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Verify XML Digital Signature having KeyName

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Demonstrates how to verify an XML digital signature where the KeyInfo part contains the KeyName element.
In this case, the public key is not specifically stored in the signed XML.
Rather, application specific information about the key is stored in the KeyName element.
This example uses the KeyName to find and matching public key.

This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.69 or greater.

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LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL cUrl
LOCAL oHttp
LOCAL oSbXml
LOCAL oVerifier
LOCAL oXmlKeyInfo
LOCAL oSbKeyName
LOCAL oPubKey
LOCAL nBVerified

nSuccess := 0

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

//  The signed XML to be verified in this example contains the following:
//  
//  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
//  <Envelope>
//    <Header>
//      <Security>
//      <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/2009/xmldsig11#dsa-sha256"/><ds:Reference URI="#abc"><ds:Transforms><ds:Transform Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#"/></ds:Transforms><ds:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256"/><ds:DigestValue>XTjDIHSEsDNTO9yn4cKtyXjRUjPFXkOQOLYI5mueZhk=</ds:DigestValue></ds:Reference></ds:SignedInfo><ds:SignatureValue>NXOIMevGCqFl0Dwtp2KkqkT05GRV8CjmHZ9LhFpt8/d7+lkIi7mITA==</ds:SignatureValue><ds:KeyInfo><ds:KeyName>dsaKey_123</ds:KeyName></ds:KeyInfo></ds:Signature></Security>
//    </Header>
//    <Body Id="abc">
//      <z:FooBar xmlns:z="https://www.example-code.com"/>
//    </Body>
//  </Envelope>
//  

//  The above XML is available at https://www.chilkatsoft.com/exampleData/signedUsingKeyName.xml
//  First we'll fetch the signed XML:

cUrl := "https://www.chilkatsoft.com/exampleData/signedUsingKeyName.xml"
oHttp := CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")
oSbXml := CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
nSuccess := oHttp:QuickGetSb(cUrl, oSbXml)
IF (nSuccess != 1)
    ? oHttp:LastErrorText
    oHttp:destroy()
    oSbXml:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

oVerifier := CreateObject("Chilkat.XmlDSig")

//  Load the XML containing the signature to be verified.
nSuccess := oVerifier:LoadSignatureSb(oSbXml)
IF (nSuccess != 1)
    ? oVerifier:LastErrorText
    oHttp:destroy()
    oSbXml:destroy()
    oVerifier:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  (The Chilkat XML Digital Signature API has the capability to handle XML documents with multiple signatures.
//  We know in advance that this signed XML has just one Signature, so we leave the dsig.Selector property at the
//  default value of 0.)

//  Let's get the KeyInfo XML so we can then get the KeyName.
oXmlKeyInfo := oVerifier:GetKeyInfo()
IF (oVerifier:LastMethodSuccess == 0)
    ? "There is no KeyInfo available in the Signature."
    oHttp:destroy()
    oSbXml:destroy()
    oVerifier:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  Examine the XML:
? oXmlKeyInfo:GetXml()

//  The KeyInfo XML that is returned looks like this:
//  
//  	<ds:KeyInfo>
//  	    <ds:KeyName>dsaKey_123</ds:KeyName>
//  	</ds:KeyInfo>
//  

//  Get the KeyName.
oSbKeyName := CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
oSbKeyName:Append(oXmlKeyInfo:GetChildContent("*:KeyName"))
oXmlKeyInfo:destroy()

//  sbKeyName contains "dsaKey_123"
? oSbKeyName:GetAsString()

//  The application now locates and loads the public key for verification
//  based on the key name.  This example will do the following:
//  If the key name equals "dsaKey_123", then load the DSA key from
//  "qa_data/dsa/dsa1024_public.pem"
//  

IF (oSbKeyName:ContentsEqual("dsaKey_123", 0) == 0)
    ? "I don't know this key..."
    oHttp:destroy()
    oSbXml:destroy()
    oVerifier:destroy()
    oSbKeyName:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  The DSA public key used in this example is available at:
//  https://www.chilkatsoft.com/exampleData/dsa1024_public.zip
oPubKey := CreateObject("Chilkat.PublicKey")
nSuccess := oPubKey:LoadFromFile("qa_data/dsa/dsa1024_public.pem")
IF (nSuccess != 1)
    ? oPubKey:LastErrorText
    oHttp:destroy()
    oSbXml:destroy()
    oVerifier:destroy()
    oSbKeyName:destroy()
    oPubKey:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  Provide the DSA public key to the XML DSig verifier:
oVerifier:SetPublicKey(oPubKey)

//  Verify the signature
nBVerified := oVerifier:VerifySignature(1)
? "Signature verified = " + Str(nBVerified)

oHttp:destroy()
oSbXml:destroy()
oVerifier:destroy()
oSbKeyName:destroy()
oPubKey:destroy()