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XAdES using TSA Requiring Client Certificate

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Demonstrates how to create an XMLDSig (XAdES) signed document which includes an EncapsulatedTimestamp using a TSA (TimeStamp Authority) server requiring client certificate authentication. One such TSA is https://www3.postsignum.cz/TSS/TSS_crt/

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bool success = false;

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

success = true;

// Load the XML to be signed.  For example, the XML to be signed might contain something like this:

// <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
// <TransakcniLogSystemu xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://nsess.public.cz/erms_trans/v_01_01" Id="Signature1">
//   <TransLogInfo>
//     <Identifikator>XYZ ABC</Identifikator>
//     <DatumVzniku>2022-12-20T14:39:02.3625922+01:00</DatumVzniku>
//     <DatumCasOd>2022-12-20T14:26:26.88</DatumCasOd>
//     <DatumCasDo>2022-12-20T14:39:02.287</DatumCasDo>
//     <Software>XYZ</Software>
//     <VerzeSoftware>2.0.19.32</VerzeSoftware>
//   </TransLogInfo>
//   <Udalosti>
//     <Udalost>
//       <Poradi>1</Poradi>
// ...

// Load the XML to be signed from a file.
// (XML can be loaded from other source, such as a string variable.)
Chilkat.StringBuilder sbXml = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();
success = sbXml.LoadFile("xmlToSign.xml","utf-8");

Chilkat.XmlDSigGen gen = new Chilkat.XmlDSigGen();

gen.SigLocation = "TransakcniLogSystemu";
gen.SigLocationMod = 0;
gen.SigId = "SignatureID-Signature1";
gen.SigNamespacePrefix = "ds";
gen.SigNamespaceUri = "http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#";
gen.SignedInfoCanonAlg = "C14N";
gen.SignedInfoDigestMethod = "sha256";

// Set the KeyInfoId before adding references..
gen.KeyInfoId = "KeyInfoId-Signature-Signature1";

// Create an Object to be added to the Signature.

// Note: Chilkat will automatically fill in the values marked as "TO BE GENERATED BY CHILKAT" at the time of signing.
// The EncapsulatedTimestamp will be automatically generated.

Chilkat.Xml object1 = new Chilkat.Xml();
object1.Tag = "xades:QualifyingProperties";
object1.AddAttribute("xmlns:xades","http://uri.etsi.org/01903/v1.3.2#");
object1.AddAttribute("Target","#Signature1");

object1.UpdateAttrAt("xades:SignedProperties",true,"Id","SignedProperties-Signature-Signature1");
object1.UpdateChildContent("xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedSignatureProperties|xades:SigningTime","TO BE GENERATED BY CHILKAT");
object1.UpdateAttrAt("xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedSignatureProperties|xades:SigningCertificateV2|xades:Cert|xades:CertDigest|ds:DigestMethod",true,"Algorithm","http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256");
object1.UpdateChildContent("xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedSignatureProperties|xades:SigningCertificateV2|xades:Cert|xades:CertDigest|ds:DigestValue","TO BE GENERATED BY CHILKAT");
object1.UpdateChildContent("xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedSignatureProperties|xades:SigningCertificateV2|xades:Cert|xades:IssuerSerialV2","TO BE GENERATED BY CHILKAT");

// The EncapsulatedTimestamp will be included in the unsigned properties.
object1.UpdateAttrAt("xades:UnsignedProperties|xades:UnsignedSignatureProperties|xades:SignatureTimeStamp",true,"Id","signature-timestamp-5561-8212-3316-5191");
object1.UpdateAttrAt("xades:UnsignedProperties|xades:UnsignedSignatureProperties|xades:SignatureTimeStamp|ds:CanonicalizationMethod",true,"Algorithm","http://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#");
object1.UpdateAttrAt("xades:UnsignedProperties|xades:UnsignedSignatureProperties|xades:SignatureTimeStamp|xades:EncapsulatedTimeStamp",true,"Encoding","http://uri.etsi.org/01903/v1.2.2#DER");
object1.UpdateChildContent("xades:UnsignedProperties|xades:UnsignedSignatureProperties|xades:SignatureTimeStamp|xades:EncapsulatedTimeStamp","TO BE GENERATED BY CHILKAT");

gen.AddObject("XadesObjectId-Signature1",object1.GetXml(),"","");

// -------- Reference 1 --------
gen.AddObjectRef("SignedProperties-Signature-Signature1","sha256","EXCL_C14N","","http://uri.etsi.org/01903#SignedProperties");

// -------- Reference 2 --------
gen.AddSameDocRef("KeyInfoId-Signature-Signature1","sha256","EXCL_C14N","","");
gen.SetRefIdAttr("KeyInfoId-Signature-Signature1","ReferenceKeyInfo");

// -------- Reference 3 --------
gen.AddSameDocRef("","sha256","EXCL_C14N","","");
gen.SetRefIdAttr("","Reference-Signature1");

// Provide a certificate + private key. (PFX password is test123)
Chilkat.Cert cert = new Chilkat.Cert();
success = cert.LoadPfxFile("qa_data/pfx/cert_test123.pfx","test123");
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(cert.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

gen.SetX509Cert(cert,true);

gen.KeyInfoType = "X509Data";
gen.X509Type = "Certificate";

gen.Behaviors = "IndentedSignature";

// -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// To have the EncapsulatedTimeStamp automatically added... 
// 1) Add the <xades:EncapsulatedTimeStamp Encoding="http://uri.etsi.org/01903/v1.2.2#DER">TO BE GENERATED BY CHILKAT</xades:EncapsulatedTimeStamp>
//    to the unsigned properties.  (This was accomplished in the above code.)
// 2) Specify the TSA URL (Timestamping Authority URL).
//    Here we specify the TSA URL:
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Chilkat.JsonObject jsonTsa = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
jsonTsa.UpdateString("timestampToken.tsaUrl","https://www3.postsignum.cz/TSS/TSS_crt/");
jsonTsa.UpdateBool("timestampToken.requestTsaCert",true);
gen.SetTsa(jsonTsa);

// -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// In this case, the TSA requires client certificate authentication.
// To provide your client certificate, the application will instantiate a Chilkat HTTP object,
// then set it up with a SSL/TLS client certificate, and then tell the XmlDSigGen object
// to use the HTTP object for connections to the TSA server.
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chilkat.Http http = new Chilkat.Http();
success = http.SetSslClientCertPfx("/home/bob/pfxFiles/myClientSideCertWithPrivateKey.pfx","pfxPassword");
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Tell the XmlDSigGen object to use the above HTTP object for TSA communications.
gen.SetHttpObj(http);

// Sign the XML...
success = gen.CreateXmlDSigSb(sbXml);
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(gen.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// -----------------------------------------------

// Save the signed XML to a file.
success = sbXml.WriteFile("c:/temp/qa_output/signedXml.xml","utf-8",false);

Debug.WriteLine(sbXml.GetAsString());