Unicode C++ Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

RSASSA-PSS Sign Text

Signs text to create a PKCS7/CMS signature. The signature algorithm is RSASSA-PSS with SHA256. Unicode C++

#include <CkCrypt2W.h>
#include <CkPfxW.h>
#include <CkCertW.h>
#include <CkStringBuilderW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    CkCrypt2W crypt;

    //  Get a digital certificate with private key from a .pfx
    //  (Chilkat has many different ways to provide a cert + private key for siging.
    //  Using a PFX is just one possible option.)
    CkPfxW pfx;
    success = pfx.LoadPfxFile(L"qa_data/rsassa-pss/privatekey.pfx",L"PFX_PASSWORD");
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",pfx.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    //  Get the certificate to be used for signing.
    //  (The typical case for a PFX is that it contains a cert with an associated private key,
    //  as well as other certificates in the chain of authentication.  The cert with the private
    //  key should be in the first position at index 0.)

    CkCertW cert;
    success = pfx.CertAt(0,cert);
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",pfx.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    crypt.SetSigningCert(cert);

    //  Indicate that RSASSA-PSS with SHA256 should be used.
    crypt.put_SigningAlg(L"pss");
    crypt.put_HashAlgorithm(L"sha256");

    crypt.put_EncodingMode(L"base64_mime");

    //  Build a string to sign
    CkStringBuilderW sb;
    int i = 1;
    while (i < 12) {
        sb.AppendInt(i);
        sb.Append(L" the quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.\r\n");
        i = i + 1;
    }

    wprintf(L"%s\n",sb.getAsString());

    //  The string to be encrypted looks like this:

    //  1 the quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
    //  2 the quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
    //  3 the quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
    //  4 the quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
    //  ...

    //  Make sure to specify the byte representation (character encoding)
    crypt.put_Charset(L"utf-8");

    //  Sign the string to get a PKCS7 detached signature in base64 format.
    const wchar_t *pkcs7sig = crypt.signSbENC(sb);
    wprintf(L"Detached PCKS7 Signature:\n");
    wprintf(L"%s\n",pkcs7sig);

    //  This signature looks like this:

    //  MIIG5wYJKoZIhvcNAQcCoIIG2DCCBtQCAQExDzANBglghkgBZQMEAgEFADALBgkqhkiG9w0BBwGg
    //  ggL4MIIC9DCCAl2gAwIBAgIJAMPsJCT11cniMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBCwUAMIGSMQswCQYDVQQGEwJB
    //  VTERMA8GA1UECAwIVmljdG9yaWExEjAQBgNVBAcMCU1lbGJvdXJuZTEhMB8GA1UECgwYSW50ZXJu
    //  ZXQgV2lkZ2l0cyBQdHkgTHRkMQ8wDQYDVQQDDAZXaWRnZXQxKDAmBgkqhkiG9w0BCQEWGWFkbWlu
    //  QGludGVybmV0d2lkZ2V0cy5jb20wHhcNMTYxMTAxMTY1MjMyWhcNMjExMDMxMTY1MjMyWjCBkjEL
    //  MAkGA1UEBhMCQVUxETAPBgNVBAgMCFZpY3RvcmlhMRIwEAYDVQQHDAlNZWxib3VybmUxITAfBgNV
    //  BAoMGEludGVybmV0IFdpZGdpdHMgUHR5IEx0ZDEPMA0GA1UEAwwGV2lkZ2V0MSgwJgYJKoZIhvcN
    //  AQkBFhlhZG1pbkBpbnRlcm5ldHdpZGdldHMuY29tMIGfMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4GNADCBiQKB
    //  gQDGIdoCjyavs+F/Rm0VIB4m6O7VL1j+1IqieoR9NEX2GQvu2VCdceyxf9qaw1bxipEvjLwUkw7M
    //  e+BTlLpWQbBMH87s6KpsC8MVyXhMLpP0oM8NFix/vLz2wdLhUh7CZvJA0plqkJk9bj57QIu+EO1k
    //  tUHM2DFb6sckvCL2yybD1wIDAQABo1AwTjAdBgNVHQ4EFgQUONKKu2zsXIrinWxIGT654vrcQwsw
    //  HwYDVR0jBBgwFoAUONKKu2zsXIrinWxIGT654vrcQwswDAYDVR0TBAUwAwEB/zANBgkqhkiG9w0B
    //  AQsFAAOBgQArFvdi5u9i2QF1Qw+cdC1l7w2Y3+q6RIkln2W8rWJFje00644o8hXy7v46giJCedmF
    //  ULlhm1n7XIsZGy2W3lJ77v5agn9gFwXu1h3cqkGXkoteE6SQJQXWgsW3GWPveObvTL8LF4y57fgM
    //  9ZWS+V9MJajeu44Rf/tU17TLYKjvEjGCA7MwggOvAgEBMIGgMIGSMQswCQYDVQQGEwJBVTERMA8G
    //  A1UECAwIVmljdG9yaWExEjAQBgNVBAcMCU1lbGJvdXJuZTEhMB8GA1UECgwYSW50ZXJuZXQgV2lk
    //  Z2l0cyBQdHkgTHRkMQ8wDQYDVQQDDAZXaWRnZXQxKDAmBgkqhkiG9w0BCQEWGWFkbWluQGludGVy
    //  bmV0d2lkZ2V0cy5jb20CCQDD7CQk9dXJ4jANBglghkgBZQMEAgEFAKCCAjQwGAYJKoZIhvcNAQkD
    //  MQsGCSqGSIb3DQEHATAcBgkqhkiG9w0BCQUxDxcNMTcwNDI5MTYzNTQ3WjAvBgkqhkiG9w0BCQQx
    //  IgQgnXqtpfBjs9ZZUJxbNYbwYvpmXTGgIbYErkIA3jQo0EEwXwYJKoZIhvcNAQkPMVIwUDALBglg
    //  hkgBZQMEAQIwCgYIKoZIhvcNAwcwDgYIKoZIhvcNAwICAgCAMA0GCCqGSIb3DQMCAgFAMAcGBSsO
    //  AwIHMA0GCCqGSIb3DQMCAgEoMIGxBgkrBgEEAYI3EAQxgaMwgaAwgZIxCzAJBgNVBAYTAkFVMREw
    //  DwYDVQQIDAhWaWN0b3JpYTESMBAGA1UEBwwJTWVsYm91cm5lMSEwHwYDVQQKDBhJbnRlcm5ldCBX
    //  aWRnaXRzIFB0eSBMdGQxDzANBgNVBAMMBldpZGdldDEoMCYGCSqGSIb3DQEJARYZYWRtaW5AaW50
    //  ZXJuZXR3aWRnZXRzLmNvbQIJAMPsJCT11cniMIGzBgsqhkiG9w0BCRACCzGBo6CBoDCBkjELMAkG
    //  A1UEBhMCQVUxETAPBgNVBAgMCFZpY3RvcmlhMRIwEAYDVQQHDAlNZWxib3VybmUxITAfBgNVBAoM
    //  GEludGVybmV0IFdpZGdpdHMgUHR5IEx0ZDEPMA0GA1UEAwwGV2lkZ2V0MSgwJgYJKoZIhvcNAQkB
    //  FhlhZG1pbkBpbnRlcm5ldHdpZGdldHMuY29tAgkAw+wkJPXVyeIwPQYJKoZIhvcNAQEKMDCgDTAL
    //  BglghkgBZQMEAgGhGjAYBgkqhkiG9w0BAQgwCwYJYIZIAWUDBAIBogMCASAEgYBFgBS1vtBoac6P
    //  /NRcY3jdytoxK7xc8vEYW/PhgsbE+sP7dvu6eoRLVicoQ8RIeMh3CtPZFq1+JcL5NNzQoAotizTX
    //  EKhiceX1mC5ocCeEvgNouxkN2Qr/X12m60rNvNl5r+GEqiqx/1fs2yRAl5sIzwPsMMY3p9tGOpy0
    //  5p7sRQ==

    //  The ASN.1 of the signature can be examined by browsing to https://lapo.it/asn1js/ ,
    //  then copy-and-paste the Base64 signature into the form and decode..

    //  The signature can be verified against the original data like this:
    success = crypt.VerifySbENC(sb,pkcs7sig);
    wprintf(L"Signature verified: %d\n",success);
    }