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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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Objective-C
#import <CkoStringBuilder.h>
#import <CkoXmlDSigGen.h>
#import <CkoXml.h>
#import <CkoCert.h>
#import <CkoPrivateKey.h>
#import <CkoXmlDSig.h>

BOOL success = NO;

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

success = YES;

// Load XML to be signed...
CkoStringBuilder *sbXml = [[CkoStringBuilder alloc] init];
success = [sbXml LoadFile: @"qa_data/xml_dsig_valid_samples/UBL_Saudi_ZATCA_Zakat_Tax_and_Customs_Authority_toBeSigned.xml" charset: @"utf-8"];
if (success == NO) {
    NSLog(@"%@",@"Failed to load XML file to be signed.");
    return;
}

// 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>

CkoXmlDSigGen *gen = [[CkoXmlDSigGen alloc] init];

gen.SigLocation = @"Invoice|ext:UBLExtensions|ext:UBLExtension|ext:ExtensionContent|sig:UBLDocumentSignatures|sac:SignatureInformation";
gen.SigLocationMod = [NSNumber numberWithInt: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.
CkoXml *object1 = [[CkoXml alloc] init];
object1.Tag = @"xades:QualifyingProperties";
[object1 AddAttribute: @"xmlns:xades" value: @"http://uri.etsi.org/01903/v1.3.2#"];
[object1 AddAttribute: @"Target" value: @"signature"];
[object1 UpdateAttrAt: @"xades:SignedProperties" autoCreate: YES attrName: @"Id" attrValue: @"xadesSignedProperties"];
[object1 UpdateChildContent: @"xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedSignatureProperties|xades:SigningTime" value: @"TO BE GENERATED BY CHILKAT"];
[object1 UpdateAttrAt: @"xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedSignatureProperties|xades:SigningCertificate|xades:Cert|xades:CertDigest|ds:DigestMethod" autoCreate: YES attrName: @"Algorithm" attrValue: @"http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256"];
[object1 UpdateChildContent: @"xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedSignatureProperties|xades:SigningCertificate|xades:Cert|xades:CertDigest|ds:DigestValue" value: @"TO BE GENERATED BY CHILKAT"];
[object1 UpdateChildContent: @"xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedSignatureProperties|xades:SigningCertificate|xades:Cert|xades:IssuerSerial|ds:X509IssuerName" value: @"TO BE GENERATED BY CHILKAT"];
[object1 UpdateChildContent: @"xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedSignatureProperties|xades:SigningCertificate|xades:Cert|xades:IssuerSerial|ds:X509SerialNumber" value: @"TO BE GENERATED BY CHILKAT"];

[gen AddObject: @"" content: [object1 GetXml] mimeType: @"" encoding: @""];

// -------- Reference 1 --------
CkoXml *xml1 = [[CkoXml alloc] init];
xml1.Tag = @"ds:Transforms";
[xml1 UpdateAttrAt: @"ds:Transform" autoCreate: YES attrName: @"Algorithm" attrValue: @"http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-xpath-19991116"];
[xml1 UpdateChildContent: @"ds:Transform|ds:XPath" value: @"not(//ancestor-or-self::ext:UBLExtensions)"];
[xml1 UpdateAttrAt: @"ds:Transform[1]" autoCreate: YES attrName: @"Algorithm" attrValue: @"http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-xpath-19991116"];
[xml1 UpdateChildContent: @"ds:Transform[1]|ds:XPath" value: @"not(//ancestor-or-self::cac:Signature)"];
[xml1 UpdateAttrAt: @"ds:Transform[2]" autoCreate: YES attrName: @"Algorithm" attrValue: @"http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-xpath-19991116"];
[xml1 UpdateChildContent: @"ds:Transform[2]|ds:XPath" value: @"not(//ancestor-or-self::cac:AdditionalDocumentReference[cbc:ID='QR'])"];
[xml1 UpdateAttrAt: @"ds:Transform[3]" autoCreate: YES attrName: @"Algorithm" attrValue: @"http://www.w3.org/2006/12/xml-c14n11"];

[gen AddSameDocRef2: @"" digestMethod: @"sha256" transforms: xml1 refType: @""];

[gen SetRefIdAttr: @"" value: @"invoiceSignedData"];

// -------- Reference 2 --------
[gen AddObjectRef: @"xadesSignedProperties" digestMethod: @"sha256" canonMethod: @"" prefixList: @"" refType: @"http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#SignatureProperties"];

// Provide a certificate + private key. (PFX password is test123)
CkoCert *certFromPfx = [[CkoCert alloc] init];
success = [certFromPfx LoadPfxFile: @"qa_data/pfx/cert_test123.pfx" password: @"test123"];
if (success != YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@",certFromPfx.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Alternatively, if your certificate and private key are in separate PEM files, do this:
CkoCert *cert = [[CkoCert alloc] init];
success = [cert LoadFromFile: @"qa_data/zatca/cert.pem"];
if (success != YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@",cert.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

NSLog(@"%@",cert.SubjectCN);

// Load the private key.
CkoPrivateKey *privKey = [[CkoPrivateKey alloc] init];
success = [privKey LoadPemFile: @"qa_data/zatca/ec-secp256k1-priv-key.pem"];
if (success != YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@",privKey.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

NSLog(@"%@%@",@"Key Type: ",privKey.KeyType);

// Associate the private key with the certificate.
success = [cert SetPrivateKey: privKey];
if (success != YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@",cert.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// 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 usePrivateKey: YES];
if (success != YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@",gen.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

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 != YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@",gen.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// -----------------------------------------------

// Save the signed XML to a file.
success = [sbXml WriteFile: @"qa_output/signedXml.xml" charset: @"utf-8" emitBom: NO];

NSLog(@"%@",[sbXml GetAsString]);

// ----------------------------------------
// Verify the signatures we just produced...
CkoXmlDSig *verifier = [[CkoXmlDSig alloc] init];
success = [verifier LoadSignatureSb: sbXml];
if (success != YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@",verifier.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// ---------------- 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";

int numSigs = [verifier.NumSignatures intValue];
int verifyIdx = 0;
while (verifyIdx < numSigs) {
    verifier.Selector = [NSNumber numberWithInt: verifyIdx];
    BOOL verified = [verifier VerifySignature: YES];
    if (verified != YES) {
        NSLog(@"%@",verifier.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    verifyIdx = verifyIdx + 1;
}

NSLog(@"%@",@"All signatures were successfully verified.");