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Examine KeyInfo Certificate in XML Signature

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This example loads signed XML and gets the signing certificate, assuming the certificate is contained in X509Certificate within the KeyInfo.

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VBScript
Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)

success = 0

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

set dsig = CreateObject("Chilkat.XmlDSig")
set sbXml = CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")

success = sbXml.LoadFile("c:/aaworkarea/elias/3/face_f09006808443a699d1b.xml","utf-8")
If (success <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine("Failed to load XML file.")
    WScript.Quit
End If

success = dsig.LoadSignatureSb(sbXml)
If (success <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(dsig.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

' Get the KeyInfo XML.
' xmlKeyInfo is a Chilkat.Xml
Set xmlKeyInfo = dsig.GetKeyInfo()
If (dsig.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(dsig.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

outFile.WriteLine(xmlKeyInfo.GetXml())
outFile.WriteLine("----")

' Assuming the X509Certificate is in the KeyInfo, it will look like this:

'   <ds:KeyInfo Id="...">
'     <ds:KeyValue>
'     ...  
'     <ds:X509Data>
'       <ds:X509Certificate>MIIHAz...</ds:X509Certificate>
'     </ds:X509Data>
'   </ds:KeyInfo>
certBase64 = xmlKeyInfo.GetChildContent("*:X509Data|*:X509Certificate")
If (xmlKeyInfo.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine("No X509Certificate found in the KeyInfo.")
    WScript.Quit
End If

' Load a certificate object w/ the base64.
set cert = CreateObject("Chilkat.Cert")
success = cert.LoadFromBase64(certBase64)
If (success <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(cert.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

' Examine the cert..
outFile.WriteLine("SubjectDN: " & cert.SubjectDN)
outFile.WriteLine("IssuerDN: " & cert.IssuerDN)
outFile.WriteLine("SerialNumber as Decimal: " & cert.SerialDecimal)


outFile.Close