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Java Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Sign Manifest File to Generate a Passbook .pkpass in Memory

Demonstrates how to create a Passbook .pkpass archive by creating a signature of a manifest file and then zipping to a .pkpass archive in memory

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import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.BinData;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Cert;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Crypt2;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.JsonObject;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.XmlCertVault;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Zip;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // This requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
        // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

        // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        // This example is the same as Sign Manifest File to Generate a Passbook .pkpass file
        // except everything happens in memory (no input files, no output files)
        // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

        // First create the manifest.json

        JsonObject manifest = new JsonObject();
        Crypt2 crypt = new Crypt2();

        Zip zip = new Zip();
        zip.newZip("notUsedAndNeverCreated.zip");

        crypt.setHashAlgorithm("sha1");
        // Return hashes as lowercase hex.
        crypt.setEncodingMode("hexlower");

        BinData pngData = new BinData();
        // Assume we load the pngData with bytes for "icon.png" from somewhere, such as a byte array in memory.
        zip.addBd("icon.png", pngData);
        String digestStr = crypt.hashBdENC(pngData);
        manifest.updateString("\"icon.png\"", digestStr);

        pngData.clear();
        // Assume we load the pngData with bytes for "icon@2x.png" from somewhere...
        zip.addBd("icon@2x.png", pngData);
        digestStr = crypt.hashBdENC(pngData);
        manifest.updateString("\"icon@2x.png\"", digestStr);

        pngData.clear();
        // Assume we load the pngData with bytes for "logo.png" from somewhere...
        zip.addBd("logo.png", pngData);
        digestStr = crypt.hashBdENC(pngData);
        manifest.updateString("\"logo.png\"", digestStr);

        pngData.clear();
        // Assume we load the pngData with bytes for "logo@2x.png" from somewhere...
        zip.addBd("logo@2x.png", pngData);
        digestStr = crypt.hashBdENC(pngData);
        manifest.updateString("\"logo@2x.png\"", digestStr);

        String passJson = "{ .... }";        // Contains the contents of pass.json
        zip.addString("pass.json", passJson, "utf-8");
        digestStr = crypt.hashStringENC(passJson);
        manifest.updateString("\"pass.json\"", digestStr);

        zip.addString("manifest.json", manifest.emit(), "utf-8");

        // Make sure we have the Apple WWDR intermediate certificate available for
        // the cert chain in the signature.
        XmlCertVault certVault = new XmlCertVault();
        Cert appleWwdrCert = new Cert();
        try {
            appleWwdrCert.loadByCommonName("Apple Worldwide Developer Relations Certification Authority");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println("The Apple WWDR intermediate certificate is not installed.");
            System.out.println("It is available at https://developer.apple.com/certificationauthority/AppleWWDRCA.cer");
            System.out.println("You may alternatively load the .cer like this...");
            try {
                appleWwdrCert.loadFromFile("qa_data/certs/AppleWWDRCA.cer");
            } catch (ChilkatException e2) {
                System.out.println(e2.getLastErrorText());
                return;
            }
        }

        certVault.addCert(appleWwdrCert);
        crypt.useCertVault(certVault);

        // Use a digital certificate and private key from a PFX
        BinData bdPfx = new BinData();
        // Assume we loaded a PFX into bdPfx....
        String pfxPassword = "test123";

        Cert cert = new Cert();
        try {
            cert.loadPfxBd(bdPfx, pfxPassword);

            // Provide the signing cert (with associated private key).
            crypt.setSigningCert(cert);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // Specify the signed attributes to be included.
        // (These attributes appear to not be necessary, but we're including
        // them just in case they become necessary in the future.)
        JsonObject jsonSignedAttrs = new JsonObject();
        jsonSignedAttrs.updateInt("contentType", 1);
        jsonSignedAttrs.updateInt("signingTime", 1);
        crypt.setSigningAttributes(jsonSignedAttrs.emit());

        // Sign the manifest JSON to produce a signature
        crypt.setEncodingMode("base64");
        String sig = crypt.signStringENC(manifest.emit());
        BinData bdSig = new BinData();
        bdSig.appendEncoded(sig, "base64");
        zip.addBd("signature", bdSig);

        // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        // Note: Chilkat also has the capability to do everything in-memory (no files would be involved).
        // If this is of interest, please send email to support@chilkatsoft.com
        // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

        // Create the .pkipass archive (which is a .zip archive containing the required files).
        // the .zip is written to bdZip
        BinData bdZip = new BinData();
        try {
            zip.writeBd(bdZip);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        System.out.println("Success.");
    }
}