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Pascal (Lazarus/Delphi)

RSASSA-PSS Sign Binary Data

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Signs binary data to create a PKCS7/CMS signature. The signature algorithm is RSASSA-PSS with SHA256.

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Pascal (Lazarus/Delphi)
program ChilkatDemo;

// Demonstrates using the Chilkat Pascal wrapper via the C bridge DLL.
// Builds as a console application under Lazarus (FPC) or Delphi.

{$IFDEF FPC}
  {$MODE DELPHI}
{$ENDIF}
{$APPTYPE CONSOLE}

uses
  {$IFDEF UNIX}
  cthreads,
  {$ENDIF}
  SysUtils,
  CkDllLoader,
  Chilkat.Pfx,
  Chilkat.BinData,
  Chilkat.Cert,
  Chilkat.Crypt2;

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

procedure RunDemo;
var
  success: Boolean;
  crypt: TCrypt2;
  pfx: TPfx;
  cert: TCert;
  binaryData: TBinData;
  pkcs7sig: string;

begin
  success := False;

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

  crypt := TCrypt2.Create;

  //  Get a digital certificate with private key from a .pfx
  //  (Chilkat has many different ways to provide a cert + private key for siging.
  //  Using a PFX is just one possible option.)
  pfx := TPfx.Create;
  success := pfx.LoadPfxFile('qa_data/rsassa-pss/privatekey.pfx','PFX_PASSWORD');
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(pfx.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  //  Get the certificate to be used for signing.
  //  (The typical case for a PFX is that it contains a cert with an associated private key,
  //  as well as other certificates in the chain of authentication.  The cert with the private
  //  key should be in the first position at index 0.)

  cert := TCert.Create;
  success := pfx.CertAt(0,cert);
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(pfx.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  crypt.SetSigningCert(cert);

  //  Indicate that RSASSA-PSS with SHA256 should be used.
  crypt.SigningAlg := 'pss';
  crypt.HashAlgorithm := 'sha256';

  crypt.EncodingMode := 'base64_mime';

  //  Load a binary file to be signed:
  binaryData := TBinData.Create;
  success := binaryData.LoadFile('qa_data/jpg/starfish20.jpg');
  if (success <> True) then
    begin
      WriteLn('Failed to load file.');
      Exit;
    end;

  //  Sign the binary bytes to get a PKCS7 detached signature in base64 format:
  pkcs7sig := crypt.SignBdENC(binaryData);
  WriteLn('Detached PCKS7 Signature:');
  WriteLn(pkcs7sig);

  //  This signature looks like this:

  //  MIIG5wYJKoZIhvcNAQcCoIIG2DCCBtQCAQExDzANBglghkgBZQMEAgEFADALBgkqhkiG9w0BBwGg
  //  ggL4MIIC9DCCAl2gAwIBAgIJAMPsJCT11cniMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBCwUAMIGSMQswCQYDVQQGEwJB
  //  VTERMA8GA1UECAwIVmljdG9yaWExEjAQBgNVBAcMCU1lbGJvdXJuZTEhMB8GA1UECgwYSW50ZXJu
  //  ZXQgV2lkZ2l0cyBQdHkgTHRkMQ8wDQYDVQQDDAZXaWRnZXQxKDAmBgkqhkiG9w0BCQEWGWFkbWlu
  //  QGludGVybmV0d2lkZ2V0cy5jb20wHhcNMTYxMTAxMTY1MjMyWhcNMjExMDMxMTY1MjMyWjCBkjEL
  //  MAkGA1UEBhMCQVUxETAPBgNVBAgMCFZpY3RvcmlhMRIwEAYDVQQHDAlNZWxib3VybmUxITAfBgNV
  //  BAoMGEludGVybmV0IFdpZGdpdHMgUHR5IEx0ZDEPMA0GA1UEAwwGV2lkZ2V0MSgwJgYJKoZIhvcN
  //  AQkBFhlhZG1pbkBpbnRlcm5ldHdpZGdldHMuY29tMIGfMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4GNADCBiQKB
  //  gQDGIdoCjyavs+F/Rm0VIB4m6O7VL1j+1IqieoR9NEX2GQvu2VCdceyxf9qaw1bxipEvjLwUkw7M
  //  e+BTlLpWQbBMH87s6KpsC8MVyXhMLpP0oM8NFix/vLz2wdLhUh7CZvJA0plqkJk9bj57QIu+EO1k
  //  tUHM2DFb6sckvCL2yybD1wIDAQABo1AwTjAdBgNVHQ4EFgQUONKKu2zsXIrinWxIGT654vrcQwsw
  //  HwYDVR0jBBgwFoAUONKKu2zsXIrinWxIGT654vrcQwswDAYDVR0TBAUwAwEB/zANBgkqhkiG9w0B
  //  AQsFAAOBgQArFvdi5u9i2QF1Qw+cdC1l7w2Y3+q6RIkln2W8rWJFje00644o8hXy7v46giJCedmF
  //  ULlhm1n7XIsZGy2W3lJ77v5agn9gFwXu1h3cqkGXkoteE6SQJQXWgsW3GWPveObvTL8LF4y57fgM
  //  9ZWS+V9MJajeu44Rf/tU17TLYKjvEjGCA7MwggOvAgEBMIGgMIGSMQswCQYDVQQGEwJBVTERMA8G
  //  A1UECAwIVmljdG9yaWExEjAQBgNVBAcMCU1lbGJvdXJuZTEhMB8GA1UECgwYSW50ZXJuZXQgV2lk
  //  Z2l0cyBQdHkgTHRkMQ8wDQYDVQQDDAZXaWRnZXQxKDAmBgkqhkiG9w0BCQEWGWFkbWluQGludGVy
  //  bmV0d2lkZ2V0cy5jb20CCQDD7CQk9dXJ4jANBglghkgBZQMEAgEFAKCCAjQwGAYJKoZIhvcNAQkD
  //  MQsGCSqGSIb3DQEHATAcBgkqhkiG9w0BCQUxDxcNMTcwNDI5MTYxMDI2WjAvBgkqhkiG9w0BCQQx
  //  IgQgrjUQkoMeBYUhmDGjPg147WybF0w2LAY6F+Ih6qHUMB8wXwYJKoZIhvcNAQkPMVIwUDALBglg
  //  hkgBZQMEAQIwCgYIKoZIhvcNAwcwDgYIKoZIhvcNAwICAgCAMA0GCCqGSIb3DQMCAgFAMAcGBSsO
  //  AwIHMA0GCCqGSIb3DQMCAgEoMIGxBgkrBgEEAYI3EAQxgaMwgaAwgZIxCzAJBgNVBAYTAkFVMREw
  //  DwYDVQQIDAhWaWN0b3JpYTESMBAGA1UEBwwJTWVsYm91cm5lMSEwHwYDVQQKDBhJbnRlcm5ldCBX
  //  aWRnaXRzIFB0eSBMdGQxDzANBgNVBAMMBldpZGdldDEoMCYGCSqGSIb3DQEJARYZYWRtaW5AaW50
  //  ZXJuZXR3aWRnZXRzLmNvbQIJAMPsJCT11cniMIGzBgsqhkiG9w0BCRACCzGBo6CBoDCBkjELMAkG
  //  A1UEBhMCQVUxETAPBgNVBAgMCFZpY3RvcmlhMRIwEAYDVQQHDAlNZWxib3VybmUxITAfBgNVBAoM
  //  GEludGVybmV0IFdpZGdpdHMgUHR5IEx0ZDEPMA0GA1UEAwwGV2lkZ2V0MSgwJgYJKoZIhvcNAQkB
  //  FhlhZG1pbkBpbnRlcm5ldHdpZGdldHMuY29tAgkAw+wkJPXVyeIwPQYJKoZIhvcNAQEKMDCgDTAL
  //  BglghkgBZQMEAgGhGjAYBgkqhkiG9w0BAQgwCwYJYIZIAWUDBAIBogMCASAEgYCWV0g82volvnwf
  //  YpwIpqpQzMmTPBKNQmFGjbyH2opdcbJwgu2qEFvaXkyjYDtgQ7XsCqc15dm6Ee1Ujkosbp57kLTt
  //  /WbwxY1CC/uxs3oV+5ESUyB+2iocTYABYn4ye0FhBPut86n/gzZTL+RLG6Z1fxwwzkoxWUp7GjKK
  //  58mveQ==

  //  The ASN.1 of the signature can be examined by browsing to https://lapo.it/asn1js/ ,
  //  then copy-and-paste the Base64 signature into the form and decode..

  //  The signature can be verified against the original data like this:
  success := crypt.VerifyBdENC(binaryData,pkcs7sig);
  WriteLn('Signature verified: ' + success);

  //  Now we'll create an opaque signature (the opposite of a detached signature). 
  //  An opaque signature is a PKCS7/CMS message that contains both the original data and
  //  the signature.  The verification process extracts the original data.

  //  Then OpaqueSignBd method in-place signs the binaryData.
  //  The contents of binaryData are replaced with the CMS/PKCS7 message.
  success := crypt.OpaqueSignBd(binaryData);

  //  Show the contents of the opaque signature in base64 format:
  WriteLn('Opaque Signature:');
  WriteLn(binaryData.GetEncoded('base64_mime'));

  //  MIIKCgYJKoZIhvcNAQcCoIIJ+zCCCfcCAQExDzANBglghkgBZQMEAgEFADCCAywGCSqGSIb3DQEH
  //  AaCCAx0EggMZ/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQEASABIAAD//gAmRmlsZSB3cml0dGVuIGJ5IEFkb2JlIFBo
  //  b3Rvc2hvcD8gNC4w/9sAQwAQCwwODAoQDg0OEhEQExgoGhgWFhgxIyUdKDozPTw5Mzg3QEhcTkBE
  //  V0U3OFBtUVdfYmdoZz5NcXlwZHhcZWdj/9sAQwEREhIYFRgvGhovY0I4QmNjY2NjY2NjY2NjY2Nj
  //  Y2NjY2NjY2NjY2NjY2NjY2NjY2NjY2NjY2NjY2NjY2NjY2Nj/8IAEQgAFAAUAwERAAIRAQMRAf/E
  //  ABcAAAMBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIDBAX/xAAYAQADAQEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAgMEAP/aAAwDAQAC
  //  EAMQAAAB2kZYNNEijWKddfTmLgALWH//xAAbEAACAgMBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAgMRAAQSE//aAAgB
  //  AQABBQL0XqN+pM2aqJGMiqFFCyg7z//EABwRAAICAgMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAERAAIQIQMSUf/aAAgB
  //  AwEBPwHqU5aqAxx+y1tMQl4elj//xAAcEQEAAQUBAQAAAAAAAAAAAAABEQACEBIhA1H/2gAIAQIB
  //  AT8B3Bhqy7ZcenyiwmGgDhiOzj//xAAdEAABAwUBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAIREBIhIkFR/9oACAEB
  //  AAY/ArZyn+CgxtxWuJaoCnqDuin/xAAcEAABBAMBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABABEhYRAxQVH/2gAIAQEA
  //  AT8hkEwPUUR9DYfE4nxtRpIkBTsayuALIiuY/9oADAMBAAIAAwAAABDWPTsf/8QAGhEAAwADAQAA
  //  AAAAAAAAAAAAAAEREDFBIf/aAAgBAwEBPxC0DVPcWm+Ce4OesrkE6bjH/8QAGBEBAQEBAQAAAAAA
  //  AAAAAAAAAREAQRD/2gAIAQIBAT8QahMiOc8YgSrnTY3ELclHXn//xAAcEAEBAAIDAQEAAAAAAAAA
  //  AAABEQAhMUFxEFH/2gAIAQEAAT8Qn3igmSZSj+c4N4zapMy9IjFV98wncN2iuLFsCEbDGxQkI6RO
  //  /n//2aCCAvgwggL0MIICXaADAgECAgkAw+wkJPXVyeIwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQAwgZIxCzAJBgNV
  //  BAYTAkFVMREwDwYDVQQIDAhWaWN0b3JpYTESMBAGA1UEBwwJTWVsYm91cm5lMSEwHwYDVQQKDBhJ
  //  bnRlcm5ldCBXaWRnaXRzIFB0eSBMdGQxDzANBgNVBAMMBldpZGdldDEoMCYGCSqGSIb3DQEJARYZ
  //  YWRtaW5AaW50ZXJuZXR3aWRnZXRzLmNvbTAeFw0xNjExMDExNjUyMzJaFw0yMTEwMzExNjUyMzJa
  //  MIGSMQswCQYDVQQGEwJBVTERMA8GA1UECAwIVmljdG9yaWExEjAQBgNVBAcMCU1lbGJvdXJuZTEh
  //  MB8GA1UECgwYSW50ZXJuZXQgV2lkZ2l0cyBQdHkgTHRkMQ8wDQYDVQQDDAZXaWRnZXQxKDAmBgkq
  //  hkiG9w0BCQEWGWFkbWluQGludGVybmV0d2lkZ2V0cy5jb20wgZ8wDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEBBQADgY0A
  //  MIGJAoGBAMYh2gKPJq+z4X9GbRUgHibo7tUvWP7UiqJ6hH00RfYZC+7ZUJ1x7LF/2prDVvGKkS+M
  //  vBSTDsx74FOUulZBsEwfzuzoqmwLwxXJeEwuk/Sgzw0WLH+8vPbB0uFSHsJm8kDSmWqQmT1uPntA
  //  i74Q7WS1QczYMVvqxyS8IvbLJsPXAgMBAAGjUDBOMB0GA1UdDgQWBBQ40oq7bOxciuKdbEgZPrni
  //  +txDCzAfBgNVHSMEGDAWgBQ40oq7bOxciuKdbEgZPrni+txDCzAMBgNVHRMEBTADAQH/MA0GCSqG
  //  SIb3DQEBCwUAA4GBACsW92Lm72LZAXVDD5x0LWXvDZjf6rpEiSWfZbytYkWN7TTrjijyFfLu/jqC
  //  IkJ52YVQuWGbWftcixkbLZbeUnvu/lqCf2AXBe7WHdyqQZeSi14TpJAlBdaCxbcZY+945u9MvwsX
  //  jLnt+Az1lZL5X0wlqN67jhF/+1TXtMtgqO8SMYIDszCCA68CAQEwgaAwgZIxCzAJBgNVBAYTAkFV
  //  MREwDwYDVQQIDAhWaWN0b3JpYTESMBAGA1UEBwwJTWVsYm91cm5lMSEwHwYDVQQKDBhJbnRlcm5l
  //  dCBXaWRnaXRzIFB0eSBMdGQxDzANBgNVBAMMBldpZGdldDEoMCYGCSqGSIb3DQEJARYZYWRtaW5A
  //  aW50ZXJuZXR3aWRnZXRzLmNvbQIJAMPsJCT11cniMA0GCWCGSAFlAwQCAQUAoIICNDAYBgkqhkiG
  //  9w0BCQMxCwYJKoZIhvcNAQcBMBwGCSqGSIb3DQEJBTEPFw0xNzA0MjkxNjEwMjZaMC8GCSqGSIb3
  //  DQEJBDEiBCCuNRCSgx4FhSGYMaM+DXjtbJsXTDYsBjoX4iHqodQwHzBfBgkqhkiG9w0BCQ8xUjBQ
  //  MAsGCWCGSAFlAwQBAjAKBggqhkiG9w0DBzAOBggqhkiG9w0DAgICAIAwDQYIKoZIhvcNAwICAUAw
  //  BwYFKw4DAgcwDQYIKoZIhvcNAwICASgwgbEGCSsGAQQBgjcQBDGBozCBoDCBkjELMAkGA1UEBhMC
  //  QVUxETAPBgNVBAgMCFZpY3RvcmlhMRIwEAYDVQQHDAlNZWxib3VybmUxITAfBgNVBAoMGEludGVy
  //  bmV0IFdpZGdpdHMgUHR5IEx0ZDEPMA0GA1UEAwwGV2lkZ2V0MSgwJgYJKoZIhvcNAQkBFhlhZG1p
  //  bkBpbnRlcm5ldHdpZGdldHMuY29tAgkAw+wkJPXVyeIwgbMGCyqGSIb3DQEJEAILMYGjoIGgMIGS
  //  MQswCQYDVQQGEwJBVTERMA8GA1UECAwIVmljdG9yaWExEjAQBgNVBAcMCU1lbGJvdXJuZTEhMB8G
  //  A1UECgwYSW50ZXJuZXQgV2lkZ2l0cyBQdHkgTHRkMQ8wDQYDVQQDDAZXaWRnZXQxKDAmBgkqhkiG
  //  9w0BCQEWGWFkbWluQGludGVybmV0d2lkZ2V0cy5jb20CCQDD7CQk9dXJ4jA9BgkqhkiG9w0BAQow
  //  MKANMAsGCWCGSAFlAwQCAaEaMBgGCSqGSIb3DQEBCDALBglghkgBZQMEAgGiAwIBIASBgAGVtpI5
  //  slxfw+1EyJK4jqxokLvUrqksBLotv1vaP4QaSeF2A1lNrsPfJoEjZJpD1F6vXrFPsR4sPD+6n7P/
  //  lz3sGoFykTjE2rPwKEFIbzfxD3gSZKJPWFgDa19DojarmwJMkSPXt9TQEzdjDPrbsCGLYOy29Puq
  //  ZDI1rUcyxg7Y

  //  The ASN.1 of the signature can be examined by browsing to https://lapo.it/asn1js/ ,
  //  then copy-and-paste the Base64 signature into the form and decode..

  //  The signature is verified, and the original data restored like this:
  success := crypt.OpaqueVerifyBd(binaryData);
  if (success <> True) then
    begin
      WriteLn('Signature verification failed.');
      WriteLn(crypt.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  //  Save the extracted data to a file:
  success := binaryData.WriteFile('qa_output/extractedStarfish20.jpg');

  WriteLn('Signature verified.');


  crypt.Free;
  pfx.Free;
  cert.Free;
  binaryData.Free;

end;

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

begin

  try
    RunDemo;
  except
    on E: Exception do
      WriteLn('Unhandled exception: ', E.ClassName, ': ', E.Message);
  end;

  WriteLn;
  {$IFDEF MSWINDOWS}
  WriteLn('Press Enter to exit...');
  ReadLn;
  {$ENDIF}
end.