Reference Class
Represents the reference element of an XML signature.
For a list of all members of this type, see Reference Members.
System.Object
System.Security.Cryptography.Xml.Reference
[Visual Basic] Public Class Reference [C#] public class Reference [C++] public __gc class Reference [JScript] public class Reference
Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
Remarks
This class specifies the digest algorithm and digest value over the data object to be signed. A reference object can instead specify a data object identifier, such as identifying a data object to be signed using a Uri. A chain of transforms to be applied prior to generating the digest can also be specified. There can be one or more references on an XML digital signature.
For more information about the Reference element, see the W3C specification at www.w3.org/TR/xmldsig-core/.
Example
[Visual Basic, C#, C++] The following example demonstrates how to generate an enveloping XML signature.
[Visual Basic] Imports System Imports System.IO Imports System.Security.Cryptography Imports System.Security.Cryptography.Xml Imports System.Xml _ Public Class XMLdsigsample1 Shared Sub Main(args() As [String]) ' Create example data to sign. Dim document As New XmlDocument() Dim node As XmlNode = document.CreateNode(XmlNodeType.Element, "", "MyElement", "samples") node.InnerText = "This is some text" document.AppendChild(node) Console.Error.WriteLine("Data to sign:") Console.Error.WriteLine() Console.Error.WriteLine(document.OuterXml) Console.Error.WriteLine() ' Create the SignedXml message. Dim signedXml As New SignedXml() Dim key As RSA = RSA.Create() signedXml.SigningKey = key ' Create a data object to hold the data to sign. Dim dataObject As New DataObject() dataObject.Data = document.ChildNodes dataObject.Id = "MyObjectId" ' Add the data object to the signature. signedXml.AddObject(dataObject) ' Create a reference to be able to package everything into the ' message. Dim reference As New Reference() reference.Uri = "#MyObjectId" ' Add it to the message. signedXml.AddReference(reference) ' Add a KeyInfo. Dim keyInfo As New KeyInfo() keyInfo.AddClause(New RSAKeyValue(key)) signedXml.KeyInfo = keyInfo ' Compute the signature. signedXml.ComputeSignature() ' Get the XML representation of the signature. Dim xmlSignature As XmlElement = signedXml.GetXml() Console.WriteLine(xmlSignature.OuterXml) End Sub 'Main End Class 'XMLdsigsample1 [C#] using System; using System.IO; using System.Security.Cryptography; using System.Security.Cryptography.Xml; using System.Xml; public class XMLdsigsample1 { static void Main(String[] args) { // Create example data to sign. XmlDocument document = new XmlDocument(); XmlNode node = document.CreateNode(XmlNodeType.Element, "", "MyElement", "samples"); node.InnerText = "This is some text"; document.AppendChild(node); Console.Error.WriteLine("Data to sign:\n" + document.OuterXml + "\n"); // Create the SignedXml message. SignedXml signedXml = new SignedXml(); RSA key = RSA.Create(); signedXml.SigningKey = key; // Create a data object to hold the data to sign. DataObject dataObject = new DataObject(); dataObject.Data = document.ChildNodes; dataObject.Id = "MyObjectId"; // Add the data object to the signature. signedXml.AddObject(dataObject); // Create a reference to be able to package everything into the // message. Reference reference = new Reference(); reference.Uri = "#MyObjectId"; // Add it to the message. signedXml.AddReference(reference); // Add a KeyInfo. KeyInfo keyInfo = new KeyInfo(); keyInfo.AddClause(new RSAKeyValue(key)); signedXml.KeyInfo = keyInfo; // Compute the signature. signedXml.ComputeSignature(); // Get the XML representation of the signature. XmlElement xmlSignature = signedXml.GetXml(); Console.WriteLine(xmlSignature.OuterXml); } } [C++] #using <mscorlib.dll> #using <System.dll> #using <System.Xml.dll> #using <System.Security.dll> using namespace System; using namespace System::IO; using namespace System::Security::Cryptography; using namespace System::Security::Cryptography::Xml; using namespace System::Xml; int main() { // Create example data to sign. XmlDocument* document = new XmlDocument(); XmlNode* node = document->CreateNode(XmlNodeType::Element, S"", S"MyElement", S"samples"); node->InnerText = S"This is some text"; document->AppendChild(node); Console::Error->WriteLine( S"Data to sign:\n{0}\n", document->OuterXml ); // Create the SignedXml message. SignedXml* signedXml = new SignedXml(); RSA* key = RSA::Create(); signedXml->SigningKey = key; // Create a data object to hold the data to sign. DataObject* dataObject = new DataObject(); dataObject->Data = document->ChildNodes; dataObject->Id = S"MyObjectId"; // Add the data object to the signature. signedXml->AddObject(dataObject); // Create a reference to be able to package everything into the // message. Reference* reference = new Reference(); reference->Uri = S"#MyObjectId"; // Add it to the message. signedXml->AddReference(reference); // Add a KeyInfo. KeyInfo* keyInfo = new KeyInfo(); keyInfo->AddClause(new RSAKeyValue(key)); signedXml->KeyInfo = keyInfo; // Compute the signature. signedXml->ComputeSignature(); // Get the XML representation of the signature. XmlElement* xmlSignature = signedXml->GetXml(); Console::WriteLine(xmlSignature->OuterXml); }
[Visual Basic, C#, C++] The following example demonstrates how to check an XML signature.
[Visual Basic] Imports System Imports System.Security.Cryptography Imports System.Security.Cryptography.Xml Imports System.IO Imports System.Xml _ Public Class Verify Public Shared Sub Main(args() As [String]) Console.WriteLine(("Verifying " + args(0) + "...")) ' Create a SignedXml. Dim signedXml As New SignedXml() ' Load the XML. Dim xmlDocument As New XmlDocument() xmlDocument.PreserveWhitespace = True xmlDocument.Load(New XmlTextReader(args(0))) Dim nodeList As XmlNodeList = xmlDocument.GetElementsByTagName("Signature") signedXml.LoadXml(CType(nodeList(0), XmlElement)) If signedXml.CheckSignature() Then Console.WriteLine("Signature check OK") Else Console.WriteLine("Signature check FAILED") End If End Sub 'Main End Class 'Verify [C#] using System; using System.Security.Cryptography; using System.Security.Cryptography.Xml; using System.IO; using System.Xml; public class Verify { public static void Main(String[] args) { Console.WriteLine("Verifying " + args[0] + "..."); // Create a SignedXml. SignedXml signedXml = new SignedXml(); // Load the XML. XmlDocument xmlDocument = new XmlDocument(); xmlDocument.PreserveWhitespace = true; xmlDocument.Load(new XmlTextReader(args[0])); XmlNodeList nodeList = xmlDocument.GetElementsByTagName("Signature"); signedXml.LoadXml((XmlElement)nodeList[0]); if (signedXml.CheckSignature()) { Console.WriteLine("Signature check OK"); } else { Console.WriteLine("Signature check FAILED"); } } } [C++] #using <mscorlib.dll> #using <System.dll> #using <System.Security.dll> #using <System.Xml.dll> using namespace System; using namespace System::Security::Cryptography; using namespace System::Security::Cryptography::Xml; using namespace System::IO; using namespace System::Xml; int main() { String* args[] = System::Environment::GetCommandLineArgs(); Console::WriteLine(S"Verifying {0}...", args[1]); // Create a SignedXml. SignedXml* signedXml = new SignedXml(); // Load the XML. XmlDocument* xmlDocument = new XmlDocument(); xmlDocument->PreserveWhitespace = true; xmlDocument->Load(new XmlTextReader(args[1])); XmlNodeList* nodeList = xmlDocument->GetElementsByTagName(S"Signature"); signedXml->LoadXml(__try_cast<XmlElement*>(nodeList->ItemOf[0])); if (signedXml->CheckSignature()) { Console::WriteLine(S"Signature check OK"); } else { Console::WriteLine(S"Signature check FAILED"); } }
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Requirements
Namespace: System.Security.Cryptography.Xml
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family
Assembly: System.Security (in System.Security.dll)
See Also
Reference Members | System.Security.Cryptography.Xml Namespace