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XML-DSig Add Object Reference with Transforms Specified Explicitly

Demonstrates how to use the new AddObjectRef2 method to explicitly specify the XML Transforms fragment.

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Dim success As Boolean = False

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

success = True

' Build the following XML to be signed:

' <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
' <InitUpload xmlns="http://e-dokumenty.mf.gov.pl">
'     <DocumentType>JPK</DocumentType>
'     <Version>01.02.01.20160617</Version>
'     <EncryptionKey algorithm="RSA" encoding="Base64" mode="ECB" padding="PKCS#1">xxxx</EncryptionKey>
'     <DocumentList>
'         <Document>
'             <FormCode schemaVersion="1-1" systemCode="JPK_VAT (3)">JPK_VAT</FormCode>
'             <FileName>JPK_VAT_3_v1-1_20181201.xml</FileName>
'             <ContentLength>8736</ContentLength>
'             <HashValue algorithm="SHA-256" encoding="Base64">JEDI1pItwh6dj/Xx1uts/x61qnjZ4DLHpkZMhmf1oKQ=</HashValue>
'             <FileSignatureList filesNumber="1">
'                 <Packaging>
'                     <SplitZip mode="zip" type="split"/>
'                 </Packaging>
'                 <Encryption>
'                     <AES block="16" mode="CBC" padding="PKCS#7" size="256">
'                         <IV bytes="16" encoding="Base64">z64oN9zXHt1+S3XACRSCYw==</IV>
'                     </AES>
'                 </Encryption>
'                 <FileSignature>
'                     <OrdinalNumber>1</OrdinalNumber>
'                     <FileName>JPK_VAT_3_v1-1_20181201-000.xml.zip.aes</FileName>
'                     <ContentLength>16</ContentLength>
'                     <HashValue algorithm="MD5" encoding="Base64">5MX0q1935fvMjLFV7E1yDw==</HashValue>
'                 </FileSignature>
'             </FileSignatureList>
'         </Document>
'     </DocumentList>
' </InitUpload>

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

Dim xmlToSign As New Chilkat.Xml
xmlToSign.Tag = "InitUpload"
xmlToSign.AddAttribute("xmlns","http://e-dokumenty.mf.gov.pl")
xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("DocumentType","JPK")
xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("Version","01.02.01.20160617")
xmlToSign.UpdateAttrAt("EncryptionKey",True,"algorithm","RSA")
xmlToSign.UpdateAttrAt("EncryptionKey",True,"encoding","Base64")
xmlToSign.UpdateAttrAt("EncryptionKey",True,"mode","ECB")
xmlToSign.UpdateAttrAt("EncryptionKey",True,"padding","PKCS#1")
xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("EncryptionKey","xxxx")
xmlToSign.UpdateAttrAt("DocumentList|Document|FormCode",True,"schemaVersion","1-1")
xmlToSign.UpdateAttrAt("DocumentList|Document|FormCode",True,"systemCode","JPK_VAT (3)")
xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("DocumentList|Document|FormCode","JPK_VAT")
xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("DocumentList|Document|FileName","JPK_VAT_3_v1-1_20181201.xml")
xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("DocumentList|Document|ContentLength","8736")
xmlToSign.UpdateAttrAt("DocumentList|Document|HashValue",True,"algorithm","SHA-256")
xmlToSign.UpdateAttrAt("DocumentList|Document|HashValue",True,"encoding","Base64")
xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("DocumentList|Document|HashValue","JEDI1pItwh6dj/Xx1uts/x61qnjZ4DLHpkZMhmf1oKQ=")
xmlToSign.UpdateAttrAt("DocumentList|Document|FileSignatureList",True,"filesNumber","1")
xmlToSign.UpdateAttrAt("DocumentList|Document|FileSignatureList|Packaging|SplitZip",True,"mode","zip")
xmlToSign.UpdateAttrAt("DocumentList|Document|FileSignatureList|Packaging|SplitZip",True,"type","split")
xmlToSign.UpdateAttrAt("DocumentList|Document|FileSignatureList|Encryption|AES",True,"block","16")
xmlToSign.UpdateAttrAt("DocumentList|Document|FileSignatureList|Encryption|AES",True,"mode","CBC")
xmlToSign.UpdateAttrAt("DocumentList|Document|FileSignatureList|Encryption|AES",True,"padding","PKCS#7")
xmlToSign.UpdateAttrAt("DocumentList|Document|FileSignatureList|Encryption|AES",True,"size","256")
xmlToSign.UpdateAttrAt("DocumentList|Document|FileSignatureList|Encryption|AES|IV",True,"bytes","16")
xmlToSign.UpdateAttrAt("DocumentList|Document|FileSignatureList|Encryption|AES|IV",True,"encoding","Base64")
xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("DocumentList|Document|FileSignatureList|Encryption|AES|IV","z64oN9zXHt1+S3XACRSCYw==")
xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("DocumentList|Document|FileSignatureList|FileSignature|OrdinalNumber","1")
xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("DocumentList|Document|FileSignatureList|FileSignature|FileName","JPK_VAT_3_v1-1_20181201-000.xml.zip.aes")
xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("DocumentList|Document|FileSignatureList|FileSignature|ContentLength","16")
xmlToSign.UpdateAttrAt("DocumentList|Document|FileSignatureList|FileSignature|HashValue",True,"algorithm","MD5")
xmlToSign.UpdateAttrAt("DocumentList|Document|FileSignatureList|FileSignature|HashValue",True,"encoding","Base64")
xmlToSign.UpdateChildContent("DocumentList|Document|FileSignatureList|FileSignature|HashValue","5MX0q1935fvMjLFV7E1yDw==")

Dim gen As New Chilkat.XmlDSigGen

gen.SigLocation = "InitUpload"
gen.SigLocationMod = 0
gen.SigId = "id-1234"
gen.SigNamespacePrefix = "ds"
gen.SigNamespaceUri = "http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#"
gen.SignedInfoCanonAlg = "EXCL_C14N"
gen.SignedInfoDigestMethod = "sha256"

' Create an Object to be added to the Signature.

' <xades:QualifyingProperties Target="#id-1234" xmlns:xades="http://uri.etsi.org/01903/v1.3.2#">
'     <xades:SignedProperties Id="xades-id-1234">
'         <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="#r-id-1">
'                 <xades:MimeType>text/xml</xades:MimeType>
'             </xades:DataObjectFormat>
'         </xades:SignedDataObjectProperties>
'     </xades:SignedProperties>
' </xades:QualifyingProperties>

Dim object1 As New Chilkat.Xml
object1.Tag = "xades:QualifyingProperties"
object1.AddAttribute("xmlns:xades","http://uri.etsi.org/01903/v1.3.2#")
object1.AddAttribute("Target","#id-1234")
object1.UpdateAttrAt("xades:SignedProperties",True,"Id","xades-id-1234")
' 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.UpdateChildContent("xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedSignatureProperties|xades:SigningTime","TO BE GENERATED BY CHILKAT")
object1.UpdateAttrAt("xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedSignatureProperties|xades:SigningCertificateV2|xades:Cert|xades:CertDigest|ds:DigestMethod",True,"Algorithm","http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#sha1")
object1.UpdateChildContent("xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedSignatureProperties|xades:SigningCertificateV2|xades:Cert|xades:CertDigest|ds:DigestValue","TO BE GENERATED BY CHILKAT")
object1.UpdateChildContent("xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedSignatureProperties|xades:SigningCertificateV2|xades:Cert|xades:IssuerSerialV2","TO BE GENERATED BY CHILKAT")
object1.UpdateAttrAt("xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedDataObjectProperties|xades:DataObjectFormat",True,"ObjectReference","#r-id-1")
object1.UpdateChildContent("xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedDataObjectProperties|xades:DataObjectFormat|xades:MimeType","text/xml")

gen.AddObject("",object1.GetXml(),"","")

' -------- Reference 1 --------
' Build the following Transforms fragment:

' <ds:Transforms>
'     <ds:Transform Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-xpath-19991116">
'         <ds:XPath>not(ancestor-or-self::ds:Signature)</ds:XPath>
'     </ds:Transform>
'     <ds:Transform Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#"/>
' </ds:Transforms>

Dim xml1 As New Chilkat.Xml
xml1.Tag = "ds:Transforms"
xml1.UpdateAttrAt("ds:Transform",True,"Algorithm","http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-xpath-19991116")
xml1.UpdateChildContent("ds:Transform|ds:XPath","not(ancestor-or-self::ds:Signature)")
xml1.UpdateAttrAt("ds:Transform[1]",True,"Algorithm","http://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#")

gen.AddSameDocRef2("","sha256",xml1,"")
gen.SetRefIdAttr("","r-id-1")

' -------- Reference 2 --------
' Build the following Transforms fragment:

' <ds:Transforms>
'     <ds:Transform Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#"/>
' </ds:Transforms>

Dim xml2 As New Chilkat.Xml
xml2.Tag = "ds:Transforms"
xml2.UpdateAttrAt("ds:Transform",True,"Algorithm","http://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#")

gen.AddObjectRef2("xades-id-1234","sha256",xml2,"http://uri.etsi.org/01903#SignedProperties")

' Provide a certificate + private key. (PFX password is test123)
Dim cert As New Chilkat.Cert
success = cert.LoadPfxFile("qa_data/pfx/cert_test123.pfx","test123")
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(cert.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If

gen.SetX509Cert(cert,True)

gen.KeyInfoType = "X509Data"
gen.X509Type = "Certificate"

' Load XML to be signed...
Dim sbXml As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
xmlToSign.GetXmlSb(sbXml)

gen.Behaviors = "IndentedSignature"

' Sign the XML...
success = gen.CreateXmlDSigSb(sbXml)
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(gen.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If

' -----------------------------------------------

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

Debug.WriteLine(sbXml.GetAsString())

' ----------------------------------------
' Verify the signatures we just produced...
Dim verifier As New Chilkat.XmlDSig
success = verifier.LoadSignatureSb(sbXml)
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(verifier.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Dim numSigs As Integer = verifier.NumSignatures
Dim verifyIdx As Integer = 0
While verifyIdx < numSigs
    verifier.Selector = verifyIdx
    Dim verified As Boolean = verifier.VerifySignature(True)
    If (verified <> True) Then
        Debug.WriteLine(verifier.LastErrorText)
        Exit Sub
    End If

    verifyIdx = verifyIdx + 1
End While
Debug.WriteLine("All signatures were successfully verified.")