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RFC3161 Timestamp Client - Fetch from Timestamp Authority (TSA) and Verify

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Sends an RFC 3161 timestamp request to a TSA (Timestamp Authority) server and validates the timestamp token response.

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#include <C_CkCrypt2W.h>
#include <C_CkHttpW.h>
#include <C_CkBinDataW.h>
#include <C_CkHttpResponseW.h>
#include <C_CkCertW.h>
#include <C_CkJsonObjectW.h>
#include <C_CkDtObjW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkCrypt2W crypt;
    const wchar_t *base64Hash;
    HCkHttpW http;
    HCkBinDataW requestToken;
    const wchar_t *optionalPolicyOid;
    BOOL addNonce;
    BOOL requestTsaCert;
    const wchar_t *tsaUrl;
    HCkHttpResponseW resp;
    HCkBinDataW timestampReply;
    HCkCertW tsaCert;
    int pkiStatus;
    HCkJsonObjectW json;
    HCkDtObjW signingTime;
    HCkDtObjW authAttrSigningTimeUtctime;
    const wchar_t *strVal;
    const wchar_t *certSerialNumber;
    const wchar_t *certIssuerCN;
    const wchar_t *certDigestAlgOid;
    const wchar_t *certDigestAlgName;
    const wchar_t *contentType;
    const wchar_t *messageDigest;
    const wchar_t *signingAlgOid;
    const wchar_t *signingAlgName;
    const wchar_t *authAttrContentTypeName;
    const wchar_t *authAttrContentTypeOid;
    const wchar_t *authAttrSigningTimeName;
    const wchar_t *authAttrSigningCertificateName;
    const wchar_t *authAttrSigningCertificateDer;
    const wchar_t *authAttrMessageDigestName;
    const wchar_t *authAttrMessageDigestDigest;
    int timestampReplyPkiStatusValue;
    const wchar_t *timestampReplyPkiStatusMeaning;
    int i;
    int count_i;

    success = FALSE;

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

    // First sha-256 hash the data that is to be timestamped.
    // In this example, the data is the string "Hello World"

    crypt = CkCrypt2W_Create();
    CkCrypt2W_putHashAlgorithm(crypt,L"sha256");
    CkCrypt2W_putEncodingMode(crypt,L"base64");
    base64Hash = CkCrypt2W_hashStringENC(crypt,L"Hello World");

    http = CkHttpW_Create();

    requestToken = CkBinDataW_Create();
    optionalPolicyOid = L"";
    addNonce = FALSE;
    requestTsaCert = TRUE;

    // Create a time-stamp request token
    success = CkHttpW_CreateTimestampRequest(http,L"sha256",base64Hash,optionalPolicyOid,addNonce,requestTsaCert,requestToken);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpW_lastErrorText(http));
        CkCrypt2W_Dispose(crypt);
        CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
        CkBinDataW_Dispose(requestToken);
        return;
    }

    // Send the time-stamp request token to the TSA.
    // This is the equivalent of the following CURL command:
    // curl -H "Content-Type: application/timestamp-query" --data-binary '@file.tsq' https://freetsa.org/tsr > file.tsr
    tsaUrl = L"https://freetsa.org/tsr";
    // Another timestamp server you could try is: http://timestamp.digicert.com
    tsaUrl = L"http://timestamp.digicert.com";
    resp = CkHttpResponseW_Create();
    success = CkHttpW_HttpBd(http,L"POST",tsaUrl,requestToken,L"application/timestamp-query",resp);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpW_lastErrorText(http));
        CkCrypt2W_Dispose(crypt);
        CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
        CkBinDataW_Dispose(requestToken);
        CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);
        return;
    }

    // Get the timestamp reply from the HTTP response object.
    timestampReply = CkBinDataW_Create();
    CkHttpResponseW_GetBodyBd(resp,timestampReply);

    // Show the base64 encoded timestamp reply.
    wprintf(L"%s\n",CkBinDataW_getEncoded(timestampReply,L"base64"));

    // Let's verify the timestamp reply against the TSA's cert, which we've previously downloaded.
    // See https://freetsa.org/index_en.php
    tsaCert = CkCertW_Create();
    success = CkCertW_LoadFromFile(tsaCert,L"qa_data/certs/freetsa.org.cer");
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkCertW_lastErrorText(tsaCert));
        CkCrypt2W_Dispose(crypt);
        CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
        CkBinDataW_Dispose(requestToken);
        CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);
        CkBinDataW_Dispose(timestampReply);
        CkCertW_Dispose(tsaCert);
        return;
    }

    // The VerifyTimestampReply method will return one of the following values:
    // -1:  The timestampReply does not contain a valid timestamp reply.
    // -2: The  timestampReply is a valid timestamp reply, but failed verification using the public key of the tsaCert.
    // 0:  Granted and verified.
    // 1: Granted and verified, with mods (see RFC 3161)
    // 2: Rejected.
    // 3: Waiting.
    // 4: Revocation Warning
    // 5: Revocation Notification
    pkiStatus = CkHttpW_VerifyTimestampReply(http,timestampReply,tsaCert);
    if (pkiStatus < 0) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpW_lastErrorText(http));
        CkCrypt2W_Dispose(crypt);
        CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
        CkBinDataW_Dispose(requestToken);
        CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);
        CkBinDataW_Dispose(timestampReply);
        CkCertW_Dispose(tsaCert);
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"pkiStatus = %d\n",pkiStatus);

    json = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
    CkHttpW_GetLastJsonData(http,json);

    CkJsonObjectW_putEmitCompact(json,FALSE);
    wprintf(L"%s\n",CkJsonObjectW_emit(json));

    // The JSON looks like the following.

    // Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
    // Generate Parsing Code from JSON

    // {
    //   "timestampReply": {
    //     "pkiStatus": {
    //       "value": 0,
    //       "meaning": "granted"
    //     }
    //   },
    //   "pkcs7": {
    //     "verify": {
    //       "digestAlgorithms": [
    //         "sha256"
    //       ],
    //       "signerInfo": [
    //         {
    //           "cert": {
    //             "serialNumber": "04CD3F8568AE76C61BB0FE7160CCA76D",
    //             "issuerCN": "DigiCert SHA2 Assured ID Timestamping CA",
    //             "digestAlgOid": "2.16.840.1.101.3.4.2.1",
    //             "digestAlgName": "SHA256"
    //           },
    //           "contentType": "1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.1.4",
    //           "signingTime": "200405023019Z",
    //           "messageDigest": "f14zOsdnN9vyyV3HjjBiLzNDi1PF28hAFMODxNkNRZs=",
    //           "signingAlgOid": "1.2.840.113549.1.1.1",
    //           "signingAlgName": "RSA-PKCSV-1_5",
    //           "authAttr": {
    //             "1.2.840.113549.1.9.3": {
    //               "name": "contentType",
    //               "oid": "1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.1.4"
    //             },
    //             "1.2.840.113549.1.9.5": {
    //               "name": "signingTime",
    //               "utctime": "200405023019Z"
    //             },
    //             "1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.12": {
    //               "name": "signingCertificate",
    //               "der": "MBowGDAWBBQDJb1QXtqWMC3CL0+gHkwovig0xQ=="
    //             },
    //             "1.2.840.113549.1.9.4": {
    //               "name": "messageDigest",
    //               "digest": "f14zOsdnN9vyyV3HjjBiLzNDi1PF28hAFMODxNkNRZs="
    //             }
    //           }
    //         }
    //       ]
    //     }
    //   }
    // }

    // Chilkat functions returning "const char *" return a pointer to temporary internal memory owned and managed by Chilkat.
    // See this example explaining how this memory should be used: const char * functions.

    signingTime = CkDtObjW_Create();
    authAttrSigningTimeUtctime = CkDtObjW_Create();

    timestampReplyPkiStatusValue = CkJsonObjectW_IntOf(json,L"timestampReply.pkiStatus.value");
    timestampReplyPkiStatusMeaning = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(json,L"timestampReply.pkiStatus.meaning");
    i = 0;
    count_i = CkJsonObjectW_SizeOfArray(json,L"pkcs7.verify.digestAlgorithms");
    while (i < count_i) {
        CkJsonObjectW_putI(json,i);
        strVal = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(json,L"pkcs7.verify.digestAlgorithms[i]");
        i = i + 1;
    }

    i = 0;
    count_i = CkJsonObjectW_SizeOfArray(json,L"pkcs7.verify.signerInfo");
    while (i < count_i) {
        CkJsonObjectW_putI(json,i);
        certSerialNumber = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(json,L"pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].cert.serialNumber");
        certIssuerCN = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(json,L"pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].cert.issuerCN");
        certDigestAlgOid = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(json,L"pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].cert.digestAlgOid");
        certDigestAlgName = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(json,L"pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].cert.digestAlgName");
        contentType = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(json,L"pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].contentType");
        CkJsonObjectW_DtOf(json,L"pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].signingTime",FALSE,signingTime);
        messageDigest = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(json,L"pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].messageDigest");
        signingAlgOid = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(json,L"pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].signingAlgOid");
        signingAlgName = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(json,L"pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].signingAlgName");
        authAttrContentTypeName = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(json,L"pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].authAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.3\".name");
        authAttrContentTypeOid = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(json,L"pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].authAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.3\".oid");
        authAttrSigningTimeName = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(json,L"pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].authAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.5\".name");
        CkJsonObjectW_DtOf(json,L"pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].authAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.5\".utctime",FALSE,authAttrSigningTimeUtctime);
        authAttrSigningCertificateName = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(json,L"pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].authAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.12\".name");
        authAttrSigningCertificateDer = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(json,L"pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].authAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.12\".der");
        authAttrMessageDigestName = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(json,L"pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].authAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.4\".name");
        authAttrMessageDigestDigest = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(json,L"pkcs7.verify.signerInfo[i].authAttr.\"1.2.840.113549.1.9.4\".digest");
        i = i + 1;
    }



    CkCrypt2W_Dispose(crypt);
    CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
    CkBinDataW_Dispose(requestToken);
    CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);
    CkBinDataW_Dispose(timestampReply);
    CkCertW_Dispose(tsaCert);
    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
    CkDtObjW_Dispose(signingTime);
    CkDtObjW_Dispose(authAttrSigningTimeUtctime);

    }