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XML Signature Multiple External References

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Demonstrates how to add multiple external references to an XML digital signature.

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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.XmlDSigGen,
  Chilkat.XmlDSig,
  Chilkat.StringBuilder,
  Chilkat.BinData,
  Chilkat.Cert,
  Chilkat.Http,
  Chilkat.Xml;

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

procedure RunDemo;
var
  success: Boolean;
  gen: TXmlDSigGen;
  object1: TXml;
  http: THttp;
  bd: TBinData;
  url: string;
  cert: TCert;
  sbXml: TStringBuilder;
  verifier: TXmlDSig;
  verified: Boolean;

begin
  success := False;

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

  //  This example creates the following signed XML with multiple external references:

  //  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
  //  <ds:Signature xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#" Id="xmldsig-2dde88a8-def0-43e4-8570-b031015a46b4">
  //      <ds:SignedInfo>
  //          <ds:CanonicalizationMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/REC-xml-c14n-20010315"/>
  //          <ds:SignatureMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmldsig-more#rsa-sha256"/>
  //          <ds:Reference Id="xmldsig-2dde88a8-def0-43e4-8570-b031015a46b4-ref0" URI="https://isus.ezdrowie.gov.pl/fhir/Patient/123/_history/456">
  //              <ds:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256"/>
  //              <ds:DigestValue>...</ds:DigestValue>
  //          </ds:Reference>
  //          <ds:Reference Id="xmldsig-2dde88a8-def0-43e4-8570-b031015a46b4-ref1" URI="https://isus.ezdrowie.gov.pl/fhir/Encounter/124/_history/22">
  //              <ds:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256"/>
  //              <ds:DigestValue>...</ds:DigestValue>
  //          </ds:Reference>
  //          <ds:Reference Id="xmldsig-2dde88a8-def0-43e4-8570-b031015a46b4-ref2" URI="https://isus.ezdrowie.gov.pl/fhir/Condition/125/_history/1">
  //              <ds:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256"/>
  //              <ds:DigestValue>...</ds:DigestValue>
  //          </ds:Reference>
  //          <ds:Reference Id="xmldsig-2dde88a8-def0-43e4-8570-b031015a46b4-ref3" URI="https://isus.ezdrowie.gov.pl/fhir/Procedure/126/_history/1">
  //              <ds:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256"/>
  //              <ds:DigestValue>...</ds:DigestValue>
  //          </ds:Reference>
  //          <ds:Reference Type="http://uri.etsi.org/01903#SignedProperties" URI="#xmldsig-2dde88a8-def0-43e4-8570-b031015a46b4-signedprops">
  //              <ds:Transforms>
  //                  <ds:Transform Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/REC-xml-c14n-20010315"/>
  //              </ds:Transforms>
  //              <ds:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256"/>
  //              <ds:DigestValue>...</ds:DigestValue>
  //          </ds:Reference>
  //      </ds:SignedInfo>
  //      <ds:SignatureValue Id="xmldsig-2dde88a8-def0-43e4-8570-b031015a46b4-sigvalue">...</ds:SignatureValue>
  //      <ds:KeyInfo>
  //          <ds:X509Data>
  //              <ds:X509Certificate>...</ds:X509Certificate>
  //              <ds:X509SubjectName>...</ds:X509SubjectName>
  //              <ds:X509IssuerSerial>
  //                  <ds:X509IssuerName>...</ds:X509IssuerName>
  //                  <ds:X509SerialNumber>...</ds:X509SerialNumber>
  //              </ds:X509IssuerSerial>
  //          </ds:X509Data>
  //      </ds:KeyInfo>
  //      <ds:Object>
  //          <xades:QualifyingProperties xmlns:xades="http://uri.etsi.org/01903/v1.3.2#" xmlns:xades141="http://uri.etsi.org/01903/v1.4.1#" Target="#xmldsig-2dde88a8-def0-43e4-8570-b031015a46b4">
  //              <xades:SignedProperties Id="xmldsig-2dde88a8-def0-43e4-8570-b031015a46b4-signedprops">
  //                  <xades:SignedSignatureProperties>
  //                      <xades:SigningTime>2021-06-02T07:10:13.306+02:00</xades:SigningTime>
  //                      <xades:SigningCertificate>
  //                          <xades:Cert>
  //                              <xades:CertDigest>
  //                                  <ds:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256"/>
  //                                  <ds:DigestValue>...</ds:DigestValue>
  //                              </xades:CertDigest>
  //                              <xades:IssuerSerial>
  //                                  <ds:X509IssuerName>...</ds:X509IssuerName>
  //                                  <ds:X509SerialNumber>...</ds:X509SerialNumber>
  //                              </xades:IssuerSerial>
  //                          </xades:Cert>
  //                          <xades:Cert>
  //                              <xades:CertDigest>
  //                                  <ds:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256"/>
  //                                  <ds:DigestValue>...</ds:DigestValue>
  //                              </xades:CertDigest>
  //                              <xades:IssuerSerial>
  //                                  <ds:X509IssuerName>...</ds:X509IssuerName>
  //                                  <ds:X509SerialNumber>...</ds:X509SerialNumber>
  //                              </xades:IssuerSerial>
  //                          </xades:Cert>
  //                          <xades:Cert>
  //                              <xades:CertDigest>
  //                                  <ds:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256"/>
  //                                  <ds:DigestValue>...</ds:DigestValue>
  //                              </xades:CertDigest>
  //                              <xades:IssuerSerial>
  //                                  <ds:X509IssuerName>...</ds:X509IssuerName>
  //                                  <ds:X509SerialNumber>...</ds:X509SerialNumber>
  //                              </xades:IssuerSerial>
  //                          </xades:Cert>
  //                      </xades:SigningCertificate>
  //                  </xades:SignedSignatureProperties>
  //              </xades:SignedProperties>
  //          </xades:QualifyingProperties>
  //      </ds:Object>
  //  </ds:Signature>
  //  

  success := True;
  gen := TXmlDSigGen.Create;

  gen.SigLocation := '';
  gen.SigLocationMod := 0;
  //  Note: ID's simply need to be unique values in the signed XML document.  They don't necessarily need to be GUID/UUID formatted.
  gen.SigId := 'xmldsig-2dde88a8-def0-43e4-8570-b031015a46b4';
  gen.SigNamespacePrefix := 'ds';
  gen.SigNamespaceUri := 'http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#';
  gen.SigValueId := 'xmldsig-2dde88a8-def0-43e4-8570-b031015a46b4-sigvalue';
  gen.SignedInfoCanonAlg := 'C14N';
  gen.SignedInfoDigestMethod := 'sha256';

  //  Create an Object to be added to the Signature.
  object1 := TXml.Create;
  object1.Tag := 'xades:QualifyingProperties';
  object1.AddAttribute('xmlns:xades','http://uri.etsi.org/01903/v1.3.2#');
  object1.AddAttribute('xmlns:xades141','http://uri.etsi.org/01903/v1.4.1#');
  object1.AddAttribute('Target','#xmldsig-2dde88a8-def0-43e4-8570-b031015a46b4');
  object1.UpdateAttrAt('xades:SignedProperties',True,'Id','xmldsig-2dde88a8-def0-43e4-8570-b031015a46b4-signedprops');
  object1.UpdateChildContent('xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedSignatureProperties|xades:SigningTime','TO BE GENERATED BY CHILKAT');
  //  This assumes there are 3 certs in the certificate chain:  The signing certificate, an intermediate root, and the root CA.
  //  Remove the lines with "Cert[2]" if there is no intermediate root...
  object1.UpdateAttrAt('xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedSignatureProperties|xades:SigningCertificateV2|xades:Cert|xades:CertDigest|ds:DigestMethod',True,'Algorithm','http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256');
  object1.UpdateChildContent('xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedSignatureProperties|xades:SigningCertificateV2|xades:Cert|xades:CertDigest|ds:DigestValue','TO BE GENERATED BY CHILKAT');
  object1.UpdateChildContent('xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedSignatureProperties|xades:SigningCertificateV2|xades:Cert|xades:IssuerSerialV2','TO BE GENERATED BY CHILKAT');

  gen.AddObject('',object1.GetXml(),'','');

  http := THttp.Create;
  bd := TBinData.Create;

  url := 'https://isus.ezdrowie.gov.pl/fhir/Patient/123/_history/456';
  success := http.QuickGetBd(url,bd);
  if (success <> True) then
    begin
      WriteLn(http.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  //  -------- Reference 1 --------
  gen.AddExternalBinaryRef(url,bd,'sha256','');
  gen.SetRefIdAttr(url,'xmldsig-2dde88a8-def0-43e4-8570-b031015a46b4-ref0');

  //  -------- Reference 2 --------
  bd.Clear();
  url := 'https://isus.ezdrowie.gov.pl/fhir/Encounter/789/_history/1';
  success := http.QuickGetBd(url,bd);
  if (success <> True) then
    begin
      WriteLn(http.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;
  gen.AddExternalBinaryRef(url,bd,'sha256','');
  gen.SetRefIdAttr(url,'xmldsig-2dde88a8-def0-43e4-8570-b031015a46b4-ref1');

  //  -------- Reference 3 --------
  bd.Clear();
  url := 'https://isus.ezdrowie.gov.pl/fhir/Condition/123456/_history/1';
  success := http.QuickGetBd(url,bd);
  if (success <> True) then
    begin
      WriteLn(http.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;
  gen.AddExternalBinaryRef(url,bd,'sha256','');
  gen.SetRefIdAttr(url,'xmldsig-2dde88a8-def0-43e4-8570-b031015a46b4-ref2');

  //  -------- Reference 4 --------
  bd.Clear();
  url := 'https://isus.ezdrowie.gov.pl/fhir/Procedure/123456/_history/1';
  success := http.QuickGetBd(url,bd);
  if (success <> True) then
    begin
      WriteLn(http.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;
  gen.AddExternalBinaryRef(url,bd,'sha256','');
  gen.SetRefIdAttr(url,'xmldsig-2dde88a8-def0-43e4-8570-b031015a46b4-ref3');

  //  -------- Reference 5 --------
  gen.AddObjectRef('xmldsig-2dde88a8-def0-43e4-8570-b031015a46b4-signedprops','sha256','C14N','','http://uri.etsi.org/01903#SignedProperties');

  //  Provide a certificate + private key. (PFX password is test123)
  cert := TCert.Create;
  success := cert.LoadPfxFile('qa_data/pfx/cert_test123.pfx','test123');
  if (success <> True) then
    begin
      WriteLn(cert.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;
  gen.SetX509Cert(cert,True);

  gen.KeyInfoType := 'X509Data';
  gen.X509Type := 'IssuerSerial,SubjectName,Certificate';

  //  This will be an enveloping signature where the Signature element
  //  is the XML document root, the signed data is contained within Object
  //  tag(s) within the Signature.
  //  Therefore, pass an empty sbXml to CreateXmlDsigSb.
  sbXml := TStringBuilder.Create;

  gen.Behaviors := 'IndentedSignature';

  //  Sign the XML...
  success := gen.CreateXmlDSigSb(sbXml);
  if (success <> True) then
    begin
      WriteLn(gen.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;
  //  -----------------------------------------------

  //  Save the signed XML to a file.
  success := sbXml.WriteFile('qa_output/signedXml.xml','utf-8',False);

  WriteLn(sbXml.GetAsString());

  //  ----------------------------------------
  //  Verify the signature we just produced...
  verifier := TXmlDSig.Create;
  success := verifier.LoadSignatureSb(sbXml);
  if (success <> True) then
    begin
      WriteLn(verifier.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  verified := verifier.VerifySignature(True);
  if (verified <> True) then
    begin
      WriteLn(verifier.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;
  WriteLn('This signature was successfully verified.');


  gen.Free;
  object1.Free;
  http.Free;
  bd.Free;
  cert.Free;
  sbXml.Free;
  verifier.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.