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Create AuthNRequest with embedded signature (HTTP-POST binding)

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Demonstrates how to create a SAML AuthNRequest with embedded signature (HTTP-POST binding).

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import 'package:chilkat/chilkat.dart';

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

  // This example will sign the following SAML AuthNRequest:

  // <samlp:AuthnRequest 
  //      xmlns:samlp="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:protocol"
  //      xmlns:saml="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:assertion"
  //      ID="pfx41d8ef22-e612-8c50-9960-1b16f15741b3"
  //      Version="2.0" ProviderName="SP test" IssueInstant="2014-07-16T23:52:45Z"
  //      Destination="http://idp.example.com/SSOService.php"
  //      ProtocolBinding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-POST"
  //      AssertionConsumerServiceURL="http://sp.example.com/demo1/index.php?acs">
  //   <saml:Issuer>http://sp.example.com/demo1/metadata.php</saml:Issuer>
  //   <samlp:NameIDPolicy Format="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.1:nameid-format:emailAddress" AllowCreate="true"/>
  //   <samlp:RequestedAuthnContext Comparison="exact">
  //     <saml:AuthnContextClassRef>urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:ac:classes:PasswordProtectedTransport</saml:AuthnContextClassRef>
  //   </samlp:RequestedAuthnContext>
  // </samlp:AuthnRequest>

  // First we build the XML to be signed.
  // 
  // Use this online tool to generate the code from sample XML: 
  // Generate Code to Create XML

  final xmlToSign = CkXml();
  xmlToSign.tag = 'samlp:AuthnRequest';
  xmlToSign.addAttribute('xmlns:samlp', 'urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:protocol');
  xmlToSign.addAttribute('xmlns:saml', 'urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:assertion');
  xmlToSign.addAttribute('ID', 'pfx41d8ef22-e612-8c50-9960-1b16f15741b3');
  xmlToSign.addAttribute('Version', '2.0');
  xmlToSign.addAttribute('ProviderName', 'SP test');
  xmlToSign.addAttribute('IssueInstant', '2014-07-16T23:52:45Z');
  xmlToSign.addAttribute('Destination', 'http://idp.example.com/SSOService.php');
  xmlToSign.addAttribute('ProtocolBinding', 'urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-POST');
  xmlToSign.addAttribute('AssertionConsumerServiceURL', 'http://sp.example.com/demo1/index.php?acs');
  xmlToSign.updateChildContent('saml:Issuer', 'http://sp.example.com/demo1/metadata.php');
  xmlToSign.updateAttrAt('samlp:NameIDPolicy', true, 'Format', 'urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.1:nameid-format:emailAddress');
  xmlToSign.updateAttrAt('samlp:NameIDPolicy', true, 'AllowCreate', 'true');
  xmlToSign.updateAttrAt('samlp:RequestedAuthnContext', true, 'Comparison', 'exact');
  xmlToSign.updateChildContent('samlp:RequestedAuthnContext|saml:AuthnContextClassRef', 'urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:ac:classes:PasswordProtectedTransport');

  // Also see the online tool to generate the code from sample already-signed XML: 
  // Generate XML Signature Creation Code from an Already-Signed XML Sample

  final gen = CkXmlDSigGen();

  gen.sigLocation = 'samlp:AuthnRequest';
  gen.sigNamespacePrefix = 'ds';
  gen.sigNamespaceUri = 'http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#';
  gen.signedInfoCanonAlg = 'EXCL_C14N';
  gen.signedInfoDigestMethod = 'sha1';

  // -------- Reference 1 --------
  gen.addSameDocRef('pfx41d8ef22-e612-8c50-9960-1b16f15741b3', 'sha1', 'EXCL_C14N', '', '');

  // Provide a certificate + private key. (PFX password is test123)
  final cert = CkCert();
  try {
    cert.loadPfxFile('qa_data/pfx/cert_test123.pfx', 'test123');
  } on ChilkatException catch (e) {
    print(e.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  gen.setX509Cert(cert, true);

  gen.keyInfoType = 'X509Data';
  gen.x509Type = 'Certificate';

  // Load XML to be signed...
  final sbXml = CkStringBuilder();
  xmlToSign.getXmlSb(sbXml);

  gen.behaviors = 'IndentedSignature,ForceAddEnvelopedSignatureTransform';

  // Sign the XML...
  try {
    gen.createXmlDSigSb(sbXml);
  } on ChilkatException catch (e) {
    print(e.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  // Save the signed XMl to a file.
  sbXml.writeFile('qa_output/signedXml.xml', 'utf-8', false);

  // A sample of the signed XML is shown below..
  print(sbXml.getAsString());

  // ----------------------------------------
  // Verify the signature we just produced...
  final verifier = CkXmlDSig();
  try {
    verifier.loadSignatureSb(sbXml);
  } on ChilkatException catch (e) {
    print(e.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  try {
    verifier.verifySignature(true);
  } on ChilkatException catch (e) {
    print(e.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  print('This signature was successfully verified.');

  // -----------------------------------------
  // Sample output of AuthNRequest signed XML:
  // (Line-breaks and some indenting added for readability..)

  // <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
  // <samlp:AuthnRequest 
  //   xmlns:samlp="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:protocol" 
  //   xmlns:saml="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:assertion" 
  //   ID="pfx41d8ef22-e612-8c50-9960-1b16f15741b3" 
  //   Version="2.0" ProviderName="SP test" 
  //   IssueInstant="2014-07-16T23:52:45Z" 
  //   Destination="http://idp.example.com/SSOService.php" 
  //   ProtocolBinding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-POST" 
  //   AssertionConsumerServiceURL="http://sp.example.com/demo1/index.php?acs">
  //     <saml:Issuer>http://sp.example.com/demo1/metadata.php</saml:Issuer>
  //     <samlp:NameIDPolicy Format="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.1:nameid-format:emailAddress" AllowCreate="true"/>
  //     <samlp:RequestedAuthnContext Comparison="exact">
  //         <saml:AuthnContextClassRef>urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:ac:classes:PasswordProtectedTransport</saml:AuthnContextClassRef>
  //     </samlp:RequestedAuthnContext>
  // 	<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/2000/09/xmldsig#rsa-sha1"/>
  // 	    <ds:Reference URI="#pfx41d8ef22-e612-8c50-9960-1b16f15741b3">
  // 	      <ds:Transforms>
  // 	        <ds:Transform Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#enveloped-signature"/>
  // 	        <ds:Transform Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#"/>
  // 	      </ds:Transforms>
  // 	      <ds:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#sha1"/>
  // 	      <ds:DigestValue>5d+/YNShy4qnvZcvik8fHHg2SWQ=</ds:DigestValue>
  // 	    </ds:Reference>
  // 	  </ds:SignedInfo>
  // 	  <ds:SignatureValue>QS16H5...U5LQ==</ds:SignatureValue>
  // 	  <ds:KeyInfo>
  // 	    <ds:X509Data>
  // 	      <ds:X509Certificate>MIIF...tjlF4=</ds:X509Certificate>
  // 	    </ds:X509Data>
  // 	  </ds:KeyInfo>
  // 	</ds:Signature>
  // </samlp:AuthnRequest>
  // 
}