(PHP ActiveX) Create/Verify XML Signature with External Text Reference

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Demonstrates how to create an XML digital signature where the referenced data is external. In this case, the data is a text file located at the following URL: https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt

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<?php

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

// This example inserts an XML signature into the following XML:

// <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
// <abc>
//   <xyz>
// 	<name>helloWorld.txt</name>
// 	<url>https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt</url>
//   </xyz>
// </abc>

// Build the above XML to be signed.
$xml = new COM("Chilkat_9_5_0.Xml");
$xml->Tag = 'abc';
$xml->UpdateChildContent('xyz|name','helloWorld.txt');
$xml->UpdateChildContent('xyz|url','https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt');

$cert = new COM("Chilkat_9_5_0.Cert");

$success = $cert->LoadPfxFile('qa_data/pfx/test_secret.pfx','secret');
if ($success == 0) {
    print $cert->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

$gen = new COM("Chilkat_9_5_0.XmlDSigGen");

// Indicate the location within the XML the Signature will be inserted.
$gen->SigLocation = 'abc|xyz';

// Get the content of the text data to be referenced.
$http = new COM("Chilkat_9_5_0.Http");
$sbExternalTxt = new COM("Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder");
$success = $http->QuickGetSb('https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt',$sbExternalTxt);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $http->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

$success = $gen->AddExternalTextRef('https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt',$sbExternalTxt,'utf-8',0,'sha256','');
if ($success == 0) {
    print $gen->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Provide the private key for signing via the certificate, and indicate that
// we want the base64 of the certificate embedded in the KeyInfo.
$gen->KeyInfoType = 'X509Data';
$gen->X509Type = 'Certificate';

$bUsePrivateKey = 1;
$success = $gen->SetX509Cert($cert,$bUsePrivateKey);
if ($success != 1) {
    print $gen->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Indicate we want an indented signature for readability.
// This can be removed after debugging is finished..
$gen->Behaviors = 'IndentedSignature';

// Now create and insert the Signature
$sbXml = new COM("Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder");
$xml->GetXmlSb($sbXml);
$success = $gen->CreateXmlDSigSb($sbXml);
if ($success != 1) {
    print $gen->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Examine the XML with the digital signature inserted
print $sbXml->getAsString() . "\n";

// Here is the output:

// <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
// <abc>
//     <xyz>
//         <name>helloWorld.txt</name>
//         <url>https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt</url>
//     <ds:Signature xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#">
//   <ds:SignedInfo>
//     <ds:CanonicalizationMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#"/>
//     <ds:SignatureMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmldsig-more#rsa-sha256"/>
//     <ds:Reference URI="https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt">
//       <ds:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256"/>
//       <ds:DigestValue>f4OxZX/x/FO5LcGBSKHWXfwtSx+j1ncoSt3SABJtkGk=</ds:DigestValue>
//     </ds:Reference>
//   </ds:SignedInfo>
//   <ds:SignatureValue>syFSl...pZDiFQ==</ds:SignatureValue>
//   <ds:KeyInfo>
//     <ds:X509Data>
//       <ds:X509Certificate>MIIHAz...GwnUZWCaDE=</ds:X509Certificate>
//     </ds:X509Data>
//   </ds:KeyInfo>
// </ds:Signature></xyz>
// </abc>

// Let's verify the signature...
$verifier = new COM("Chilkat_9_5_0.XmlDSig");
$success = $verifier->LoadSignatureSb($sbXml);
if ($success != 1) {
    print $verifier->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Let's examine the external references, and fetch the data for each..
$sbExternalData = new COM("Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder");
$numRefs = $verifier->NumReferences;
$i = 0;
while ($i < $numRefs) {
    $bExternal = $verifier->IsReferenceExternal($i);
    if ($bExternal == 1) {
        $uri = $verifier->referenceUri($i);

        // We're assuming the URI is an https:// or http:// URL...
        // Let's also assume we know that the referenced data is text and we want the utf-8 byte representation.
        $sbExternalData->Clear();
        $success = $http->QuickGetSb($uri,$sbExternalData);
        if ($success == 0) {
            print $http->LastErrorText . "\n";
            exit;
        }

        $success = $verifier->SetRefDataSb($i,$sbExternalData,'utf-8');
        if ($success == 0) {
            print $verifier->LastErrorText . "\n";
            exit;
        }

    }

    $i = $i + 1;
}

// Now that we have the external data available, we can verify the reference digest(s) and the signature.
$bVerified = $verifier->VerifySignature(1);
if ($bVerified != 1) {
    print $verifier->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

print 'Signature verified!' . "\n";

?>