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Create EBICS Signature (XMLDSIG)

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Demonstrates how to create an EBICS signature. (EBICS is the Electronic Banking Internet Communication Standard)

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Dim success As Boolean = False

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

'  This is the sample XML to be signed:

'  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
'  <ebicsRequest
'    xmlns="urn:org:ebics:H005"
'    xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#"
'    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
'    xsi:schemaLocation="urn:org:ebics:H005 ebics_request_H005.xsd"
'    Version="H005" Revision="1">
'    <header authenticate="true">
'      <static>
'        <HostID>EBIXHOST</HostID>
'        <Nonce>BDA2312973890654FAC9879A89794E65</Nonce>
'        <Timestamp>2005-01-30T15:30:45.123Z</Timestamp>
'        <PartnerID>CUSTM001</PartnerID>
'        <UserID>USR100</UserID>
'        <Product Language="en" InstituteID="Institute ID">Product Identifier</Product>
'        <OrderDetails>
'          <AdminOrderType>BTU</AdminOrderType>
'          <BTUOrderParams>
'            <Service>
'              <ServiceName>SCT</ServiceName>
'              <MsgName>pain.001</MsgName>
'            </Service>
'          </BTUOrderParams>
'        </OrderDetails>
'        <BankPubKeyDigests>
'          <Authentication Version="X002" Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256">1H/rQr2Axe9hYTV2n/tCp+3UIQQ=</Authentication>
'          <Encryption Version="E002" Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256">2lwiueWOIER823jSoiOkjl+woeI=</Encryption>
'        </BankPubKeyDigests>
'        <SecurityMedium>0000</SecurityMedium>
'        <NumSegments>2</NumSegments>
'      </static>
'      <mutable>
'        <TransactionPhase>Initialisation</TransactionPhase>
'      </mutable>
'    </header>
'    <body>
'      <PreValidation authenticate="true">
'        <DataDigest SignatureVersion="A006"> MTIzNDU2Nzg5MDEyMzQ1Njc4OTAxMjM0NTY3ODkwMTI=</DataDigest>
'      </PreValidation>
'      <DataTransfer>
'        <DataEncryptionInfo authenticate="true">
'          <EncryptionPubKeyDigest Version="E002" Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256">..here hash value of the public bank key for encryption..</EncryptionPubKeyDigest>
'          <TransactionKey>EIGI4En6KEB6ArEzw+iq4N1wm6EptcyxXxStA...</TransactionKey>
'          <HostID>EBIXHOST</HostID>
'        </DataEncryptionInfo>
'        <SignatureData authenticate="true">n6KEB6ArEzw+iq4N1wm6EptcyxXxStAO...</SignatureData>
'        <DataDigest SignatureVersion="A006"> MTIzNDU2Nzg5MDEyMzQ1Njc4OTAxMjM0NTY3ODkwMTI=</DataDigest>
'      </DataTransfer>
'    </body>
'  </ebicsRequest>

'  Load the above XML from a file.
Dim sbXml As ChilkatStringBuilder
sbXml.Initialize
success = sbXml.LoadFile("qa_data/xml_dsig/ebics/fileToSign.xml", "utf-8")
If success = False Then
    Log("Failed to load XML input file.")
    Return
End If


Dim gen As ChilkatXmlDSigGen
gen.Initialize("gen")

'  We're going to insert the signature between the </header> and the <body>
gen.SigLocation = "ebicsRequest|header"

'  Set the SigLocationMod = 1 to insert *after* the SigLocation
gen.SigLocationMod = 1

'  We wish to use "ds" for the namespace..
gen.SigNamespacePrefix = "ds"
gen.SigNamespaceUri = "http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#"

'  Specify canonicalization and hash algorithms
gen.SignedInfoCanonAlg = "C14N"
gen.SignedInfoDigestMethod = "sha256"

'  Add the reference.
'  For EBICS signatures, we pass the special keyword "EBICS" in the 1st argument.
'  This tells Chilkat to create the reference using URI="#xpointer(//*[@authenticate='true'])"
gen.AddSameDocRef("EBICS", "sha256", "C14N", "", "")

'  Provide our certificate + private key. (PFX password is test123)
'  (You'll use your own certificate, which can be loaded from many different sources by Chilkat, including smart cards.)
Dim cert As ChilkatCert
cert.Initialize("cert")
success = cert.LoadPfxFile("qa_data/pfx/cert_test123.pfx", "test123")
If success = False Then
    Log(cert.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


success = gen.SetX509Cert(cert, True)
If success = False Then
    Log(gen.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


'  We don't want a KeyInfo to be included.
gen.KeyInfoType = "None"

'  Request an indented signature for readability.
'  This can be removed after debugging (for a more compact signature).
gen.Behaviors = "IndentedSignature"

'  Sign the XML.
success = gen.CreateXmlDSigSb(sbXml)
If success = False Then
    Log(gen.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


'  This is the XML with the EBICS signature added:

'  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
'  <ebicsRequest
'  xmlns="urn:org:ebics:H005"
'  xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#"
'  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
'  xsi:schemaLocation="urn:org:ebics:H005 ebics_request_H005.xsd"
'  Version="H005" Revision="1">
'    <header authenticate="true">
'      <static>
'        <HostID>EBIXHOST</HostID>
'        <Nonce>BDA2312973890654FAC9879A89794E65</Nonce>
'        <Timestamp>2005-01-30T15:30:45.123Z</Timestamp>
'        <PartnerID>CUSTM001</PartnerID>
'        <UserID>USR100</UserID>
'        <Product Language="en" InstituteID="Institute ID">Product Identifier</Product>
'        <OrderDetails>
'          <AdminOrderType>BTU</AdminOrderType>
'          <BTUOrderParams>
'            <Service>
'              <ServiceName>SCT</ServiceName>
'              <MsgName>pain.001</MsgName>
'            </Service>
'          </BTUOrderParams>
'        </OrderDetails>
'        <BankPubKeyDigests>
'          <Authentication Version="X002" Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256">1H/rQr2Axe9hYTV2n/tCp+3UIQQ=</Authentication>
'          <Encryption Version="E002" Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256">2lwiueWOIER823jSoiOkjl+woeI=</Encryption>
'        </BankPubKeyDigests>
'        <SecurityMedium>0000</SecurityMedium>
'        <NumSegments>2</NumSegments>
'      </static>
'      <mutable>
'        <TransactionPhase>Initialisation</TransactionPhase>
'      </mutable>
'    </header><AuthSignature xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#">
'    <ds:SignedInfo>
'      <ds:CanonicalizationMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/REC-xml-c14n-20010315"/>
'      <ds:SignatureMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmldsig-more#rsa-sha256"/>
'      <ds:Reference URI="#xpointer(//*[@authenticate='true'])">
'        <ds:Transforms>
'          <ds:Transform Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/REC-xml-c14n-20010315"/>
'        </ds:Transforms>
'        <ds:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256"/>
'        <ds:DigestValue>jjLD90BedcIVxFENHse6pOnRubVUlHpKjXUF5BUd00k=</ds:DigestValue>
'      </ds:Reference>
'    </ds:SignedInfo>
'    <ds:SignatureValue>TlVgCXGf+3kKZ4LLwqxKoMaDZSBdiDRcGpdKB+tFZ7MZse9jDqtCai7PxcvRLC7yRGRj3XWrAB6IVqXh6tXGqiAtRfa7XjezvJTmUdMEJ3hTEgKqm7cKjjZX5C+lN5XTJghOy0X1bZBl/NBJu/aqY9s8PKsD5Cpm8bFkl2ReBBTCTSF5CRK3XZr+fvWuUX2sFrFS5UDXG8/cmhaKHT15LBOJgYuLYr80dtL251Jy20rIJ5KK8xUz9gpexE61Y/ml6mUPLm8YgdACRdNvCOPRLjCqYwFbnfgaVO6MtSRG819rWyNtBhqVxdzbntiV1UobKbwFiJ1LMMHF0NCo2LGLCw==</ds:SignatureValue>
'  </AuthSignature>
'    <body>
'      <PreValidation authenticate="true">
'        <DataDigest SignatureVersion="A006"> MTIzNDU2Nzg5MDEyMzQ1Njc4OTAxMjM0NTY3ODkwMTI=</DataDigest>
'      </PreValidation>
'      <DataTransfer>
'        <DataEncryptionInfo authenticate="true">
'          <EncryptionPubKeyDigest Version="E002" Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256">..here hash value of the public bank key for encryption..</EncryptionPubKeyDigest>
'          <TransactionKey>EIGI4En6KEB6ArEzw+iq4N1wm6EptcyxXxStA...</TransactionKey>
'          <HostID>EBIXHOST</HostID>
'        </DataEncryptionInfo>
'        <SignatureData authenticate="true">n6KEB6ArEzw+iq4N1wm6EptcyxXxStAO...</SignatureData>
'        <DataDigest SignatureVersion="A006"> MTIzNDU2Nzg5MDEyMzQ1Njc4OTAxMjM0NTY3ODkwMTI=</DataDigest>
'      </DataTransfer>
'    </body>
'  </ebicsRequest>

Log("Here's the EBICS signed XML:")
Log(sbXml.GetAsString)
Log("----")

'  Verify the signature we just produced...
Dim verifier As ChilkatXmlDSig
verifier.Initialize
success = verifier.LoadSignatureSb(sbXml)
If success = False Then
    Log(verifier.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


'  The signature has no KeyInfo, so we must externally provide the key.
Dim pubKey As ChilkatPublicKey
pubKey.Initialize
cert.GetPublicKey(pubKey)

success = verifier.SetPublicKey(pubKey)
If success = False Then
    Log(verifier.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


success = verifier.VerifySignature(True)
If success = False Then
    Log(verifier.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


Log("EBICS signature verified.")