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Sign XML for Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA)

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Demonstrates how to sign XML for Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA).

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LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oSbXml
LOCAL oGen
LOCAL oObject1
LOCAL oXml1
LOCAL oCertFromPfx
LOCAL oCert
LOCAL oPrivKey
LOCAL oVerifier
LOCAL nNumSigs
LOCAL nVerifyIdx
LOCAL nVerified

nSuccess := 0

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

nSuccess := 1

//  Load XML to be signed...
oSbXml := CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
nSuccess := oSbXml:LoadFile("qa_data/xml_dsig_valid_samples/UBL_Saudi_ZATCA_Zakat_Tax_and_Customs_Authority_toBeSigned.xml", "utf-8")
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? "Failed to load XML file to be signed."
    oSbXml:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  Loads XML containing the following (with data modified from the original sample).

//  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
//  <Invoice xmlns="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:Invoice-2" xmlns:cac="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonAggregateComponents-2" xmlns:cbc="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonBasicComponents-2" xmlns:ext="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonExtensionComponents-2"><ext:UBLExtensions>
//      <ext:UBLExtension>
//          <ext:ExtensionURI>urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:dsig:enveloped:xades</ext:ExtensionURI>
//          <ext:ExtensionContent>
//              <sig:UBLDocumentSignatures xmlns:sig="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonSignatureComponents-2" xmlns:sac="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:SignatureAggregateComponents-2" xmlns:sbc="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:SignatureBasicComponents-2">
//                  <sac:SignatureInformation>
//                      <cbc:ID>urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:signature:1</cbc:ID>
//                      <sbc:ReferencedSignatureID>urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:signature:Invoice</sbc:ReferencedSignatureID>
//                      
//                  </sac:SignatureInformation>
//              </sig:UBLDocumentSignatures>
//          </ext:ExtensionContent>
//      </ext:UBLExtension>
//  </ext:UBLExtensions>
//     
//     <cbc:ProfileID>reporting:1.0</cbc:ProfileID>
//     <cbc:ID>100</cbc:ID>
//     <cbc:UUID>3cf5ee18-ee25-44ea-a444-2c37ba7f28be</cbc:UUID>
//     <cbc:IssueDate>2021-04-25</cbc:IssueDate>
//     <cbc:IssueTime>15:30:00</cbc:IssueTime>
//     <cbc:InvoiceTypeCode name="0100000">388</cbc:InvoiceTypeCode>
//     <cbc:DocumentCurrencyCode>SAR</cbc:DocumentCurrencyCode>
//     <cbc:TaxCurrencyCode>SAR</cbc:TaxCurrencyCode>
//     <cbc:LineCountNumeric>2</cbc:LineCountNumeric>
//     <cac:AdditionalDocumentReference>
//        <cbc:ID>ICV</cbc:ID>
//        <cbc:UUID>46531</cbc:UUID>
//     </cac:AdditionalDocumentReference>
//     <cac:AdditionalDocumentReference>
//        <cbc:ID>PIH</cbc:ID>
//        <cac:Attachment>
//           <cbc:EmbeddedDocumentBinaryObject mimeCode="text/plain">NWZl......NTdlOQ==</cbc:EmbeddedDocumentBinaryObject>
//        </cac:Attachment>
//     </cac:AdditionalDocumentReference>
//     
//    
//     <cac:AdditionalDocumentReference>
//          <cbc:ID>QR</cbc:ID>
//          <cac:Attachment>
//              <cbc:EmbeddedDocumentBinaryObject mimeCode="text/plain">ARlBbC........FAau5g</cbc:EmbeddedDocumentBinaryObject>
//          </cac:Attachment>
//  </cac:AdditionalDocumentReference><cac:Signature>
//        <cbc:ID>urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:signature:Invoice</cbc:ID>
//        <cbc:SignatureMethod>urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:dsig:enveloped:xades</cbc:SignatureMethod>
//  </cac:Signature><cac:AccountingSupplierParty>
//        <cac:Party>
//           <cac:PartyIdentification>
//              <cbc:ID schemeID="MLS">123457890</cbc:ID>
//           </cac:PartyIdentification>
//           <cac:PostalAddress>
//              <cbc:StreetName>King Abdulaziz Road</cbc:StreetName>
//              <cbc:BuildingNumber>9999</cbc:BuildingNumber>
//              <cbc:PlotIdentification>9999</cbc:PlotIdentification>
//              <cbc:CitySubdivisionName>Al Amal</cbc:CitySubdivisionName>
//              <cbc:CityName>Riyadh</cbc:CityName>
//              <cbc:PostalZone>12643</cbc:PostalZone>
//              <cbc:CountrySubentity>Riyadh Region</cbc:CountrySubentity>
//              <cac:Country>
//                 <cbc:IdentificationCode>SA</cbc:IdentificationCode>
//              </cac:Country>
//           </cac:PostalAddress>
//           <cac:PartyTaxScheme>
//              <cbc:CompanyID>300099999900003</cbc:CompanyID>
//              <cac:TaxScheme>
//                 <cbc:ID>VAT</cbc:ID>
//              </cac:TaxScheme>
//           </cac:PartyTaxScheme>
//           <cac:PartyLegalEntity>
//              <cbc:RegistrationName>Example Co. LTD</cbc:RegistrationName>
//           </cac:PartyLegalEntity>
//        </cac:Party>
//     </cac:AccountingSupplierParty>
//     <cac:AccountingCustomerParty>
//        <cac:Party>
//           <cac:PartyIdentification>
//              <cbc:ID schemeID="SAG">123C12345678</cbc:ID>
//           </cac:PartyIdentification>
//           <cac:PostalAddress>
//              <cbc:StreetName>King Abdullah Road</cbc:StreetName>
//              <cbc:BuildingNumber>9999</cbc:BuildingNumber>
//              <cbc:PlotIdentification>9999</cbc:PlotIdentification>
//              <cbc:CitySubdivisionName>Al Mursalat</cbc:CitySubdivisionName>
//              <cbc:CityName>Riyadh</cbc:CityName>
//              <cbc:PostalZone>11564</cbc:PostalZone>
//              <cbc:CountrySubentity>Riyadh Region</cbc:CountrySubentity>
//              <cac:Country>
//                 <cbc:IdentificationCode>SA</cbc:IdentificationCode>
//              </cac:Country>
//           </cac:PostalAddress>
//           <cac:PartyTaxScheme>
//              <cac:TaxScheme>
//                 <cbc:ID>VAT</cbc:ID>
//              </cac:TaxScheme>
//           </cac:PartyTaxScheme>
//           <cac:PartyLegalEntity>
//              <cbc:RegistrationName>EXAMPLE MARKETS</cbc:RegistrationName>
//           </cac:PartyLegalEntity>
//        </cac:Party>
//     </cac:AccountingCustomerParty>
//     <cac:Delivery>
//        <cbc:ActualDeliveryDate>2022-04-25</cbc:ActualDeliveryDate>
//     </cac:Delivery>
//     <cac:PaymentMeans>
//        <cbc:PaymentMeansCode>42</cbc:PaymentMeansCode>
//     </cac:PaymentMeans>
//     <cac:TaxTotal>
//        <cbc:TaxAmount currencyID="SAR">135.00</cbc:TaxAmount>
//        <cac:TaxSubtotal>
//           <cbc:TaxableAmount currencyID="SAR">900.00</cbc:TaxableAmount>
//           <cbc:TaxAmount currencyID="SAR">135.00</cbc:TaxAmount>
//           <cac:TaxCategory>
//              <cbc:ID>S</cbc:ID>
//              <cbc:Percent>15</cbc:Percent>
//              <cac:TaxScheme>
//                 <cbc:ID>VAT</cbc:ID>
//              </cac:TaxScheme>
//           </cac:TaxCategory>
//        </cac:TaxSubtotal>
//     </cac:TaxTotal>
//     <cac:TaxTotal>
//        <cbc:TaxAmount currencyID="SAR">135.00</cbc:TaxAmount>
//     </cac:TaxTotal>
//     <cac:LegalMonetaryTotal>
//        <cbc:LineExtensionAmount currencyID="SAR">900.00</cbc:LineExtensionAmount>
//        <cbc:TaxExclusiveAmount currencyID="SAR">900.00</cbc:TaxExclusiveAmount>
//        <cbc:TaxInclusiveAmount currencyID="SAR">1035.00</cbc:TaxInclusiveAmount>
//        <cbc:AllowanceTotalAmount currencyID="SAR">0.00</cbc:AllowanceTotalAmount>
//        <cbc:PayableAmount currencyID="SAR">1035.00</cbc:PayableAmount>
//     </cac:LegalMonetaryTotal>
//     <cac:InvoiceLine>
//        <cbc:ID>1</cbc:ID>
//        <cbc:InvoicedQuantity unitCode="PCE">1</cbc:InvoicedQuantity>
//        <cbc:LineExtensionAmount currencyID="SAR">200.00</cbc:LineExtensionAmount>
//        <cac:TaxTotal>
//           <cbc:TaxAmount currencyID="SAR">30.00</cbc:TaxAmount>
//           <cbc:RoundingAmount currencyID="SAR">230.00</cbc:RoundingAmount>
//        </cac:TaxTotal>
//        <cac:Item>
//           <cbc:Name>Item A</cbc:Name>
//           <cac:ClassifiedTaxCategory>
//              <cbc:ID>S</cbc:ID>
//              <cbc:Percent>15</cbc:Percent>
//              <cac:TaxScheme>
//                 <cbc:ID>VAT</cbc:ID>
//              </cac:TaxScheme>
//           </cac:ClassifiedTaxCategory>
//        </cac:Item>
//        <cac:Price>
//           <cbc:PriceAmount currencyID="SAR">200.00</cbc:PriceAmount>
//        </cac:Price>
//     </cac:InvoiceLine>
//     <cac:InvoiceLine>
//        <cbc:ID>2</cbc:ID>
//        <cbc:InvoicedQuantity unitCode="PCE">2</cbc:InvoicedQuantity>
//        <cbc:LineExtensionAmount currencyID="SAR">700.00</cbc:LineExtensionAmount>
//        <cac:TaxTotal>
//           <cbc:TaxAmount currencyID="SAR">105.00</cbc:TaxAmount>
//           <cbc:RoundingAmount currencyID="SAR">805.00</cbc:RoundingAmount>
//        </cac:TaxTotal>
//        <cac:Item>
//           <cbc:Name>Item B</cbc:Name>
//           <cac:ClassifiedTaxCategory>
//              <cbc:ID>S</cbc:ID>
//              <cbc:Percent>15</cbc:Percent>
//              <cac:TaxScheme>
//                 <cbc:ID>VAT</cbc:ID>
//              </cac:TaxScheme>
//           </cac:ClassifiedTaxCategory>
//        </cac:Item>
//        <cac:Price>
//           <cbc:PriceAmount currencyID="SAR">350.00</cbc:PriceAmount>
//        </cac:Price>
//     </cac:InvoiceLine>
//  </Invoice>

oGen := CreateObject("Chilkat.XmlDSigGen")

oGen:SigLocation := "Invoice|ext:UBLExtensions|ext:UBLExtension|ext:ExtensionContent|sig:UBLDocumentSignatures|sac:SignatureInformation"
oGen:SigLocationMod := 0
oGen:SigId := "signature"
oGen:SigNamespacePrefix := "ds"
oGen:SigNamespaceUri := "http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#"
oGen:SignedInfoCanonAlg := "C14N_11"
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("Target", "signature")
oObject1:UpdateAttrAt("xades:SignedProperties", 1, "Id", "xadesSignedProperties")
oObject1:UpdateChildContent("xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedSignatureProperties|xades:SigningTime", "TO BE GENERATED BY CHILKAT")
oObject1:UpdateAttrAt("xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedSignatureProperties|xades:SigningCertificate|xades:Cert|xades:CertDigest|ds:DigestMethod", 1, "Algorithm", "http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256")
oObject1:UpdateChildContent("xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedSignatureProperties|xades:SigningCertificate|xades:Cert|xades:CertDigest|ds:DigestValue", "TO BE GENERATED BY CHILKAT")
oObject1:UpdateChildContent("xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedSignatureProperties|xades:SigningCertificate|xades:Cert|xades:IssuerSerial|ds:X509IssuerName", "TO BE GENERATED BY CHILKAT")
oObject1:UpdateChildContent("xades:SignedProperties|xades:SignedSignatureProperties|xades:SigningCertificate|xades:Cert|xades:IssuerSerial|ds:X509SerialNumber", "TO BE GENERATED BY CHILKAT")

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

//  -------- Reference 1 --------
oXml1 := CreateObject("Chilkat.Xml")
oXml1:Tag := "ds:Transforms"
oXml1:UpdateAttrAt("ds:Transform", 1, "Algorithm", "http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-xpath-19991116")
oXml1:UpdateChildContent("ds:Transform|ds:XPath", "not(//ancestor-or-self::ext:UBLExtensions)")
oXml1:UpdateAttrAt("ds:Transform[1]", 1, "Algorithm", "http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-xpath-19991116")
oXml1:UpdateChildContent("ds:Transform[1]|ds:XPath", "not(//ancestor-or-self::cac:Signature)")
oXml1:UpdateAttrAt("ds:Transform[2]", 1, "Algorithm", "http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-xpath-19991116")
oXml1:UpdateChildContent("ds:Transform[2]|ds:XPath", "not(//ancestor-or-self::cac:AdditionalDocumentReference[cbc:ID='QR'])")
oXml1:UpdateAttrAt("ds:Transform[3]", 1, "Algorithm", "http://www.w3.org/2006/12/xml-c14n11")

oGen:AddSameDocRef2("", "sha256", oXml1, "")

oGen:SetRefIdAttr("", "invoiceSignedData")

//  -------- Reference 2 --------
oGen:AddObjectRef("xadesSignedProperties", "sha256", "", "", "http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#SignatureProperties")

//  Provide a certificate + private key. (PFX password is test123)
oCertFromPfx := CreateObject("Chilkat.Cert")
nSuccess := oCertFromPfx:LoadPfxFile("qa_data/pfx/cert_test123.pfx", "test123")
IF (nSuccess != 1)
    ? oCertFromPfx:LastErrorText
    oSbXml:destroy()
    oGen:destroy()
    oObject1:destroy()
    oXml1:destroy()
    oCertFromPfx:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  Alternatively, if your certificate and private key are in separate PEM files, do this:
oCert := CreateObject("Chilkat.Cert")
nSuccess := oCert:LoadFromFile("qa_data/zatca/cert.pem")
IF (nSuccess != 1)
    ? oCert:LastErrorText
    oSbXml:destroy()
    oGen:destroy()
    oObject1:destroy()
    oXml1:destroy()
    oCertFromPfx:destroy()
    oCert:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

? oCert:SubjectCN

//  Load the private key.
oPrivKey := CreateObject("Chilkat.PrivateKey")
nSuccess := oPrivKey:LoadPemFile("qa_data/zatca/ec-secp256k1-priv-key.pem")
IF (nSuccess != 1)
    ? oPrivKey:LastErrorText
    oSbXml:destroy()
    oGen:destroy()
    oObject1:destroy()
    oXml1:destroy()
    oCertFromPfx:destroy()
    oCert:destroy()
    oPrivKey:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

? "Key Type: " + oPrivKey:KeyType

//  Associate the private key with the certificate.
nSuccess := oCert:SetPrivateKey(oPrivKey)
IF (nSuccess != 1)
    ? oCert:LastErrorText
    oSbXml:destroy()
    oGen:destroy()
    oObject1:destroy()
    oXml1:destroy()
    oCertFromPfx:destroy()
    oCert:destroy()
    oPrivKey:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  The certificate passed to SetX509Cert must have an associated private key.
//  If the cert was loaded from a PFX, then it should automatically has an associated private key.
//  If the cert was loaded from PEM, then the private key was explicitly associated as shown above.
nSuccess := oGen:SetX509Cert(oCert, 1)
IF (nSuccess != 1)
    ? oGen:LastErrorText
    oSbXml:destroy()
    oGen:destroy()
    oObject1:destroy()
    oXml1:destroy()
    oCertFromPfx:destroy()
    oCert:destroy()
    oPrivKey:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

oGen:KeyInfoType := "X509Data"
oGen:X509Type := "Certificate"

//  ---------------- This is important -----------------------------------------
//  Starting in Chilkat v9.5.0.92, add the "ZATCA" behavior to produce the format required by ZATCA.
oGen:Behaviors := "IndentedSignature,TransformSignatureXPath,ZATCA"
//  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

//  Sign the XML...
nSuccess := oGen:CreateXmlDSigSb(oSbXml)
IF (nSuccess != 1)
    ? oGen:LastErrorText
    oSbXml:destroy()
    oGen:destroy()
    oObject1:destroy()
    oXml1:destroy()
    oCertFromPfx:destroy()
    oCert:destroy()
    oPrivKey:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

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

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

? oSbXml:GetAsString()

//  ----------------------------------------
//  Verify the signatures we just produced...
oVerifier := CreateObject("Chilkat.XmlDSig")
nSuccess := oVerifier:LoadSignatureSb(oSbXml)
IF (nSuccess != 1)
    ? oVerifier:LastErrorText
    oSbXml:destroy()
    oGen:destroy()
    oObject1:destroy()
    oXml1:destroy()
    oCertFromPfx:destroy()
    oCert:destroy()
    oPrivKey:destroy()
    oVerifier:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  ---------------- This is important -----------------------------------------
//  Starting in Chilkat v9.5.0.92, specify "ZATCA" in uncommon options 
//  to validate signed XML according to ZATCA needs.
//  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
oVerifier:UncommonOptions := "ZATCA"

nNumSigs := oVerifier:NumSignatures
nVerifyIdx := 0
DO WHILE nVerifyIdx < nNumSigs
    oVerifier:Selector := nVerifyIdx
    nVerified := oVerifier:VerifySignature(1)
    IF (nVerified != 1)
        ? oVerifier:LastErrorText
        oSbXml:destroy()
        oGen:destroy()
        oObject1:destroy()
        oXml1:destroy()
        oCertFromPfx:destroy()
        oCert:destroy()
        oPrivKey:destroy()
        oVerifier:destroy()
        RETURN
    ENDIF

    nVerifyIdx := nVerifyIdx + 1
ENDDO
? "All signatures were successfully verified."

oSbXml:destroy()
oGen:destroy()
oObject1:destroy()
oXml1:destroy()
oCertFromPfx:destroy()
oCert:destroy()
oPrivKey:destroy()
oVerifier:destroy()