Classic ASP
Classic ASP
HMRC Validate Fraud Prevention Headers
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Demonstrates how to test (validate) HMRC fraud prevention headers.Chilkat Classic ASP Downloads
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success = 0
' This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
set rest = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.Rest")
success = rest.Connect("test-api.service.hmrc.gov.uk",443,1,1)
If (success = 0) Then
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( rest.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
Response.End
End If
' Load the previously fetched access token.
set json = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = json.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/hmrc.json")
accessToken = json.StringOf("access_token")
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Using access toke: " & accessToken) & "</pre>"
set sbAuthHeaderValue = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = sbAuthHeaderValue.Append("Bearer ")
success = sbAuthHeaderValue.Append(accessToken)
success = rest.AddHeader("Accept","application/vnd.hmrc.1.0+json")
success = rest.AddHeader("Authorization",sbAuthHeaderValue.GetAsString())
' Add the fraud prevention headers.
' See https://developer.service.hmrc.gov.uk/api-documentation/docs/fraud-prevention
success = rest.AddHeader("gov-client-connection-method","DESKTOP_APP_DIRECT")
' This should be generated by an application and persistently stored on the device. The identifier should not expire.
success = rest.AddHeader("gov-client-device-id","beec798b-b366-47fa-b1f8-92cede14a1ce")
' See https://developer.service.hmrc.gov.uk/api-documentation/docs/fraud-prevention
success = rest.AddHeader("gov-client-user-ids","os=user123")
' Your local IP addresses (comma separated), such as addresses beginning with "192.168." or "172.16."
success = rest.AddHeader("gov-client-local-ips","172.16.16.23")
' You'll need to find a way to get your MAC address. Chilkat does not yet provide this ability...
success = rest.AddHeader("gov-client-mac-addresses","7C%3AD3%3A0A%3A25%3ADA%3A1C")
success = rest.AddHeader("gov-client-timezone","UTC+00:00")
' You can probably just hard-code these so they're always the same with each request.
success = rest.AddHeader("gov-client-window-size","width=1256&height=800")
success = rest.AddHeader("gov-client-screens","width=1920&height=1080&scaling-factor=1&colour-depth=16")
success = rest.AddHeader("gov-client-user-agent","Windows/Server%202012 (Dell%20Inc./OptiPlex%20980)")
success = rest.AddHeader("gov-vendor-version","My%20Desktop%20Software=1.2.3.build4286")
responseStr = rest.FullRequestNoBody("GET","/test/fraud-prevention-headers/validate")
If (rest.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( rest.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
Response.End
End If
' If the status code is 200, then the fraud prevention headers were validated.
' The JSON response may include some warnings..
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Response status code = " & rest.ResponseStatusCode) & "</pre>"
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Response JSON body: ") & "</pre>"
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( responseStr) & "</pre>"
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