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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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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.StringBuilder,
  Chilkat.XmlDSig,
  Chilkat.PrivateKey,
  Chilkat.Cert,
  Chilkat.Xml;

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

procedure RunDemo;
var
  success: Boolean;
  sbXml: TStringBuilder;
  gen: TXmlDSigGen;
  object1: TXml;
  xml1: TXml;
  certFromPfx: TCert;
  cert: TCert;
  privKey: TPrivateKey;
  verifier: TXmlDSig;
  numSigs: Integer;
  verifyIdx: Integer;
  verified: Boolean;

begin
  success := False;

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

  success := True;

  //  Load XML to be signed...
  sbXml := TStringBuilder.Create;
  success := sbXml.LoadFile('qa_data/xml_dsig_valid_samples/UBL_Saudi_ZATCA_Zakat_Tax_and_Customs_Authority_toBeSigned.xml','utf-8');
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn('Failed to load XML file to be signed.');
      Exit;
    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>

  gen := TXmlDSigGen.Create;

  gen.SigLocation := 'Invoice|ext:UBLExtensions|ext:UBLExtension|ext:ExtensionContent|sig:UBLDocumentSignatures|sac:SignatureInformation';
  gen.SigLocationMod := 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.
  object1 := TXml.Create;
  object1.Tag := 'xades:QualifyingProperties';
  object1.AddAttribute('xmlns:xades','http://uri.etsi.org/01903/v1.3.2#');
  object1.AddAttribute('Target','signature');
  object1.UpdateAttrAt('xades:SignedProperties',True,'Id','xadesSignedProperties');
  object1.UpdateChildContent('xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedSignatureProperties|xades:SigningTime','TO BE GENERATED BY CHILKAT');
  object1.UpdateAttrAt('xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedSignatureProperties|xades:SigningCertificate|xades:Cert|xades:CertDigest|ds:DigestMethod',True,'Algorithm','http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256');
  object1.UpdateChildContent('xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedSignatureProperties|xades:SigningCertificate|xades:Cert|xades:CertDigest|ds:DigestValue','TO BE GENERATED BY CHILKAT');
  object1.UpdateChildContent('xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedSignatureProperties|xades:SigningCertificate|xades:Cert|xades:IssuerSerial|ds:X509IssuerName','TO BE GENERATED BY CHILKAT');
  object1.UpdateChildContent('xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedSignatureProperties|xades:SigningCertificate|xades:Cert|xades:IssuerSerial|ds:X509SerialNumber','TO BE GENERATED BY CHILKAT');

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

  //  -------- Reference 1 --------
  xml1 := TXml.Create;
  xml1.Tag := 'ds:Transforms';
  xml1.UpdateAttrAt('ds:Transform',True,'Algorithm','http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-xpath-19991116');
  xml1.UpdateChildContent('ds:Transform|ds:XPath','not(//ancestor-or-self::ext:UBLExtensions)');
  xml1.UpdateAttrAt('ds:Transform[1]',True,'Algorithm','http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-xpath-19991116');
  xml1.UpdateChildContent('ds:Transform[1]|ds:XPath','not(//ancestor-or-self::cac:Signature)');
  xml1.UpdateAttrAt('ds:Transform[2]',True,'Algorithm','http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-xpath-19991116');
  xml1.UpdateChildContent('ds:Transform[2]|ds:XPath','not(//ancestor-or-self::cac:AdditionalDocumentReference[cbc:ID=''QR''])');
  xml1.UpdateAttrAt('ds:Transform[3]',True,'Algorithm','http://www.w3.org/2006/12/xml-c14n11');

  gen.AddSameDocRef2('','sha256',xml1,'');

  gen.SetRefIdAttr('','invoiceSignedData');

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

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

  //  Alternatively, if your certificate and private key are in separate PEM files, do this:
  cert := TCert.Create;
  success := cert.LoadFromFile('qa_data/zatca/cert.pem');
  if (success <> True) then
    begin
      WriteLn(cert.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  WriteLn(cert.SubjectCN);

  //  Load the private key.
  privKey := TPrivateKey.Create;
  success := privKey.LoadPemFile('qa_data/zatca/ec-secp256k1-priv-key.pem');
  if (success <> True) then
    begin
      WriteLn(privKey.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  WriteLn('Key Type: ' + privKey.KeyType);

  //  Associate the private key with the certificate.
  success := cert.SetPrivateKey(privKey);
  if (success <> True) then
    begin
      WriteLn(cert.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    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.SetX509Cert(cert,True);
  if (success <> True) then
    begin
      WriteLn(gen.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

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

  //  ---------------- 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';

  numSigs := verifier.NumSignatures;
  verifyIdx := 0;
  while verifyIdx < numSigs do
    begin
      verifier.Selector := verifyIdx;
      verified := verifier.VerifySignature(True);
      if (verified <> True) then
        begin
          WriteLn(verifier.LastErrorText);
          Exit;
        end;
      verifyIdx := verifyIdx + 1;
    end;

  WriteLn('All signatures were successfully verified.');


  sbXml.Free;
  gen.Free;
  object1.Free;
  xml1.Free;
  certFromPfx.Free;
  cert.Free;
  privKey.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.