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Sign XML for Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA)

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Demonstrates how to sign XML for Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA).

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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.

success = True

'  Load XML to be signed...
Dim sbXml As ChilkatStringBuilder
sbXml.Initialize
success = sbXml.LoadFile("qa_data/xml_dsig_valid_samples/UBL_Saudi_ZATCA_Zakat_Tax_and_Customs_Authority_toBeSigned.xml", "utf-8")
If success = False Then
    Log("Failed to load XML file to be signed.")
    Return
End If


'  Loads XML containing the following (with data modified from the original sample).

'  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
'  <Invoice xmlns="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:Invoice-2" xmlns:cac="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonAggregateComponents-2" xmlns:cbc="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonBasicComponents-2" xmlns:ext="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonExtensionComponents-2"><ext:UBLExtensions>
'      <ext:UBLExtension>
'          <ext:ExtensionURI>urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:dsig:enveloped:xades</ext:ExtensionURI>
'          <ext:ExtensionContent>
'              <sig:UBLDocumentSignatures xmlns:sig="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonSignatureComponents-2" xmlns:sac="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:SignatureAggregateComponents-2" xmlns:sbc="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:SignatureBasicComponents-2">
'                  <sac:SignatureInformation>
'                      <cbc:ID>urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:signature:1</cbc:ID>
'                      <sbc:ReferencedSignatureID>urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:signature:Invoice</sbc:ReferencedSignatureID>
'                      
'                  </sac:SignatureInformation>
'              </sig:UBLDocumentSignatures>
'          </ext:ExtensionContent>
'      </ext:UBLExtension>
'  </ext:UBLExtensions>
'     
'     <cbc:ProfileID>reporting:1.0</cbc:ProfileID>
'     <cbc:ID>100</cbc:ID>
'     <cbc:UUID>3cf5ee18-ee25-44ea-a444-2c37ba7f28be</cbc:UUID>
'     <cbc:IssueDate>2021-04-25</cbc:IssueDate>
'     <cbc:IssueTime>15:30:00</cbc:IssueTime>
'     <cbc:InvoiceTypeCode name="0100000">388</cbc:InvoiceTypeCode>
'     <cbc:DocumentCurrencyCode>SAR</cbc:DocumentCurrencyCode>
'     <cbc:TaxCurrencyCode>SAR</cbc:TaxCurrencyCode>
'     <cbc:LineCountNumeric>2</cbc:LineCountNumeric>
'     <cac:AdditionalDocumentReference>
'        <cbc:ID>ICV</cbc:ID>
'        <cbc:UUID>46531</cbc:UUID>
'     </cac:AdditionalDocumentReference>
'     <cac:AdditionalDocumentReference>
'        <cbc:ID>PIH</cbc:ID>
'        <cac:Attachment>
'           <cbc:EmbeddedDocumentBinaryObject mimeCode="text/plain">NWZl......NTdlOQ==</cbc:EmbeddedDocumentBinaryObject>
'        </cac:Attachment>
'     </cac:AdditionalDocumentReference>
'     
'    
'     <cac:AdditionalDocumentReference>
'          <cbc:ID>QR</cbc:ID>
'          <cac:Attachment>
'              <cbc:EmbeddedDocumentBinaryObject mimeCode="text/plain">ARlBbC........FAau5g</cbc:EmbeddedDocumentBinaryObject>
'          </cac:Attachment>
'  </cac:AdditionalDocumentReference><cac:Signature>
'        <cbc:ID>urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:signature:Invoice</cbc:ID>
'        <cbc:SignatureMethod>urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:dsig:enveloped:xades</cbc:SignatureMethod>
'  </cac:Signature><cac:AccountingSupplierParty>
'        <cac:Party>
'           <cac:PartyIdentification>
'              <cbc:ID schemeID="MLS">123457890</cbc:ID>
'           </cac:PartyIdentification>
'           <cac:PostalAddress>
'              <cbc:StreetName>King Abdulaziz Road</cbc:StreetName>
'              <cbc:BuildingNumber>9999</cbc:BuildingNumber>
'              <cbc:PlotIdentification>9999</cbc:PlotIdentification>
'              <cbc:CitySubdivisionName>Al Amal</cbc:CitySubdivisionName>
'              <cbc:CityName>Riyadh</cbc:CityName>
'              <cbc:PostalZone>12643</cbc:PostalZone>
'              <cbc:CountrySubentity>Riyadh Region</cbc:CountrySubentity>
'              <cac:Country>
'                 <cbc:IdentificationCode>SA</cbc:IdentificationCode>
'              </cac:Country>
'           </cac:PostalAddress>
'           <cac:PartyTaxScheme>
'              <cbc:CompanyID>300099999900003</cbc:CompanyID>
'              <cac:TaxScheme>
'                 <cbc:ID>VAT</cbc:ID>
'              </cac:TaxScheme>
'           </cac:PartyTaxScheme>
'           <cac:PartyLegalEntity>
'              <cbc:RegistrationName>Example Co. LTD</cbc:RegistrationName>
'           </cac:PartyLegalEntity>
'        </cac:Party>
'     </cac:AccountingSupplierParty>
'     <cac:AccountingCustomerParty>
'        <cac:Party>
'           <cac:PartyIdentification>
'              <cbc:ID schemeID="SAG">123C12345678</cbc:ID>
'           </cac:PartyIdentification>
'           <cac:PostalAddress>
'              <cbc:StreetName>King Abdullah Road</cbc:StreetName>
'              <cbc:BuildingNumber>9999</cbc:BuildingNumber>
'              <cbc:PlotIdentification>9999</cbc:PlotIdentification>
'              <cbc:CitySubdivisionName>Al Mursalat</cbc:CitySubdivisionName>
'              <cbc:CityName>Riyadh</cbc:CityName>
'              <cbc:PostalZone>11564</cbc:PostalZone>
'              <cbc:CountrySubentity>Riyadh Region</cbc:CountrySubentity>
'              <cac:Country>
'                 <cbc:IdentificationCode>SA</cbc:IdentificationCode>
'              </cac:Country>
'           </cac:PostalAddress>
'           <cac:PartyTaxScheme>
'              <cac:TaxScheme>
'                 <cbc:ID>VAT</cbc:ID>
'              </cac:TaxScheme>
'           </cac:PartyTaxScheme>
'           <cac:PartyLegalEntity>
'              <cbc:RegistrationName>EXAMPLE MARKETS</cbc:RegistrationName>
'           </cac:PartyLegalEntity>
'        </cac:Party>
'     </cac:AccountingCustomerParty>
'     <cac:Delivery>
'        <cbc:ActualDeliveryDate>2022-04-25</cbc:ActualDeliveryDate>
'     </cac:Delivery>
'     <cac:PaymentMeans>
'        <cbc:PaymentMeansCode>42</cbc:PaymentMeansCode>
'     </cac:PaymentMeans>
'     <cac:TaxTotal>
'        <cbc:TaxAmount currencyID="SAR">135.00</cbc:TaxAmount>
'        <cac:TaxSubtotal>
'           <cbc:TaxableAmount currencyID="SAR">900.00</cbc:TaxableAmount>
'           <cbc:TaxAmount currencyID="SAR">135.00</cbc:TaxAmount>
'           <cac:TaxCategory>
'              <cbc:ID>S</cbc:ID>
'              <cbc:Percent>15</cbc:Percent>
'              <cac:TaxScheme>
'                 <cbc:ID>VAT</cbc:ID>
'              </cac:TaxScheme>
'           </cac:TaxCategory>
'        </cac:TaxSubtotal>
'     </cac:TaxTotal>
'     <cac:TaxTotal>
'        <cbc:TaxAmount currencyID="SAR">135.00</cbc:TaxAmount>
'     </cac:TaxTotal>
'     <cac:LegalMonetaryTotal>
'        <cbc:LineExtensionAmount currencyID="SAR">900.00</cbc:LineExtensionAmount>
'        <cbc:TaxExclusiveAmount currencyID="SAR">900.00</cbc:TaxExclusiveAmount>
'        <cbc:TaxInclusiveAmount currencyID="SAR">1035.00</cbc:TaxInclusiveAmount>
'        <cbc:AllowanceTotalAmount currencyID="SAR">0.00</cbc:AllowanceTotalAmount>
'        <cbc:PayableAmount currencyID="SAR">1035.00</cbc:PayableAmount>
'     </cac:LegalMonetaryTotal>
'     <cac:InvoiceLine>
'        <cbc:ID>1</cbc:ID>
'        <cbc:InvoicedQuantity unitCode="PCE">1</cbc:InvoicedQuantity>
'        <cbc:LineExtensionAmount currencyID="SAR">200.00</cbc:LineExtensionAmount>
'        <cac:TaxTotal>
'           <cbc:TaxAmount currencyID="SAR">30.00</cbc:TaxAmount>
'           <cbc:RoundingAmount currencyID="SAR">230.00</cbc:RoundingAmount>
'        </cac:TaxTotal>
'        <cac:Item>
'           <cbc:Name>Item A</cbc:Name>
'           <cac:ClassifiedTaxCategory>
'              <cbc:ID>S</cbc:ID>
'              <cbc:Percent>15</cbc:Percent>
'              <cac:TaxScheme>
'                 <cbc:ID>VAT</cbc:ID>
'              </cac:TaxScheme>
'           </cac:ClassifiedTaxCategory>
'        </cac:Item>
'        <cac:Price>
'           <cbc:PriceAmount currencyID="SAR">200.00</cbc:PriceAmount>
'        </cac:Price>
'     </cac:InvoiceLine>
'     <cac:InvoiceLine>
'        <cbc:ID>2</cbc:ID>
'        <cbc:InvoicedQuantity unitCode="PCE">2</cbc:InvoicedQuantity>
'        <cbc:LineExtensionAmount currencyID="SAR">700.00</cbc:LineExtensionAmount>
'        <cac:TaxTotal>
'           <cbc:TaxAmount currencyID="SAR">105.00</cbc:TaxAmount>
'           <cbc:RoundingAmount currencyID="SAR">805.00</cbc:RoundingAmount>
'        </cac:TaxTotal>
'        <cac:Item>
'           <cbc:Name>Item B</cbc:Name>
'           <cac:ClassifiedTaxCategory>
'              <cbc:ID>S</cbc:ID>
'              <cbc:Percent>15</cbc:Percent>
'              <cac:TaxScheme>
'                 <cbc:ID>VAT</cbc:ID>
'              </cac:TaxScheme>
'           </cac:ClassifiedTaxCategory>
'        </cac:Item>
'        <cac:Price>
'           <cbc:PriceAmount currencyID="SAR">350.00</cbc:PriceAmount>
'        </cac:Price>
'     </cac:InvoiceLine>
'  </Invoice>

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

gen.SigLocation = "Invoice|ext:UBLExtensions|ext:UBLExtension|ext:ExtensionContent|sig:UBLDocumentSignatures|sac:SignatureInformation"
gen.SigLocationMod = 0
gen.SigId = "signature"
gen.SigNamespacePrefix = "ds"
gen.SigNamespaceUri = "http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#"
gen.SignedInfoCanonAlg = "C14N_11"
gen.SignedInfoDigestMethod = "sha256"

'  Create an Object to be added to the Signature.
Dim object1 As ChilkatXml
object1.Initialize
object1.Tag = "xades:QualifyingProperties"
object1.AddAttribute("xmlns:xades", "http://uri.etsi.org/01903/v1.3.2#")
object1.AddAttribute("Target", "signature")
object1.UpdateAttrAt("xades:SignedProperties", True, "Id", "xadesSignedProperties")
object1.UpdateChildContent("xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedSignatureProperties|xades:SigningTime", "TO BE GENERATED BY CHILKAT")
object1.UpdateAttrAt("xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedSignatureProperties|xades:SigningCertificate|xades:Cert|xades:CertDigest|ds:DigestMethod", True, "Algorithm", "http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256")
object1.UpdateChildContent("xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedSignatureProperties|xades:SigningCertificate|xades:Cert|xades:CertDigest|ds:DigestValue", "TO BE GENERATED BY CHILKAT")
object1.UpdateChildContent("xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedSignatureProperties|xades:SigningCertificate|xades:Cert|xades:IssuerSerial|ds:X509IssuerName", "TO BE GENERATED BY CHILKAT")
object1.UpdateChildContent("xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedSignatureProperties|xades:SigningCertificate|xades:Cert|xades:IssuerSerial|ds:X509SerialNumber", "TO BE GENERATED BY CHILKAT")

gen.AddObject("", object1.GetXml, "", "")

'  -------- Reference 1 --------
Dim xml1 As ChilkatXml
xml1.Initialize
xml1.Tag = "ds:Transforms"
xml1.UpdateAttrAt("ds:Transform", True, "Algorithm", "http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-xpath-19991116")
xml1.UpdateChildContent("ds:Transform|ds:XPath", "not(//ancestor-or-self::ext:UBLExtensions)")
xml1.UpdateAttrAt("ds:Transform[1]", True, "Algorithm", "http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-xpath-19991116")
xml1.UpdateChildContent("ds:Transform[1]|ds:XPath", "not(//ancestor-or-self::cac:Signature)")
xml1.UpdateAttrAt("ds:Transform[2]", True, "Algorithm", "http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-xpath-19991116")
xml1.UpdateChildContent("ds:Transform[2]|ds:XPath", "not(//ancestor-or-self::cac:AdditionalDocumentReference[cbc:ID='QR'])")
xml1.UpdateAttrAt("ds:Transform[3]", True, "Algorithm", "http://www.w3.org/2006/12/xml-c14n11")

gen.AddSameDocRef2("", "sha256", xml1, "")

gen.SetRefIdAttr("", "invoiceSignedData")

'  -------- Reference 2 --------
gen.AddObjectRef("xadesSignedProperties", "sha256", "", "", "http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#SignatureProperties")

'  Provide a certificate + private key. (PFX password is test123)
Dim certFromPfx As ChilkatCert
certFromPfx.Initialize("certFromPfx")
success = certFromPfx.LoadPfxFile("qa_data/pfx/cert_test123.pfx", "test123")
If success <> True Then
    Log(certFromPfx.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


'  Alternatively, if your certificate and private key are in separate PEM files, do this:
Dim cert As ChilkatCert
cert.Initialize("cert")
success = cert.LoadFromFile("qa_data/zatca/cert.pem")
If success <> True Then
    Log(cert.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


Log(cert.SubjectCN)

'  Load the private key.
Dim privKey As ChilkatPrivateKey
privKey.Initialize("privKey")
success = privKey.LoadPemFile("qa_data/zatca/ec-secp256k1-priv-key.pem")
If success <> True Then
    Log(privKey.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


Log("Key Type: " & privKey.KeyType)

'  Associate the private key with the certificate.
success = cert.SetPrivateKey(privKey)
If success <> True Then
    Log(cert.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


'  The certificate passed to SetX509Cert must have an associated private key.
'  If the cert was loaded from a PFX, then it should automatically has an associated private key.
'  If the cert was loaded from PEM, then the private key was explicitly associated as shown above.
success = gen.SetX509Cert(cert, True)
If success <> True Then
    Log(gen.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


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

'  ---------------- This is important -----------------------------------------
'  Starting in Chilkat v9.5.0.92, add the "ZATCA" behavior to produce the format required by ZATCA.
gen.Behaviors = "IndentedSignature,TransformSignatureXPath,ZATCA"
'  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

'  -----------------------------------------------

'  Save the signed XML to a file.
success = sbXml.WriteFile("qa_output/signedXml.xml", "utf-8", False)

Log(sbXml.GetAsString)

'  ----------------------------------------
'  Verify the signatures we just produced...
Dim verifier As ChilkatXmlDSig
verifier.Initialize
success = verifier.LoadSignatureSb(sbXml)
If success <> True Then
    Log(verifier.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


'  ---------------- This is important -----------------------------------------
'  Starting in Chilkat v9.5.0.92, specify "ZATCA" in uncommon options 
'  to validate signed XML according to ZATCA needs.
'  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
verifier.UncommonOptions = "ZATCA"

Dim numSigs As Int = verifier.NumSignatures
Dim verifyIdx As Int = 0
Do While verifyIdx < numSigs
    verifier.Selector = verifyIdx
    Dim verified As Boolean = verifier.VerifySignature(True)
    If verified <> True Then
        Log(verifier.LastErrorText)
        Return
    End If

    verifyIdx = verifyIdx + 1
Loop
Log("All signatures were successfully verified.")