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XML Signature Multiple External References

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Demonstrates how to add multiple external references to an XML digital signature.

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LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oGen
LOCAL oObject1
LOCAL oHttp
LOCAL oBd
LOCAL cUrl
LOCAL oCert
LOCAL oSbXml
LOCAL oVerifier
LOCAL nVerified

nSuccess := 0

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

//  This example creates the following signed XML with multiple external references:

//  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
//  <ds:Signature xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#" Id="xmldsig-2dde88a8-def0-43e4-8570-b031015a46b4">
//      <ds:SignedInfo>
//          <ds:CanonicalizationMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/REC-xml-c14n-20010315"/>
//          <ds:SignatureMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmldsig-more#rsa-sha256"/>
//          <ds:Reference Id="xmldsig-2dde88a8-def0-43e4-8570-b031015a46b4-ref0" URI="https://isus.ezdrowie.gov.pl/fhir/Patient/123/_history/456">
//              <ds:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256"/>
//              <ds:DigestValue>...</ds:DigestValue>
//          </ds:Reference>
//          <ds:Reference Id="xmldsig-2dde88a8-def0-43e4-8570-b031015a46b4-ref1" URI="https://isus.ezdrowie.gov.pl/fhir/Encounter/124/_history/22">
//              <ds:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256"/>
//              <ds:DigestValue>...</ds:DigestValue>
//          </ds:Reference>
//          <ds:Reference Id="xmldsig-2dde88a8-def0-43e4-8570-b031015a46b4-ref2" URI="https://isus.ezdrowie.gov.pl/fhir/Condition/125/_history/1">
//              <ds:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256"/>
//              <ds:DigestValue>...</ds:DigestValue>
//          </ds:Reference>
//          <ds:Reference Id="xmldsig-2dde88a8-def0-43e4-8570-b031015a46b4-ref3" URI="https://isus.ezdrowie.gov.pl/fhir/Procedure/126/_history/1">
//              <ds:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256"/>
//              <ds:DigestValue>...</ds:DigestValue>
//          </ds:Reference>
//          <ds:Reference Type="http://uri.etsi.org/01903#SignedProperties" URI="#xmldsig-2dde88a8-def0-43e4-8570-b031015a46b4-signedprops">
//              <ds:Transforms>
//                  <ds:Transform Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/REC-xml-c14n-20010315"/>
//              </ds:Transforms>
//              <ds:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256"/>
//              <ds:DigestValue>...</ds:DigestValue>
//          </ds:Reference>
//      </ds:SignedInfo>
//      <ds:SignatureValue Id="xmldsig-2dde88a8-def0-43e4-8570-b031015a46b4-sigvalue">...</ds:SignatureValue>
//      <ds:KeyInfo>
//          <ds:X509Data>
//              <ds:X509Certificate>...</ds:X509Certificate>
//              <ds:X509SubjectName>...</ds:X509SubjectName>
//              <ds:X509IssuerSerial>
//                  <ds:X509IssuerName>...</ds:X509IssuerName>
//                  <ds:X509SerialNumber>...</ds:X509SerialNumber>
//              </ds:X509IssuerSerial>
//          </ds:X509Data>
//      </ds:KeyInfo>
//      <ds:Object>
//          <xades:QualifyingProperties xmlns:xades="http://uri.etsi.org/01903/v1.3.2#" xmlns:xades141="http://uri.etsi.org/01903/v1.4.1#" Target="#xmldsig-2dde88a8-def0-43e4-8570-b031015a46b4">
//              <xades:SignedProperties Id="xmldsig-2dde88a8-def0-43e4-8570-b031015a46b4-signedprops">
//                  <xades:SignedSignatureProperties>
//                      <xades:SigningTime>2021-06-02T07:10:13.306+02:00</xades:SigningTime>
//                      <xades:SigningCertificate>
//                          <xades:Cert>
//                              <xades:CertDigest>
//                                  <ds:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256"/>
//                                  <ds:DigestValue>...</ds:DigestValue>
//                              </xades:CertDigest>
//                              <xades:IssuerSerial>
//                                  <ds:X509IssuerName>...</ds:X509IssuerName>
//                                  <ds:X509SerialNumber>...</ds:X509SerialNumber>
//                              </xades:IssuerSerial>
//                          </xades:Cert>
//                          <xades:Cert>
//                              <xades:CertDigest>
//                                  <ds:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256"/>
//                                  <ds:DigestValue>...</ds:DigestValue>
//                              </xades:CertDigest>
//                              <xades:IssuerSerial>
//                                  <ds:X509IssuerName>...</ds:X509IssuerName>
//                                  <ds:X509SerialNumber>...</ds:X509SerialNumber>
//                              </xades:IssuerSerial>
//                          </xades:Cert>
//                          <xades:Cert>
//                              <xades:CertDigest>
//                                  <ds:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256"/>
//                                  <ds:DigestValue>...</ds:DigestValue>
//                              </xades:CertDigest>
//                              <xades:IssuerSerial>
//                                  <ds:X509IssuerName>...</ds:X509IssuerName>
//                                  <ds:X509SerialNumber>...</ds:X509SerialNumber>
//                              </xades:IssuerSerial>
//                          </xades:Cert>
//                      </xades:SigningCertificate>
//                  </xades:SignedSignatureProperties>
//              </xades:SignedProperties>
//          </xades:QualifyingProperties>
//      </ds:Object>
//  </ds:Signature>
//  

nSuccess := 1
oGen := CreateObject("Chilkat.XmlDSigGen")

oGen:SigLocation := ""
oGen:SigLocationMod := 0
//  Note: ID's simply need to be unique values in the signed XML document.  They don't necessarily need to be GUID/UUID formatted.
oGen:SigId := "xmldsig-2dde88a8-def0-43e4-8570-b031015a46b4"
oGen:SigNamespacePrefix := "ds"
oGen:SigNamespaceUri := "http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#"
oGen:SigValueId := "xmldsig-2dde88a8-def0-43e4-8570-b031015a46b4-sigvalue"
oGen:SignedInfoCanonAlg := "C14N"
oGen:SignedInfoDigestMethod := "sha256"

//  Create an Object to be added to the Signature.
oObject1 := CreateObject("Chilkat.Xml")
oObject1:Tag := "xades:QualifyingProperties"
oObject1:AddAttribute("xmlns:xades", "http://uri.etsi.org/01903/v1.3.2#")
oObject1:AddAttribute("xmlns:xades141", "http://uri.etsi.org/01903/v1.4.1#")
oObject1:AddAttribute("Target", "#xmldsig-2dde88a8-def0-43e4-8570-b031015a46b4")
oObject1:UpdateAttrAt("xades:SignedProperties", 1, "Id", "xmldsig-2dde88a8-def0-43e4-8570-b031015a46b4-signedprops")
oObject1:UpdateChildContent("xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedSignatureProperties|xades:SigningTime", "TO BE GENERATED BY CHILKAT")
//  This assumes there are 3 certs in the certificate chain:  The signing certificate, an intermediate root, and the root CA.
//  Remove the lines with "Cert[2]" if there is no intermediate root...
oObject1:UpdateAttrAt("xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedSignatureProperties|xades:SigningCertificateV2|xades:Cert|xades:CertDigest|ds:DigestMethod", 1, "Algorithm", "http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256")
oObject1:UpdateChildContent("xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedSignatureProperties|xades:SigningCertificateV2|xades:Cert|xades:CertDigest|ds:DigestValue", "TO BE GENERATED BY CHILKAT")
oObject1:UpdateChildContent("xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedSignatureProperties|xades:SigningCertificateV2|xades:Cert|xades:IssuerSerialV2", "TO BE GENERATED BY CHILKAT")

oGen:AddObject("", oObject1:GetXml(), "", "")

oHttp := CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")
oBd := CreateObject("Chilkat.BinData")

cUrl := "https://isus.ezdrowie.gov.pl/fhir/Patient/123/_history/456"
nSuccess := oHttp:QuickGetBd(cUrl, oBd)
IF (nSuccess != 1)
    ? oHttp:LastErrorText
    oGen:destroy()
    oObject1:destroy()
    oHttp:destroy()
    oBd:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  -------- Reference 1 --------
oGen:AddExternalBinaryRef(cUrl, oBd, "sha256", "")
oGen:SetRefIdAttr(cUrl, "xmldsig-2dde88a8-def0-43e4-8570-b031015a46b4-ref0")

//  -------- Reference 2 --------
oBd:Clear()
cUrl := "https://isus.ezdrowie.gov.pl/fhir/Encounter/789/_history/1"
nSuccess := oHttp:QuickGetBd(cUrl, oBd)
IF (nSuccess != 1)
    ? oHttp:LastErrorText
    oGen:destroy()
    oObject1:destroy()
    oHttp:destroy()
    oBd:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

oGen:AddExternalBinaryRef(cUrl, oBd, "sha256", "")
oGen:SetRefIdAttr(cUrl, "xmldsig-2dde88a8-def0-43e4-8570-b031015a46b4-ref1")

//  -------- Reference 3 --------
oBd:Clear()
cUrl := "https://isus.ezdrowie.gov.pl/fhir/Condition/123456/_history/1"
nSuccess := oHttp:QuickGetBd(cUrl, oBd)
IF (nSuccess != 1)
    ? oHttp:LastErrorText
    oGen:destroy()
    oObject1:destroy()
    oHttp:destroy()
    oBd:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

oGen:AddExternalBinaryRef(cUrl, oBd, "sha256", "")
oGen:SetRefIdAttr(cUrl, "xmldsig-2dde88a8-def0-43e4-8570-b031015a46b4-ref2")

//  -------- Reference 4 --------
oBd:Clear()
cUrl := "https://isus.ezdrowie.gov.pl/fhir/Procedure/123456/_history/1"
nSuccess := oHttp:QuickGetBd(cUrl, oBd)
IF (nSuccess != 1)
    ? oHttp:LastErrorText
    oGen:destroy()
    oObject1:destroy()
    oHttp:destroy()
    oBd:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

oGen:AddExternalBinaryRef(cUrl, oBd, "sha256", "")
oGen:SetRefIdAttr(cUrl, "xmldsig-2dde88a8-def0-43e4-8570-b031015a46b4-ref3")

//  -------- Reference 5 --------
oGen:AddObjectRef("xmldsig-2dde88a8-def0-43e4-8570-b031015a46b4-signedprops", "sha256", "C14N", "", "http://uri.etsi.org/01903#SignedProperties")

//  Provide a certificate + private key. (PFX password is test123)
oCert := CreateObject("Chilkat.Cert")
nSuccess := oCert:LoadPfxFile("qa_data/pfx/cert_test123.pfx", "test123")
IF (nSuccess != 1)
    ? oCert:LastErrorText
    oGen:destroy()
    oObject1:destroy()
    oHttp:destroy()
    oBd:destroy()
    oCert:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

oGen:SetX509Cert(oCert, 1)

oGen:KeyInfoType := "X509Data"
oGen:X509Type := "IssuerSerial,SubjectName,Certificate"

//  This will be an enveloping signature where the Signature element
//  is the XML document root, the signed data is contained within Object
//  tag(s) within the Signature.
//  Therefore, pass an empty sbXml to CreateXmlDsigSb.
oSbXml := CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")

oGen:Behaviors := "IndentedSignature"

//  Sign the XML...
nSuccess := oGen:CreateXmlDSigSb(oSbXml)
IF (nSuccess != 1)
    ? oGen:LastErrorText
    oGen:destroy()
    oObject1:destroy()
    oHttp:destroy()
    oBd:destroy()
    oCert:destroy()
    oSbXml:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

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

//  Save the signed XML to a file.
nSuccess := oSbXml:WriteFile("qa_output/signedXml.xml", "utf-8", 0)

? oSbXml:GetAsString()

//  ----------------------------------------
//  Verify the signature we just produced...
oVerifier := CreateObject("Chilkat.XmlDSig")
nSuccess := oVerifier:LoadSignatureSb(oSbXml)
IF (nSuccess != 1)
    ? oVerifier:LastErrorText
    oGen:destroy()
    oObject1:destroy()
    oHttp:destroy()
    oBd:destroy()
    oCert:destroy()
    oSbXml:destroy()
    oVerifier:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

nVerified := oVerifier:VerifySignature(1)
IF (nVerified != 1)
    ? oVerifier:LastErrorText
    oGen:destroy()
    oObject1:destroy()
    oHttp:destroy()
    oBd:destroy()
    oCert:destroy()
    oSbXml:destroy()
    oVerifier:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

? "This signature was successfully verified."

oGen:destroy()
oObject1:destroy()
oHttp:destroy()
oBd:destroy()
oCert:destroy()
oSbXml:destroy()
oVerifier:destroy()