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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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local chilkat = require("chilkat")

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

local success = true

-- Load XML to be signed...
local sbXml = chilkat.StringBuilder.new()
success = sbXml:load_file("qa_data/xml_dsig_valid_samples/UBL_Saudi_ZATCA_Zakat_Tax_and_Customs_Authority_toBeSigned.xml", "utf-8")
if not success then
    print("Failed to load XML file to be signed.")
    return
end

-- 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>

local gen = chilkat.XmlDSigGen.new()

gen.sig_location = "Invoice|ext:UBLExtensions|ext:UBLExtension|ext:ExtensionContent|sig:UBLDocumentSignatures|sac:SignatureInformation"
gen.sig_location_mod = 0
gen.sig_id = "signature"
gen.sig_namespace_prefix = "ds"
gen.sig_namespace_uri = "http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#"
gen.signed_info_canon_alg = "C14N_11"
gen.signed_info_digest_method = "sha256"

-- Create an Object to be added to the Signature.
local object1 = chilkat.Xml.new()
object1.tag = "xades:QualifyingProperties"
object1:add_attribute("xmlns:xades", "http://uri.etsi.org/01903/v1.3.2#")
object1:add_attribute("Target", "signature")
object1:update_attr_at("xades:SignedProperties", true, "Id", "xadesSignedProperties")
object1:update_child_content("xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedSignatureProperties|xades:SigningTime", "TO BE GENERATED BY CHILKAT")
object1:update_attr_at("xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedSignatureProperties|xades:SigningCertificate|xades:Cert|xades:CertDigest|ds:DigestMethod", true, "Algorithm", "http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256")
object1:update_child_content("xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedSignatureProperties|xades:SigningCertificate|xades:Cert|xades:CertDigest|ds:DigestValue", "TO BE GENERATED BY CHILKAT")
object1:update_child_content("xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedSignatureProperties|xades:SigningCertificate|xades:Cert|xades:IssuerSerial|ds:X509IssuerName", "TO BE GENERATED BY CHILKAT")
object1:update_child_content("xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedSignatureProperties|xades:SigningCertificate|xades:Cert|xades:IssuerSerial|ds:X509SerialNumber", "TO BE GENERATED BY CHILKAT")

gen:add_object("", object1:get_xml(), "", "")

-- -------- Reference 1 --------
local xml1 = chilkat.Xml.new()
xml1.tag = "ds:Transforms"
xml1:update_attr_at("ds:Transform", true, "Algorithm", "http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-xpath-19991116")
xml1:update_child_content("ds:Transform|ds:XPath", "not(//ancestor-or-self::ext:UBLExtensions)")
xml1:update_attr_at("ds:Transform[1]", true, "Algorithm", "http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-xpath-19991116")
xml1:update_child_content("ds:Transform[1]|ds:XPath", "not(//ancestor-or-self::cac:Signature)")
xml1:update_attr_at("ds:Transform[2]", true, "Algorithm", "http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-xpath-19991116")
xml1:update_child_content("ds:Transform[2]|ds:XPath", "not(//ancestor-or-self::cac:AdditionalDocumentReference[cbc:ID='QR'])")
xml1:update_attr_at("ds:Transform[3]", true, "Algorithm", "http://www.w3.org/2006/12/xml-c14n11")

gen:add_same_doc_ref2("", "sha256", xml1, "")

gen:set_ref_id_attr("", "invoiceSignedData")

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

-- Provide a certificate + private key. (PFX password is test123)
local certFromPfx = chilkat.Cert.new()
success = certFromPfx:load_pfx_file("qa_data/pfx/cert_test123.pfx", "test123")
if not success then
    print(certFromPfx.last_error_text)
    return
end

-- Alternatively, if your certificate and private key are in separate PEM files, do this:
local cert = chilkat.Cert.new()
success = cert:load_from_file("qa_data/zatca/cert.pem")
if not success then
    print(cert.last_error_text)
    return
end

print(cert.subject_cn)

-- Load the private key.
local privKey = chilkat.PrivateKey.new()
success = privKey:load_pem_file("qa_data/zatca/ec-secp256k1-priv-key.pem")
if not success then
    print(privKey.last_error_text)
    return
end

print("Key Type: " .. privKey.key_type)

-- Associate the private key with the certificate.
success = cert:set_private_key(privKey)
if not success then
    print(cert.last_error_text)
    return
end

-- 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:set_x509_cert(cert, true)
if not success then
    print(gen.last_error_text)
    return
end

gen.key_info_type = "X509Data"
gen.x509_type = "Certificate"

-- ---------------- This is important -----------------------------------------
-- Add the "ZATCA" behavior to produce the format required by ZATCA.
gen.behaviors = "IndentedSignature,TransformSignatureXPath,ZATCA"
-- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

-- Sign the XML...
success = gen:create_xml_dsig_sb(sbXml)
if not success then
    print(gen.last_error_text)
    return
end

-- -----------------------------------------------

-- Save the signed XML to a file.
success = sbXml:write_file("qa_output/signedXml.xml", "utf-8", false)

print(sbXml:get_as_string())

-- ----------------------------------------
-- Verify the signatures we just produced...
local verifier = chilkat.XmlDSig.new()
success = verifier:load_signature_sb(sbXml)
if not success then
    print(verifier.last_error_text)
    return
end

-- ---------------- This is important -----------------------------------------
-- Specify "ZATCA" in uncommon options
-- to validate signed XML according to ZATCA needs.
-- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
verifier.uncommon_options = "ZATCA"

local numSigs = verifier.num_signatures
local verifyIdx = 0
while verifyIdx < numSigs do
    verifier.selector = verifyIdx
    local verified = verifier:verify_signature(true)
    if not verified then
        print(verifier.last_error_text)
        return
    end

    verifyIdx = verifyIdx + 1
end

print("All signatures were successfully verified.")