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Verify XML Signature with External Data Reference

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Demonstrates how to verify an XML digital signature where the data is external. In this case, the data is a JPG file.

This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.69 or greater.

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import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    boolean success = false;

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

    // The XML containing the Signature to be verified contains the following:
    // <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
    // <abc>
    //   <xyz>
    //     <jpg>
    //         <name>starfish.jpg</name>
    //         <url>https://www.chilkatsoft.com/images/starfish.jpg</url>
    //     <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/2001/04/xmldsig-more#rsa-sha256"/><ds:Reference URI="https://www.chilkatsoft.com/images/starfish.jpg"><ds:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256"/><ds:DigestValue>AOU810yJV5Np/DnO29qpObqiTSTTCDvxGsX5ayiTYXI=</ds:DigestValue></ds:Reference></ds:SignedInfo><ds:SignatureValue>MbHOti6nOh9DJP/u7u1+a1u0wRYIGEdaAVk5ehxqeBhcR4qvGvCQ7wLxcfDuwFG2grSg43ANxDYngLqZTeFb5nCfywcuNBQI8FrNRVY5hkyv6kDW1BVN8ot9qPYX9oHxJp1e+nMszIiSxqHX3XDI7YnvFt/0CyeO5JaQQEzXzIwqqb8iUNcH/bJzR6CrTf1hGuQ5MPorG0bRwbYPPHHzipUqHBinK8VbHobnxL7GQHAhR8k9gDD35kZcMxf/74U7pGO19ZzTbdJW5S7q4bVVxvsuU3itTbhHI60pOE14ibrjZtIrPZLVUD3TQqIIF04TChW2NXdYOo3+ij4ZnP8x+g==</ds:SignatureValue><ds:KeyInfo><ds:KeyValue><ds:RSAKeyValue><ds:Modulus>sXeRhM55P13FbpNcXAMR3olbw2Wa6keZIHu5YTZYUBTlYWId+pNiwUz3zFIEo+0IfYR0H27ybIycQO+1IIzJofUFNMAL3tZps2OKPlsjuCPls6kXpXhv/gvhux8LrCtp4PcKWqJ6QVOZKChc7WAx40qFWzHi57ueqRTv3x0kESqGg/VjsqyTEvb55psJO2RsfhLT7+YVh3hImRM3RDaJdkTkPuOxeFyT6N7VXD09329sLuS3QkUbE9zEKDnz9X3d8dEQdJhSI9ba5fxl8R7fu8pB67ElfzFml96X1jLFtzy1pzOT5Fc4ROcaqlYckVzdBq9sxezm6MYmDBjNAcibRw==</ds:Modulus><ds:Exponent>AQAB</ds:Exponent></ds:RSAKeyValue></ds:KeyValue></ds:KeyInfo></ds:Signature></jpg>
    //   </xyz>
    // </abc>

    // The above XML is available at https://www.chilkatsoft.com/exampleData/xmlsig_external_jpg_reference.xml
    // First fetch the XML..

    String url = "https://www.chilkatsoft.com/exampleData/xmlsig_external_jpg_reference.xml";
    CkHttp http = new CkHttp();
    CkStringBuilder sbXml = new CkStringBuilder();
    success = http.QuickGetSb(url,sbXml);
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(http.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    CkXmlDSig verifier = new CkXmlDSig();

    // Load the XML containing the signatures to be verified.
    // Note that this particular Signature already contains the RSA public key that will be used
    // for verification.
    success = verifier.LoadSignatureSb(sbXml);
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(verifier.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Get the Reference URI, which in this case is the URL to the binary data that was hashed.
    // This fetchs the URI attribute value from:  <ds:Reference URI="https://www.chilkatsoft.com/images/starfish.jpg">
    String refUri = verifier.referenceUri(0);
    if (verifier.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        System.out.println("No reference URI found.");
        return;
        }

    // Download the JPG data to be verified.
    CkBinData jpgData = new CkBinData();
    success = http.QuickGetBd(refUri,jpgData);
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(http.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Provide the JPG data to the verifier
    verifier.SetRefDataBd(0,jpgData);

    // Verify the signature
    boolean bVerified = verifier.VerifySignature(true);
    System.out.println("Signature verified = " + bVerified);
  }
}