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Create AuthNRequest with embedded signature (HTTP-POST binding)

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Demonstrates how to create a SAML AuthNRequest with embedded signature (HTTP-POST binding).

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LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oXmlToSign
LOCAL oGen
LOCAL oCert
LOCAL oSbXml
LOCAL oVerifier
LOCAL nVerified

nSuccess := 0

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

//  This example will sign the following SAML AuthNRequest:

//  <samlp:AuthnRequest 
//       xmlns:samlp="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:protocol"
//       xmlns:saml="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:assertion"
//       ID="pfx41d8ef22-e612-8c50-9960-1b16f15741b3"
//       Version="2.0" ProviderName="SP test" IssueInstant="2014-07-16T23:52:45Z"
//       Destination="http://idp.example.com/SSOService.php"
//       ProtocolBinding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-POST"
//       AssertionConsumerServiceURL="http://sp.example.com/demo1/index.php?acs">
//    <saml:Issuer>http://sp.example.com/demo1/metadata.php</saml:Issuer>
//    <samlp:NameIDPolicy Format="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.1:nameid-format:emailAddress" AllowCreate="true"/>
//    <samlp:RequestedAuthnContext Comparison="exact">
//      <saml:AuthnContextClassRef>urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:ac:classes:PasswordProtectedTransport</saml:AuthnContextClassRef>
//    </samlp:RequestedAuthnContext>
//  </samlp:AuthnRequest>

//  First we build the XML to be signed.
//  
//  Use this online tool to generate the code from sample XML: 
//  Generate Code to Create XML

nSuccess := 1
oXmlToSign := CreateObject("Chilkat.Xml")
oXmlToSign:Tag := "samlp:AuthnRequest"
oXmlToSign:AddAttribute("xmlns:samlp", "urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:protocol")
oXmlToSign:AddAttribute("xmlns:saml", "urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:assertion")
oXmlToSign:AddAttribute("ID", "pfx41d8ef22-e612-8c50-9960-1b16f15741b3")
oXmlToSign:AddAttribute("Version", "2.0")
oXmlToSign:AddAttribute("ProviderName", "SP test")
oXmlToSign:AddAttribute("IssueInstant", "2014-07-16T23:52:45Z")
oXmlToSign:AddAttribute("Destination", "http://idp.example.com/SSOService.php")
oXmlToSign:AddAttribute("ProtocolBinding", "urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-POST")
oXmlToSign:AddAttribute("AssertionConsumerServiceURL", "http://sp.example.com/demo1/index.php?acs")
oXmlToSign:UpdateChildContent("saml:Issuer", "http://sp.example.com/demo1/metadata.php")
oXmlToSign:UpdateAttrAt("samlp:NameIDPolicy", 1, "Format", "urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.1:nameid-format:emailAddress")
oXmlToSign:UpdateAttrAt("samlp:NameIDPolicy", 1, "AllowCreate", "true")
oXmlToSign:UpdateAttrAt("samlp:RequestedAuthnContext", 1, "Comparison", "exact")
oXmlToSign:UpdateChildContent("samlp:RequestedAuthnContext|saml:AuthnContextClassRef", "urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:ac:classes:PasswordProtectedTransport")

//  Also see the online tool to generate the code from sample already-signed XML: 
//  Generate XML Signature Creation Code from an Already-Signed XML Sample

oGen := CreateObject("Chilkat.XmlDSigGen")

oGen:SigLocation := "samlp:AuthnRequest"
oGen:SigNamespacePrefix := "ds"
oGen:SigNamespaceUri := "http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#"
oGen:SignedInfoCanonAlg := "EXCL_C14N"
oGen:SignedInfoDigestMethod := "sha1"

//  -------- Reference 1 --------
oGen:AddSameDocRef("pfx41d8ef22-e612-8c50-9960-1b16f15741b3", "sha1", "EXCL_C14N", "", "")

//  Provide a certificate + private key. (PFX password is test123)
oCert := CreateObject("Chilkat.Cert")
nSuccess := oCert:LoadPfxFile("qa_data/pfx/cert_test123.pfx", "test123")
IF (nSuccess != 1)
    ? oCert:LastErrorText
    oXmlToSign:destroy()
    oGen:destroy()
    oCert:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

oGen:SetX509Cert(oCert, 1)

oGen:KeyInfoType := "X509Data"
oGen:X509Type := "Certificate"

//  Load XML to be signed...
oSbXml := CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
oXmlToSign:GetXmlSb(oSbXml)

oGen:Behaviors := "IndentedSignature,ForceAddEnvelopedSignatureTransform"

//  Sign the XML...
nSuccess := oGen:CreateXmlDSigSb(oSbXml)
IF (nSuccess != 1)
    ? oGen:LastErrorText
    oXmlToSign:destroy()
    oGen:destroy()
    oCert:destroy()
    oSbXml:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  Save the signed XMl to a file.
nSuccess := oSbXml:WriteFile("qa_output/signedXml.xml", "utf-8", 0)

//  A sample of the signed XML is shown below..
? oSbXml:GetAsString()

//  ----------------------------------------
//  Verify the signature we just produced...
oVerifier := CreateObject("Chilkat.XmlDSig")
nSuccess := oVerifier:LoadSignatureSb(oSbXml)
IF (nSuccess != 1)
    ? oVerifier:LastErrorText
    oXmlToSign:destroy()
    oGen:destroy()
    oCert:destroy()
    oSbXml:destroy()
    oVerifier:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

nVerified := oVerifier:VerifySignature(1)
IF (nVerified != 1)
    ? oVerifier:LastErrorText
    oXmlToSign:destroy()
    oGen:destroy()
    oCert:destroy()
    oSbXml:destroy()
    oVerifier:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

? "This signature was successfully verified."

//  -----------------------------------------
//  Sample output of AuthNRequest signed XML:
//  (Line-breaks and some indenting added for readability..)

//  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
//  <samlp:AuthnRequest 
//    xmlns:samlp="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:protocol" 
//    xmlns:saml="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:assertion" 
//    ID="pfx41d8ef22-e612-8c50-9960-1b16f15741b3" 
//    Version="2.0" ProviderName="SP test" 
//    IssueInstant="2014-07-16T23:52:45Z" 
//    Destination="http://idp.example.com/SSOService.php" 
//    ProtocolBinding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-POST" 
//    AssertionConsumerServiceURL="http://sp.example.com/demo1/index.php?acs">
//      <saml:Issuer>http://sp.example.com/demo1/metadata.php</saml:Issuer>
//      <samlp:NameIDPolicy Format="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.1:nameid-format:emailAddress" AllowCreate="true"/>
//      <samlp:RequestedAuthnContext Comparison="exact">
//          <saml:AuthnContextClassRef>urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:ac:classes:PasswordProtectedTransport</saml:AuthnContextClassRef>
//      </samlp:RequestedAuthnContext>
//  	<ds:Signature xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#">
//  	  <ds:SignedInfo>
//  	    <ds:CanonicalizationMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#"/>
//  	    <ds:SignatureMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#rsa-sha1"/>
//  	    <ds:Reference URI="#pfx41d8ef22-e612-8c50-9960-1b16f15741b3">
//  	      <ds:Transforms>
//  	        <ds:Transform Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#enveloped-signature"/>
//  	        <ds:Transform Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#"/>
//  	      </ds:Transforms>
//  	      <ds:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#sha1"/>
//  	      <ds:DigestValue>5d+/YNShy4qnvZcvik8fHHg2SWQ=</ds:DigestValue>
//  	    </ds:Reference>
//  	  </ds:SignedInfo>
//  	  <ds:SignatureValue>QS16H5...U5LQ==</ds:SignatureValue>
//  	  <ds:KeyInfo>
//  	    <ds:X509Data>
//  	      <ds:X509Certificate>MIIF...tjlF4=</ds:X509Certificate>
//  	    </ds:X509Data>
//  	  </ds:KeyInfo>
//  	</ds:Signature>
//  </samlp:AuthnRequest>
//

oXmlToSign:destroy()
oGen:destroy()
oCert:destroy()
oSbXml:destroy()
oVerifier:destroy()