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Xbase++ Requires Chilkat v11.5.0+

Create CAdES (p7m) Signature using ARSS (Aruba Remote Signing Service)

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Demonstrates creating a CAdES (p7m) signature using the Aruba Remote Signing Service.

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LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oCert
LOCAL oJsonArss
LOCAL oCrypt
LOCAL oSignedAttrs
LOCAL cInputXmlPath
LOCAL cOutputP7mPath

nSuccess := 0

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

//  Load the certificate used for signing.  The certificate's private key is stored on 
//  the Aruba.it server and the signing will happen remotely using the
//  ARSS (Aruba Remote Signing Service).
//  However, we still need the certificate locally (without private key).
oCert := CreateObject("Chilkat.Cert")
nSuccess := oCert:LoadFromFile("qa_data/certs/myCert.cer")
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? oCert:LastErrorText
    oCert:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  To sign using the Aruba Remote Signing Service, 
//  add the following lines of code to specify your authentication credentials,
//  and the ID of the certificate w/ private key on the server to be used.
oJsonArss := CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")

//  Set the "service" equal to "ARSS" to tell Chilkat to use ARSS for signing.
oJsonArss:UpdateString("service", "ARSS")
//  Specify the certificate ID, such as "AS0"
//  This certificate should match the certificate loaded in the above code.
oJsonArss:UpdateString("certID", "YOUR_ARSS_CERT_ID")
oJsonArss:UpdateString("otpPwd", "YOUR_OTP_PWD")

//  Specifies the OTP authentication environment.
//  
//  Common values are:
//    "demoprod" - Demo/Test environment
//    "prod"     - Production environment
//  
//  This value is sent to the ARSS service and determines how the OTP
//  authentication is validated.  The correct value depends on the type
//  of Aruba account and environment that has been provisioned.
//  
//  If signing fails with an authentication-related error, verify that
//  the typeOtpAuth value matches the environment associated with the
//  ARSS account credentials being used.
oJsonArss:UpdateString("typeOtpAuth", "demoprod")

oJsonArss:UpdateString("user", "YOUR_ARSS_USERNAME")
oJsonArss:UpdateString("userPWD", "YOUR_ARSS_PASSWORD")

//  The "endpoint" can be specified starting in Chilkat v11.5.0
oJsonArss:UpdateString("endpoint", "https://app1.firma-remota.it/ArubaSignerService/webresources/signerservice")

nSuccess := oCert:SetCloudSigner(oJsonArss)

oCrypt := CreateObject("Chilkat.Crypt2")

nSuccess := oCrypt:SetSigningCert(oCert)
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? oCrypt:LastErrorText
    oCert:destroy()
    oJsonArss:destroy()
    oCrypt:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  The CadesEnabled property applies to all methods that create PKCS7 signatures. 
//  To create a CAdES-BES signature, set this property equal to true.
oCrypt:CadesEnabled := 1

oCrypt:HashAlgorithm := "sha256"

oSignedAttrs := CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
oSignedAttrs:UpdateInt("contentType", 1)
oSignedAttrs:UpdateInt("signingTime", 1)
oSignedAttrs:UpdateInt("messageDigest", 1)
oSignedAttrs:UpdateInt("signingCertificateV2", 1)
oCrypt:SigningAttributes := oSignedAttrs:Emit()

//  You can sign any type of file..
cInputXmlPath := "qa_data/e-Invoice.xml"
cOutputP7mPath := "qa_output/signed.p7m"

//  Create the CAdES-BES attached signature, which contains the original data.
//  Chilkat will build the .p7m locally, but will (internally) use ARSS
//  to do the RSA signing remotely.
nSuccess := oCrypt:CreateP7M(cInputXmlPath, cOutputP7mPath)
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? oCrypt:LastErrorText
    oCert:destroy()
    oJsonArss:destroy()
    oCrypt:destroy()
    oSignedAttrs:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

? "Success."

oCert:destroy()
oJsonArss:destroy()
oCrypt:destroy()
oSignedAttrs:destroy()