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Sign String to create a CAdES-T Signature, using HTTP Proxy to Access Timestamp Server

This example will sign a string to create a CAdEST-T signature. It will use an HTTP proxy to access the timestamp server.

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<?php

use Chilkat2\BinData;
use Chilkat2\Cert;
use Chilkat2\Crypt2;
use Chilkat2\Http;
use Chilkat2\JsonObject;

$crypt = new Crypt2();

$cert = new Cert();
$cert->SmartCardPin = '123456';
try {
    $cert->LoadFromSmartcard('');

    $crypt->SetSigningCert($cert);

    // Use SHA-256 rather than the default of SHA-1
    $crypt->HashAlgorithm = 'sha256';

    // Create JSON that tells Chilkat what signing attributes to include:
    $attrs = new JsonObject();
    $attrs->UpdateBool('contentType', true);
    $attrs->UpdateBool('signingTime', true);
    $attrs->UpdateBool('messageDigest', true);
    $attrs->UpdateBool('signingCertificateV2', true);

    // A CAdES-T signature is one that includes a timestampToken created by an online TSA (time stamping authority).
    // We must include the TSA's URL, as well as a few options to indicate what is desired.
    // Except for the TSA URL, the options shown here are typically what you would need.
    $attrs->UpdateBool('timestampToken.enabled', true);
    $attrs->UpdateString('timestampToken.tsaUrl', 'https://freetsa.org/tsr');
    $attrs->UpdateBool('timestampToken.addNonce', false);
    $attrs->UpdateBool('timestampToken.requestTsaCert', true);
    $attrs->UpdateString('timestampToken.hashAlg', 'sha256');

    $crypt->SigningAttributes = $attrs->Emit();

    $strToSign = 'Hello World!';

    $bd = new BinData();
    $bd->AppendString($strToSign, 'utf-8');

    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // The purpose of this example is to show how an HTTP object with custom
    // settings can be used to access the Internet when signing.
    // Access to the Internet is needed to communicate with the timestamp server.
    $http = new Http();
    // This can be a domain name, hostname, or IP address.
    $http->ProxyDomain = '172.16.16.56';
    $http->ProxyPort = 808;
    $http->ProxyLogin = 'myProxyLogin';
    $http->ProxyPassword = 'myProxyPassword';
    $crypt->SetTsaHttpObj($http);
    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    // This creates the CAdES-T signature.  During the signature creation, it
    // communicates with the TSA to get a timestampToken.
    // The contents of bd are signed and replaced with the CAdES-T signature (which embeds the original content).
    $crypt->OpaqueSignBd($bd);
} catch (\Chilkat2\Exception $e) {
    echo $e->getMessage(), "\n";
    exit;
}

// Get the signature in base64 format:
echo $bd->GetEncoded('base64_mime'), "\n";

echo "Success.\n";