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Examine KeyInfo Certificate in XML Signature

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This example loads signed XML and gets the signing certificate, assuming the certificate is contained in X509Certificate within the KeyInfo.

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Dim success As Boolean = False

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

Dim dsig As ChilkatXmlDSig
dsig.Initialize
Dim sbXml As ChilkatStringBuilder
sbXml.Initialize

success = sbXml.LoadFile("c:/aaworkarea/elias/3/face_f09006808443a699d1b.xml", "utf-8")
If success <> True Then
    Log("Failed to load XML file.")
    Return
End If


success = dsig.LoadSignatureSb(sbXml)
If success <> True Then
    Log(dsig.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


'  Get the KeyInfo XML.
Dim xmlKeyInfo As ChilkatXml = dsig.GetKeyInfo
If dsig.LastMethodSuccess <> True Then
    Log(dsig.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


Log(xmlKeyInfo.GetXml)
Log("----")

'  Assuming the X509Certificate is in the KeyInfo, it will look like this:

'    <ds:KeyInfo Id="...">
'      <ds:KeyValue>
'      ...  
'      <ds:X509Data>
'        <ds:X509Certificate>MIIHAz...</ds:X509Certificate>
'      </ds:X509Data>
'    </ds:KeyInfo>
Dim certBase64 As String = xmlKeyInfo.GetChildContent("*:X509Data|*:X509Certificate")
If xmlKeyInfo.LastMethodSuccess <> True Then
    Log("No X509Certificate found in the KeyInfo.")
    Return
End If


'  Load a certificate object w/ the base64.
Dim cert As ChilkatCert
cert.Initialize("cert")
success = cert.LoadFromBase64(certBase64)
If success <> True Then
    Log(cert.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


'  Examine the cert..
Log("SubjectDN: " & cert.SubjectDN)
Log("IssuerDN: " & cert.IssuerDN)
Log("SerialNumber as Decimal: " & cert.SerialDecimal)