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Verify Authenticode Signature of EXE or DLL

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Demonstrates how to verify an Authenticode signed EXE or DLL.

Note: Chilkat's code signing class was added in v9.5.0.97

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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.

  // You can verify a signed DLL or EXE.
  final path = 'c:/someDir/something.dll';

  // The verify method returns an overall indicator of whether
  // the EXE or DLL can be trusted or not.
  // The details of the signature are emitted to the JSON object
  // passed in the last argument.

  final json = CkJsonObject();
  json.emitCompact = false;

  final validator = CkCodeSign();
  try {
    validator.verifySignature(path, json);
  } on ChilkatException catch (e) {
    // Validation failed.
    print(e.lastErrorText);
    // You can also examine the details of the validation (see below)
    print(json.emit());
    return;
  }

  // Examine the details of the Authenticode signature
  // println json.Emit();

  // An example of the JSON details of an authenticode signature, with selected parsing code, is shown below.
  // 
  // Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
  // Generate Parsing Code from JSON

  // {
  //   "pkcs7": {
  //     "verify": {
  //       "peFile": {
  //         "hashOid": "2.16.840.1.101.3.4.2.1",
  //         "hash": "q9tzWEcea8f8kaMXG8LpWNPe9JIW7aKccYWuL3mrCBw="
  //       },
  //       "certs": [
  //         {
  //           "issuerCN": "AAA Certificate Services",
  //           "serial": "48FC93B46055948D36A7C98A89D69416"
  //         },
  //         {
  //           "issuerCN": "Sectigo Public Code Signing Root R46",
  //           "serial": "621D6D0C52019E3B9079152089211C0A"
  //         },
  //         {
  //           "issuerCN": "Sectigo Public Code Signing CA R36",
  //           "serial": "3FF5B69109BFD4046C92CC0D18EE23C2"
  //         }
  //       ],
  //       "digestAlgorithms": [
  //         "sha256"
  //       ],
  //       "signerInfo": [
  //         {
  //           "cert": {
  //             "serialNumber": "3FF5B69109BFD4046C92CC0D18EE23C2",
  //             "issuerCN": "Sectigo Public Code Signing CA R36",
  //             "digestAlgOid": "2.16.840.1.101.3.4.2.1",
  //             "digestAlgName": "SHA256"
  //           },
  //           "contentType": "1.3.6.1.4.1.311.2.1.4",
  //           "messageDigest": "4MkPVkY4qdwoVAj5JcCvn3ISSS5yqtf1+KmIs/Ckni4=",
  //           "signingAlgOid": "1.2.840.113549.1.1.1",
  //           "signingAlgName": "RSA-PKCSV-1_5",
  //           "authAttr": {
  //             "1.3.6.1.4.1.311.2.1.12": {
  //               "der": "MAA="
  //             },
  //             "1.2.840.113549.1.9.3": {
  //               "name": "contentType",
  //               "oid": "1.3.6.1.4.1.311.2.1.4"
  //             },
  //             "1.3.6.1.4.1.311.2.1.11": {
  //               "der": "MAwGCisGAQQBgjcCARU="
  //             },
  //             "1.2.840.113549.1.9.4": {
  //               "name": "messageDigest",
  //               "digest": "4MkPVkY4qdwoVAj5JcCvn3ISSS5yqtf1+KmIs/Ckni4="
  //             }
  //           },
  //           "unauthAttr": {
  //             "1.3.6.1.4.1.311.3.3.1": {
  //               "name": "timestampToken",
  //               "der": "MIIXJwY ... QZej",
  //               "verify": {
  //                 "digestAlgorithms": [
  //                   "sha256"
  //                 ],
  //                 "signerInfo": [
  //                   {
  //                     "cert": {
  //                       "serialNumber": "0544AFF3949D0839A6BFDB3F5FE56116",
  //                       "issuerCN": "DigiCert Trusted G4 RSA4096 SHA256 TimeStamping CA",
  //                       "digestAlgOid": "2.16.840.1.101.3.4.2.1",
  //                       "digestAlgName": "SHA256"
  //                     },
  //                     "contentType": "1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.1.4",
  //                     "signingTime": "240117124047Z",
  //                     "messageDigest": "y6cKjJoRfgJwW+Dj29w3tEfWqVybz7Sg+d8opKQxCjM=",
  //                     "signingAlgOid": "1.2.840.113549.1.1.1",
  //                     "signingAlgName": "RSA-PKCSV-1_5",
  //                     "authAttr": {
  //                       "1.2.840.113549.1.9.3": {
  //                         "name": "contentType",
  //                         "oid": "1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.1.4"
  //                       },
  //                       "1.2.840.113549.1.9.5": {
  //                         "name": "signingTime",
  //                         "utctime": "240117124047Z"
  //                       },
  //                       "1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.12": {
  //                         "name": "signingCertificate",
  //                         "der": "MBowGDAWBBRm8CsywsLJD4JdzqqKycZPGZzPQA=="
  //                       },
  //                       "1.2.840.113549.1.9.4": {
  //                         "name": "messageDigest",
  //                         "digest": "y6cKjJoRfgJwW+Dj29w3tEfWqVybz7Sg+d8opKQxCjM="
  //                       },
  //                       "1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.47": {
  //                         "name": "signingCertificateV2",
  //                         "der": "MCYwJDAiBCDS9uRt7XQizNHUQFdoQTZvgoraVZquMxavTRqa1Ax4KA=="
  //                       }
  //                     }
  //                   }
  //                 ],
  //                 "uncommonOptions": "NO_SIGCERTV2_OID,NoSigningCertV2IssuerSerial"
  //               },
  //               "timestampSignatureVerified": true,
  //               "tstInfo": {
  //                 "tsaPolicyId": "2.16.840.1.114412.7.1",
  //                 "messageImprint": {
  //                   "hashAlg": "sha256",
  //                   "digest": "JqY7U+30qScMnRQwnDfUYEikZwOLHMhKX0oo5zo4ils=",
  //                   "digestMatches": true
  //                 },
  //                 "serialNumber": "6E4597E574BC909213565DAEBC0E4888",
  //                 "genTime": "20240117124047Z"
  //               }
  //             }
  //           }
  //         }
  //       ],
  //       "pkcs7": {
  //         "verify": {
  //           "certs": [
  //             {
  //               "issuerCN": "DigiCert Trusted G4 RSA4096 SHA256 TimeStamping CA",
  //               "serial": "0544AFF3949D0839A6BFDB3F5FE56116"
  //             },
  //             {
  //               "issuerCN": "DigiCert Trusted Root G4",
  //               "serial": "073637B724547CD847ACFD28662A5E5B"
  //             },
  //             {
  //               "issuerCN": "DigiCert Assured ID Root CA",
  //               "serial": "0E9B188EF9D02DE7EFDB50E20840185A"
  //             }
  //           ]
  //         }
  //       }
  //     }
  //   }
  // }

  var issuerCN = '';
  var serial = '';
  final genTime = CkDtObj();
  final dt = CkDateTime();

  // Show the certificates embedded in the PKCS7 signature.
  print('Certificates contained in the PKCS7 signature:');
  var i = 0;
  final countI = json.sizeOfArray('pkcs7.verify.certs');
  while (i < countI) {
    json.i = i;
    issuerCN = json.stringOf('pkcs7.verify.certs[i].issuerCN');
    serial = json.stringOf('pkcs7.verify.certs[i].serial');
    print('$issuerCN, $serial');
    i++;
  }

  // Show details about the signing certificate(s)
  final numSigners = json.sizeOfArray('pkcs7.verify.signerInfo');
  i = 0;
  while (i < numSigners) {
    json.i = i;
    print('---- Signing Certificate ----');
    print('serial number: ${json.stringOf('pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].cert.serialNumber')}');
    print('issuerCN: ${json.stringOf('pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].cert.issuerCN')}');
    print('hash algorithm: ${json.stringOf('pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].cert.digestAlgName')}');
    print('signing algorithm: ${json.stringOf('pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].signingAlgName')}');

    // If this signature includes a timestamp token, get information about it.
    if (json.hasMember('pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr."1.3.6.1.4.1.311.3.3.1"')) {
      // We're going to assume the timestamp token had only 1 signer..
      print('--- Timestamp Token ----');
      print('TS hash algorithm: ${json.stringOf('pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr."1.3.6.1.4.1.311.3.3.1".verify.digestAlgorithms[0]')}');
      print('TS certificate serial: ${json.stringOf('pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr."1.3.6.1.4.1.311.3.3.1".verify.signerInfo[0].cert.serialNumber')}');
      print('TS certificate issuerCN: ${json.stringOf('pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr."1.3.6.1.4.1.311.3.3.1".verify.signerInfo[0].cert.issuerCN')}');
      print('timestamp signature verified: ${json.boolOf('pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr."1.3.6.1.4.1.311.3.3.1".timestampSignatureVerified')}');
      json.dtOf('pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].unauthAttr."1.3.6.1.4.1.311.3.3.1".tstInfo.genTime', false, genTime);
      dt.setFromDtObj(genTime);
      print('timestamp date/time: ${dt.getAsRfc822(true)}');
    }

    i++;
  }

  print('The Authenticode signature is valid.');

  // Sample output:

  // Certificates contained in the PKCS7 signature:
  // AAA Certificate Services, 48FC93B46055948D36A7C98A89D69416
  // Sectigo Public Code Signing Root R46, 621D6D0C52019E3B9079152089211C0A
  // Sectigo Public Code Signing CA R36, 3FF5B69109BFD4046C92CC0D18EE23C2
  // ---- Signing Certificate ----
  // serial number: 3FF5B69109BFD4046C92CC0D18EE23C2
  // issuerCN: Sectigo Public Code Signing CA R36
  // hash algorithm: SHA256
  // signing algorithm: RSA-PKCSV-1_5
  // --- Timestamp Token ----
  // TS hash algorithm: sha256
  // TS certificate serial: 0544AFF3949D0839A6BFDB3F5FE56116
  // TS certificate issuerCN: DigiCert Trusted G4 RSA4096 SHA256 TimeStamping CA
  // timestamp signature verified: True
  // timestamp date/time: Wed, 17 Jan 2024 06:40:47 -0600
  // The Authenticode signature is valid.
}