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XML-DSig Add Reference with Transforms Specified Explicitly

Demonstrates how to use the new AddSameDocRef2 method to explicitly specify the XML Transforms fragment.

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#include <CkXmlW.h>
#include <CkXmlDSigGenW.h>
#include <CkCertW.h>
#include <CkStringBuilderW.h>
#include <CkXmlDSigW.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.

    success = true;

    // Create the following XML to be signed:

    // <doc>
    //     <s id="s1">Some text...</s>
    //     <p>Some text...</p>
    //     <p class="note">A note...</p>
    // </doc>

    // Use this online tool to generate code from sample XML: 
    // Generate Code to Create XML

    CkXmlW xmlToSign;
    xmlToSign.put_Tag(L"doc");
    xmlToSign.UpdateAttrAt(L"s",true,L"id",L"s1");
    xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent(L"s",L"Some text...");
    xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent(L"p",L"Some text...");
    xmlToSign.UpdateAttrAt(L"p[1]",true,L"class",L"note");
    xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent(L"p[1]",L"A note...");

    wprintf(L"%s\n",xmlToSign.getXml());

    CkXmlDSigGenW gen;

    gen.put_SigLocation(L"doc");
    gen.put_SigLocationMod(0);
    gen.put_SigId(L"Signature-78f29839-06af-448f-b479-ca46457fab1b-Signature");
    gen.put_SigNamespacePrefix(L"ds");
    gen.put_SigNamespaceUri(L"http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#");
    gen.put_SigValueId(L"Signature-78f29839-06af-448f-b479-ca46457fab1b-SignatureValue");
    gen.put_SignedInfoCanonAlg(L"C14N");
    gen.put_SignedInfoDigestMethod(L"sha1");

    // Set the KeyInfoId before adding references..
    gen.put_KeyInfoId(L"Signature-78f29839-06af-448f-b479-ca46457fab1b-KeyInfo");

    // The following XML to be added as an Object to the Signature

    // Use this online tool to generate code from sample XML: 
    // Generate Code to Create XML

    // <xades:QualifyingProperties Id="Signature-78f29839-06af-448f-b479-ca46457fab1b-QualifyingProperties" Target="#Signature-78f29839-06af-448f-b479-ca46457fab1b-Signature" xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#" xmlns:xades="http://uri.etsi.org/01903/v1.3.2#">
    //     <xades:SignedProperties Id="Signature-78f29839-06af-448f-b479-ca46457fab1b-SignedProperties">
    //         <xades:SignedSignatureProperties>
    //             <xades:SigningTime>TO BE GENERATED BY CHILKAT</xades:SigningTime>
    //             <xades:SigningCertificate>
    //                 <xades:Cert>
    //                     <xades:CertDigest>
    //                         <ds:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#sha1"/>
    //                         <ds:DigestValue>TO BE GENERATED BY CHILKAT</ds:DigestValue>
    //                     </xades:CertDigest>
    //                     <xades:IssuerSerial>
    //                         <ds:X509IssuerName>TO BE GENERATED BY CHILKAT</ds:X509IssuerName>
    //                         <ds:X509SerialNumber>TO BE GENERATED BY CHILKAT</ds:X509SerialNumber>
    //                     </xades:IssuerSerial>
    //                 </xades:Cert>
    //             </xades:SigningCertificate>
    //         </xades:SignedSignatureProperties>
    //         <xades:SignedDataObjectProperties>
    //             <xades:DataObjectFormat ObjectReference="#Reference-24eb6003-d41c-442c-a731-d4c58f94790b">
    //                 <xades:Description/>
    //                 <xades:ObjectIdentifier>
    //                     <xades:Identifier Qualifier="OIDAsURN">urn:oid:1.2.840.10003.5.109.10</xades:Identifier>
    //                     <xades:Description/>
    //                 </xades:ObjectIdentifier>
    //                 <xades:MimeType>text/xml</xades:MimeType>
    //                 <xades:Encoding/>
    //             </xades:DataObjectFormat>
    //         </xades:SignedDataObjectProperties>
    //     </xades:SignedProperties>
    // </xades:QualifyingProperties>

    CkXmlW object1;
    object1.put_Tag(L"xades:QualifyingProperties");
    object1.AddAttribute(L"Id",L"Signature-78f29839-06af-448f-b479-ca46457fab1b-QualifyingProperties");
    object1.AddAttribute(L"Target",L"#Signature-78f29839-06af-448f-b479-ca46457fab1b-Signature");
    object1.AddAttribute(L"xmlns:ds",L"http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#");
    object1.AddAttribute(L"xmlns:xades",L"http://uri.etsi.org/01903/v1.3.2#");
    object1.UpdateAttrAt(L"xades:SignedProperties",true,L"Id",L"Signature-78f29839-06af-448f-b479-ca46457fab1b-SignedProperties");
    object1.UpdateChildContent(L"xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedSignatureProperties|xades:SigningTime",L"TO BE GENERATED BY CHILKAT");
    // Note: It may be that http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256 is needed in the following line instead of http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#sha1
    object1.UpdateAttrAt(L"xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedSignatureProperties|xades:SigningCertificateV2|xades:Cert|xades:CertDigest|ds:DigestMethod",true,L"Algorithm",L"http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#sha1");
    object1.UpdateChildContent(L"xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedSignatureProperties|xades:SigningCertificateV2|xades:Cert|xades:CertDigest|ds:DigestValue",L"TO BE GENERATED BY CHILKAT");
    object1.UpdateChildContent(L"xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedSignatureProperties|xades:SigningCertificateV2|xades:Cert|xades:IssuerSerialV2",L"TO BE GENERATED BY CHILKAT");
    object1.UpdateAttrAt(L"xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedDataObjectProperties|xades:DataObjectFormat",true,L"ObjectReference",L"#Reference-24eb6003-d41c-442c-a731-d4c58f94790b");
    object1.UpdateChildContent(L"xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedDataObjectProperties|xades:DataObjectFormat|xades:Description",L"");
    object1.UpdateAttrAt(L"xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedDataObjectProperties|xades:DataObjectFormat|xades:ObjectIdentifier|xades:Identifier",true,L"Qualifier",L"OIDAsURN");
    object1.UpdateChildContent(L"xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedDataObjectProperties|xades:DataObjectFormat|xades:ObjectIdentifier|xades:Identifier",L"urn:oid:1.2.840.10003.5.109.10");
    object1.UpdateChildContent(L"xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedDataObjectProperties|xades:DataObjectFormat|xades:ObjectIdentifier|xades:Description",L"");
    object1.UpdateChildContent(L"xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedDataObjectProperties|xades:DataObjectFormat|xades:MimeType",L"text/xml");
    object1.UpdateChildContent(L"xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedDataObjectProperties|xades:DataObjectFormat|xades:Encoding",L"");

    wprintf(L"%s\n",object1.getXml());

    gen.AddObject(L"",object1.getXml(),L"",L"");

    // -------- Reference 1 --------

    // Create the following Transforms fragment:

    // Use this online tool to generate code from sample XML: 
    // Generate Code to Create XML

    // <ds:Transforms>
    //     <ds:Transform Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/REC-xml-c14n-20010315"/>
    //     <ds:Transform Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#enveloped-signature"/>
    //     <ds:Transform Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-xpath-19991116">
    //         <ds:XPath xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#">not(ancestor-or-self::ds:Signature)</ds:XPath>
    //     </ds:Transform>
    // </ds:Transforms>

    CkXmlW xml1;
    xml1.put_Tag(L"ds:Transforms");
    xml1.UpdateAttrAt(L"ds:Transform",true,L"Algorithm",L"http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/REC-xml-c14n-20010315");
    xml1.UpdateAttrAt(L"ds:Transform[1]",true,L"Algorithm",L"http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#enveloped-signature");
    xml1.UpdateAttrAt(L"ds:Transform[2]",true,L"Algorithm",L"http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-xpath-19991116");
    xml1.UpdateAttrAt(L"ds:Transform[2]|ds:XPath",true,L"xmlns:ds",L"http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#");
    xml1.UpdateChildContent(L"ds:Transform[2]|ds:XPath",L"not(ancestor-or-self::ds:Signature)");

    // This is the "Transforms" XML fragment passed to AddSameDocRef2.
    wprintf(L"%s\n",xml1.getXml());

    gen.AddSameDocRef2(L"",L"sha1",xml1,L"");

    gen.SetRefIdAttr(L"",L"Reference-24eb6003-d41c-442c-a731-d4c58f94790b");

    // -------- Reference 2 --------
    gen.AddObjectRef(L"Signature-78f29839-06af-448f-b479-ca46457fab1b-SignedProperties",L"sha1",L"",L"",L"http://uri.etsi.org/01903#SignedProperties");

    // -------- Reference 3 --------
    gen.AddSameDocRef(L"Signature-78f29839-06af-448f-b479-ca46457fab1b-KeyInfo",L"sha1",L"",L"",L"");

    // Provide a certificate + private key. (PFX password is test123)
    CkCertW cert;
    success = cert.LoadPfxFile(L"qa_data/pfx/cert_test123.pfx",L"test123");
    if (success != true) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",cert.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    gen.SetX509Cert(cert,true);

    gen.put_KeyInfoType(L"X509Data+KeyValue");
    gen.put_X509Type(L"CertChain");

    // Load XML to be signed...
    CkStringBuilderW sbXml;
    xmlToSign.GetXmlSb(sbXml);

    gen.put_Behaviors(L"IndentedSignature");

    // Sign the XML...
    success = gen.CreateXmlDSigSb(sbXml);
    if (success != true) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",gen.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    // -----------------------------------------------

    // Save the signed XML to a file.
    success = sbXml.WriteFile(L"qa_output/signedXml.xml",L"utf-8",false);

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

    // ----------------------------------------
    // Verify the signatures we just produced...
    CkXmlDSigW verifier;
    success = verifier.LoadSignatureSb(sbXml);
    if (success != true) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",verifier.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    int numSigs = verifier.get_NumSignatures();
    int verifyIdx = 0;
    while (verifyIdx < numSigs) {
        verifier.put_Selector(verifyIdx);
        bool verified = verifier.VerifySignature(true);
        if (verified != true) {
            wprintf(L"%s\n",verifier.lastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        verifyIdx = verifyIdx + 1;
    }

    wprintf(L"All signatures were successfully verified.\n");
    }