(SQL Server) Sign PDF with Timestamp from TSA (Timestamp Server Authority)

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This example demonstrates how to a sign a PDF that is both long-term validation (LTV) enabled and includes a validating timestamp from a TSA (Timestamp Server Authority).

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.85 or greater.

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// Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
//
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    -- This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    -- See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    DECLARE @pdf int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat_9_5_0.Pdf', @pdf OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    -- Load a PDF to be signed.
    -- The "hello.pdf" is available at https://chilkatsoft.com/hello.pdf
    DECLARE @success int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @pdf, 'LoadFile', @success OUT, 'qa_data/pdf/hello.pdf'
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @pdf, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @pdf
        RETURN
      END

    -- Options for signing are specified in JSON.
    DECLARE @json int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject', @json OUT

    -- In most cases, the signingCertificateV2 and signingTime attributes are required.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateInt', @success OUT, 'signingCertificateV2', 1
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateInt', @success OUT, 'signingTime', 1

    -- Tell Chilkat to create an LTV-enabled (long term validation) signature.
    -- See PDF Long-Term Validation (LTV) Signature Example for more detailed comments about "ltvOcsp".
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateBool', @success OUT, 'ltvOcsp', 1

    -- Tell Chilkat to request a timestamp from a TSA server and include the timestamp token (1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.14)
    -- in the CMS signature's authentication attributes
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateBool', @success OUT, 'timestampToken.enabled', 1

    -- In this example, we'll use a free TSA server (timestamp.digicert.com), but you may want to use your own timestamp authority server.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'timestampToken.tsaUrl', 'http://timestamp.digicert.com'

    -- If the timestamp server requires a username/password, do the following.  Otherwise omit the following few lines of code.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'timestampToken.tsaUsername', 'the_tsa_username'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'timestampToken.tsaPassword', 'the_tsa_password'

    -- When requesting the timestamp token, ask the server to include its certificate in the timestamp token response.
    -- This allows for the timestamp server's certificate to be included in the LTV validation (i.e. if the timestamp server
    -- has an OCSP URL, then Chilkat will also do the OCSP request for the timestamp server's certificate.)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateBool', @success OUT, 'timestampToken.requestTsaCert', 1

    -- Define the appearance of the signature.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateInt', @success OUT, 'page', 1
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'appearance.y', 'top'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'appearance.x', 'left'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'appearance.fontScale', '10.0'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'appearance.text[0]', 'Digitally signed by: cert_cn'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'appearance.text[1]', 'current_dt'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'appearance.text[2]', 'This is an LTV-enabled signature with a TSA timestamp.'

    -- Load the signing certificate. (Use your own certificate.)
    DECLARE @cert int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat_9_5_0.Cert', @cert OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @cert, 'LoadPfxFile', @success OUT, 'qa_data/pfx/myPdfSigningCert.pfx', 'pfxPassword'
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @cert, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @pdf
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @json
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @cert
        RETURN
      END

    -- Tell the pdf object to use the certificate for signing.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @pdf, 'SetSigningCert', @success OUT, @cert
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @pdf, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @pdf
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @json
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @cert
        RETURN
      END

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @pdf, 'SignPdf', @success OUT, @json, 'qa_output/hello_ltv_signed_with_timestamp.pdf'
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @pdf, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @pdf
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @json
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @cert
        RETURN
      END


    PRINT 'The PDF has been successfully cryptographically signed with TSA timestamp and long-term validation.'

    -- If you open the Signature Panel in Adobe Acrobat, it will indicate that the signature is LTV enabled
    -- and contains an embedded timestamp:
    

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @pdf
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @json
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @cert


END
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