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Decrypt a SAML Response

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Demonstrates how to decrypt a SAML response.

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const std = @import("std");
const chilkat = @import("chilkat");

pub fn main(init: std.process.Init) !void {
    const alloc = init.arena.allocator();

    var success: bool = false;

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

    // This example decrypts this SAML response:

    // <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
    // <saml2p:Response Destination="https://deskflow-asp2.com/ubc/ubcdfe.dll/cwlacs" ID="_e4585eaeedbcaf7c24dff7f1ee2499f5" IssueInstant="2018-10-11T17:46:20.727Z" Version="2.0" xmlns:saml2p="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:protocol">
    //     <saml2:Issuer xmlns:saml2="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:assertion">https://authentication.stg.id.ubc.ca</saml2:Issuer>
    //     <ds:Signature xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#">
    //         <ds:SignedInfo>
    //             <ds:CanonicalizationMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#"/>
    //             <ds:SignatureMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmldsig-more#rsa-sha256"/>
    //             <ds:Reference URI="#_e4585eaeedbcaf7c24dff7f1ee2499f5">
    //                 <ds:Transforms>
    //                     <ds:Transform Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#enveloped-signature"/>
    //                     <ds:Transform Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#"/>
    //                 </ds:Transforms>
    //                 <ds:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256"/>
    //                 <ds:DigestValue>1ui22tqFyYEOoWI19CMwz4n+ynxNjLDGdTeRMdi60EU=</ds:DigestValue>
    //             </ds:Reference>
    //         </ds:SignedInfo>
    //         <ds:SignatureValue>ROg7FXV6vsp8socVhdo76/i7cRHGGKIveAiScKdujZT0QrHVqIvvbZ/RnwvEMJ9H9i/kJFAQA171
    //         Eo2kDjSdvNFQ/YcKaJUwMtAwT05yVatGV42RZKEf7ME+vpcCTR1LWZdrhat1FWCg1MNQwNWB0EL5
    //         fEP2a4jAcSTB8tFbjTAHsv7IWC39E5RVv99mACYXLa7iGZLtORANZxgYu5qQgmH6pUkI6Z1cpmf+
    //         m9mIjKM6LF0EvLfWOBWL6udZ+GsHPOLjVTJg+1S0xb9FQCYDVW1QhbjSS0icKHKTNNbrsaxllVDY
    //         m4q27YQjRh+XxugPgvsZ61Pxlto8Jbg+6jUlMQ==</ds:SignatureValue>
    //         <ds:KeyInfo>
    //             <ds:X509Data>
    //                 <ds:X509Certificate>MIIDTTCCAjWgAwIBAgIVAJccYyIV6wly8XyddumpgnHMJ2JLMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBCwUAMCcxJTAj
    //             BgNVBAMMHGF1dGhlbnRpY2F0aW9uLnN0Zy5pZC51YmMuY2EwHhcNMTcwMzAxMTk1NDM0WhcNMzcw
    //             ...
    //             xUuh6HuHKIwQqHBz7udxbH3Zbb6jXGDJjiDHt1LRJ8xbVisFIcDlIwsGQQi0HeEJfx4P</ds:X509Certificate>
    //             </ds:X509Data>
    //         </ds:KeyInfo>
    //     </ds:Signature>
    //     <saml2p:Status>
    //         <saml2p:StatusCode Value="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:status:Success"/>
    //     </saml2p:Status>
    //     <saml2:EncryptedAssertion xmlns:saml2="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:assertion">
    //         <xenc:EncryptedData Id="_314d80b9cf02d8eda8d686a6ffd626cf" Type="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#Element" xmlns:xenc="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#">
    //             <xenc:EncryptionMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#aes128-cbc" xmlns:xenc="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#"/>
    //             <ds:KeyInfo xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#">
    //                 <xenc:EncryptedKey Id="_d7b6da6fb59a627ebb4a96928441ab79" Recipient="https://ubcdfe.deskflow-asp2.com" xmlns:xenc="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#">
    //                     <xenc:EncryptionMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#rsa-oaep-mgf1p" xmlns:xenc="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#">
    //                         <ds:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#sha1" xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#"/>
    //                     </xenc:EncryptionMethod>
    //                     <ds:KeyInfo>
    //                         <ds:X509Data>
    //                             <ds:X509Certificate>MIICuzCCAiQCCQD3bpigRnKMSzANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQsFADCBoTELMAkGA1UEBhMCQ0ExEDAOBgNV
    //                 BAgMB09udGFyaW8xEDAOBgNVBAcMB1Rvcm9udG8xJjAkBgNVBAoMHVRhY3RpY2FsIEJ1c2luZXNz
    //                 ...
    //                 kVRcHd1UK3q7G8FoykWjdQz/0EoMTfEZ+Md56mLOe48eMUZV2ONZuL1kDCEKw1UwkaDQI4Pf8pzx
    //                 82b9rgw9wBDtvu5eFPlUGEGIBw==</ds:X509Certificate>
    //                         </ds:X509Data>
    //                     </ds:KeyInfo>
    //                     <xenc:CipherData xmlns:xenc="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#">
    //                         <xenc:CipherValue>BNHfUOpgdPE5BgpN2VIZIDthMAv1rxk91qVnWyCZOG9bmUKChJtTUqMpndot7VJwYuyKFshkAdnT
    //                 D79KGdlSA1xHKcVeZXXzDWglqSyYjzhDCsyOhPaI4HelMFgCLwyFz89uEpUpqlvfl8ol3Am/XnzQ
    //                 Vp7V7oS76hocjUI51Qs=</xenc:CipherValue>
    //                     </xenc:CipherData>
    //                 </xenc:EncryptedKey>
    //             </ds:KeyInfo>
    //             <xenc:CipherData xmlns:xenc="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#">
    //                 <xenc:CipherValue>R6l7tmbnXrOfBgB8lA3KnwLYsLH5ZO5omQ7Hp5K05atzw2o55xmCXVMYhNneFxMtxUh6raEyHeZX
    //             PTZNgWrvdqc4GYND/R7MhRrJzk9OAq1WyoOXwbtRpwNDwWA4N2IuprPQJbvjVxaw/PesZMZwZqlp
    //             ...
    //             zm9zAxahyu8Ooe8M4r3HN2cY0JxxxkZtDiulbnyA+rRtXfBRJtangvFQ4iFAnzM/Yg9hMyW9jcu0
    //             S7FzuRB9ONMxi+nh0IFWgqp+</xenc:CipherValue>
    //             </xenc:CipherData>
    //         </xenc:EncryptedData>
    //     </saml2:EncryptedAssertion>
    // </saml2p:Response>

    // The sample encrypted SAML response and RSA private key are available online:
    const http = try chilkat.Http.init();
    defer http.deinit();
    const sb_saml_response = try chilkat.StringBuilder.init();
    defer sb_saml_response.deinit();
    const sb_private_key_pem = try chilkat.StringBuilder.init();
    defer sb_private_key_pem.deinit();
    success = if (http.quickGetSb("https://chilkatdownload.com/data/samlresponse.xml", sb_saml_response)) true else |_| false;
    if (success) {
        success = if (http.quickGetSb("https://chilkatdownload.com/data/samlresponse_privkey.pem", sb_private_key_pem)) true else |_| false;
    }

    if (!success) {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try http.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    }

    const xml = try chilkat.Xml.init();
    defer xml.deinit();
    xml.loadSb(sb_saml_response, true) catch {};

    // Load the RSA private key..
    const privkey = try chilkat.PrivateKey.init();
    defer privkey.deinit();
    privkey.loadPem(try sb_private_key_pem.getAsString(alloc)) catch {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try privkey.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    };

    // Prepare an RSA object w/ the private key...
    const rsa = try chilkat.Rsa.init();
    defer rsa.deinit();
    rsa.usePrivateKey(privkey) catch {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try rsa.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    };

    // RSA will be used to decrypt the xenc:EncryptedKey
    // The bytes to be decrypted are in xenc:CipherValue (in base64 format)
    const encrypted_aes_key = xml.getChildContent(alloc, "saml2:EncryptedAssertion|xenc:EncryptedData|ds:KeyInfo|xenc:EncryptedKey|xenc:CipherData|xenc:CipherValue") catch {
        std.debug.print("Encrypted AES key not found.\n", .{});
        return;
    };

    std.debug.print("Encrypted AES key (base64) = {s}\n", .{encrypted_aes_key});

    const bd_aes_key = try chilkat.BinData.init();
    defer bd_aes_key.deinit();
    bd_aes_key.appendEncoded(encrypted_aes_key, "base64") catch {};

    const sb_rsa_alg = try chilkat.StringBuilder.init();
    defer sb_rsa_alg.deinit();
    sb_rsa_alg.append(try xml.chilkatPath(alloc, "saml2:EncryptedAssertion|xenc:EncryptedData|ds:KeyInfo|xenc:EncryptedKey|xenc:EncryptionMethod|(Algorithm)")) catch {};
    std.debug.print("sbRsaAlg contains: {s}\n", .{try sb_rsa_alg.getAsString(alloc)});
    if (sb_rsa_alg.contains("rsa-oaep", true)) {
        rsa.setPkcsPadding(false);
    }

    rsa.decryptBd(bd_aes_key, true) catch {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try rsa.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    };

    std.debug.print("Decrypted AES key (hex) = {s}\n", .{try bd_aes_key.getEncoded(alloc, "hex")});

    // Get the encrypted XML (in base64) to be decrypted w/ the AES key.
    const encrypted64 = xml.getChildContent(alloc, "saml2:EncryptedAssertion|xenc:EncryptedData|xenc:CipherData|xenc:CipherValue") catch {
        std.debug.print("Encrypted data not found.\n", .{});
        return;
    };

    const bd_encrypted = try chilkat.BinData.init();
    defer bd_encrypted.deinit();
    bd_encrypted.appendEncoded(encrypted64, "base64") catch {};

    // Get the symmetric algorithm:  "http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#aes128-cbc"
    // and set the symmetric decrypt properties.
    const crypt = try chilkat.Crypt2.init();
    defer crypt.deinit();
    const sb_alg = try chilkat.StringBuilder.init();
    defer sb_alg.deinit();
    sb_alg.append(try xml.chilkatPath(alloc, "saml2:EncryptedAssertion|xenc:EncryptedData|xenc:EncryptionMethod|(Algorithm)")) catch {};
    if (sb_alg.contains("aes128-cbc", true)) {
        crypt.setCryptAlgorithm("aes");
        crypt.setKeyLength(128);
        crypt.setCipherMode("cbc");
        // The 1st 16 bytes of the encrypted data are the AES IV.
        crypt.setEncodedIV(try bd_encrypted.getEncodedChunk(alloc, 0, 16, "hex"), "hex");
        bd_encrypted.removeChunk(0, 16) catch {};
    }

    // Other algorithms, key lengths, etc, can be supported by checking for different Algorithm attribute values..

    crypt.setEncodedKey(try bd_aes_key.getEncoded(alloc, "hex"), "hex");

    // AES decrypt...
    crypt.decryptBd(bd_encrypted) catch {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try crypt.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    };

    // Get the decrypted XML
    const decrypted_xml = try bd_encrypted.getString(alloc, "utf-8");
    std.debug.print("Decrypted XML:\n", .{});
    std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{decrypted_xml});

    // The decrypted XML looks like this:

    // <saml2:Assertion xmlns:saml2="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:assertion" ID="_226e565c548db7986d165d7d969b48b4" IssueInstant="2018-10-11T17:46:20.727Z" Version="2.0">
    // ...
    // ...
    // ...
    // </saml2:Assertion>

    const xml_assertion = try chilkat.Xml.init();
    defer xml_assertion.deinit();
    xml_assertion.loadXml(decrypted_xml) catch {};

    // Replace the saml2:EncryptedAssertion XML subtree with the saml2:Assertion XML.
    const xml_encrypted_assertion = try xml.findChild("saml2:EncryptedAssertion");
    defer xml_encrypted_assertion.deinit();
    xml_encrypted_assertion.swapTree(xml_assertion) catch {};

    // The decrypted XML assertion has now replaced the encrypted XML assertion.
    // Examine the fully decrypted XML document:
    std.debug.print("Full XML SAML document with decrypted assertion:\n", .{});
    std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try xml.getXml(alloc)});
}