen.IncNamespaceUri = "http://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#"
gen.SignedInfoCanonAlg = "EXCL_C14N"
gen.SignedInfoDigestMethod = "sha1"

' -------- Reference 1 --------
gen.AddSameDocRef("TheBody","sha1","EXCL_C14N","wsu SOAP-ENV","")

gen.SetX509Cert(cert,True)

gen.KeyInfoType = "Custom"

' Create the custom KeyInfo XML..
Dim xmlCustomKeyInfo As New Chilkat.Xml
xmlCustomKeyInfo.Tag = "wsse:SecurityTokenReference"
xmlCustomKeyInfo.Content = "5"
xmlCustomKeyInfo.UpdateAttrAt("wsse:Reference",True,"URI","#x509cert00")
xmlCustomKeyInfo.UpdateAttrAt("wsse:Reference",True,"ValueType","http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-x509-token-profile-1.0#X509")

xmlCustomKeyInfo.EmitXmlDecl = False
gen.CustomKeyInfoXml = xmlCustomKeyInfo.GetXml()

' Load XML to be signed...
Dim sbXml As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
xml.EmitXmlDecl = False
xml.GetXmlSb(sbXml)

gen.Behaviors = "IndentedSignature"

' Sign the XML...
success = gen.CreateXmlDSigSb(sbXml)
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(gen.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


' ---------------------------------------------------------
' Step 4: Send the HTTP POST containing the Signed SOAP XML
' ---------------------------------------------------------

Dim http As New Chilkat.Http

http.SetRequestHeader("SOAPAction","""http://www.example.com/MyWebService""")
http.SetRequestHeader("Host","www.example.com")
http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","text/xml; charset=utf-8")

Dim resp As Chilkat.HttpResponse = http.PTextSb("POST","https://example.com/MyWebService",sbXml,"utf-8","text/xml; charset=utf-8",False,False)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Debug.WriteLine(resp.StatusCode)
Debug.WriteLine(resp.BodyStr)


Debug.WriteLine("Finished.")