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How to create signed PKCS#7 message with javascript?


I'm trying to create signed PKCS#7 message for PKCS#10 certifacate request on client-side with javascript.

There are good examples on PKCS#10: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/alejacma/archive/2009/01/28/how-to-create-a-certificate-request-with-certenroll-javascript.aspx

But I need to create PKCS#7 and cannot figure out how to do it. There is a lack of examples (actually no at all) on official documentation for CertEnroll: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa374850(v=vs.85).aspx

I've ended up with this code:

var XCN_CRYPT_STRING_BASE64REQUESTHEADER = 3;

var XCN_CERT_NAME_STR_NONE = 0;

var _certEnrollClassFactory = new ActiveXObject("X509Enrollment.CX509EnrollmentWebClassFactory");


ComposePKCS10Request: function (containerName, subject)
{
    // PKCS #10 certificate request
    var objRequest = _certEnrollClassFactory.CreateObject("X509Enrollment.CX509CertificateRequestPkcs10");

    var objCSP = objCertEnrollClassFactory.CreateObject("X509Enrollment.CCspInformation");
    var objCSPs = objCertEnrollClassFactory.CreateObject("X509Enrollment.CCspInformations");

    //  Initialize the csp object using the desired Cryptograhic Service Provider (CSP)
    objCSP.InitializeFromName("Microsoft Enhanced Cryptographic Provider v1.0");

    //  Add this CSP object to the CSP collection object
    objCSPs.Add(objCSP);

    // asymmetric private key that can be used for encryption, signing, and key agreement.
    var objPrivateKey = _certEnrollClassFactory.CreateObject("X509Enrollment.CX509PrivateKey");

    //  Provide key container name, key length and key spec to the private key object
    objPrivateKey.ContainerName = containerName;
    //objPrivateKey.Length = 1024;
    objPrivateKey.KeySpec = 1; // AT_KEYEXCHANGE = 1

    //  Provide the CSP collection object (in this case containing only 1 CSP object)
    //  to the private key object
    objPrivateKey.CspInformations = objCSPs;

    // Initialize P10 based on private key
    objRequest.InitializeFromPrivateKey(1, objPrivateKey, ""); // context user = 1

    // X.500 distinguished name (DN)
    // The DN consists of a sequence of relative distinguished names (RDNs). Each RDN consists of a set of attributes, 
    // and each attribute consists of an object identifier (OID) and a value. The data type of the value is identified 
    // by the DirectoryString structure.
    var objDn = _certEnrollClassFactory.CreateObject("X509Enrollment.CX500DistinguishedName");

    // DN related stuff
    objDn.Encode(subject, XCN_CERT_NAME_STR_NONE);
    objRequest.Subject = objDn;

    return objRequest;
}

CreatePKCS7: function (containerName, subject)
{
    // PKCS #7 certificate request
    var objPKCS7Request = _certEnrollClassFactory.CreateObject("X509Enrollment.CX509CertificateRequestPkcs7");

    // initialize PKCS #7 certificate request by PKCS #10 certificate request
    objPKCS7Request.InitializeFromInnerRequest(this.ComposePKCS10Request(containerName, subject));

    var objSignerCert = _certEnrollClassFactory.CreateObject("X509Enrollment.CSignerCertificate");
    var verifyType = 4; /* VerifyAllowUI, see typedef enum X509PrivateKeyVerify */
    var encodingType = 0x3; /* see typedef enum EncodingType */

    /**********************************************************************/
    /* I have to provide certificate here??? How can I obtain it from UI? */
    /**********************************************************************/
    var strCertificate = '?????????????????????';

    objSignerCert.Initialize(false, verifyType, encodingType, strCertificate);

    /*****************************************************************************/
    /* Also I'm not shure that SignerCertificate can be accessed via javascript. */
    /*****************************************************************************/
    objPKCS7Request.SignerCertificate = objSignerCert;

    // represents the top level object and enables you to enroll in a certificate hierarchy and install a certificate response
    var objEnroll = _certEnrollClassFactory.CreateObject("X509Enrollment.CX509Enrollment");

    // Enroll
    objEnroll.InitializeFromRequest(objPKCS7Request);

    var pkcs7;

    try
    {
        pkcs7 = objEnroll.CreateRequest(XCN_CRYPT_STRING_BASE64REQUESTHEADER);
    }
    catch (e)
    {
        ...
    }

    return pkcs7;
}

Is there any way to create PKCS#7 message with javascript?

UPDATE: I've already had PKCS#10 cert request (see the first function in code sample) and need to create PKCS#7 signed message for it. Ok, I paraphrase my question. How to create signed PKCS#7 message with javascript? (Ideally, it should allow to specify proper cert with UI.)

As for javascript I understand that it's not the convenient way, but suitable because I must to deal with it on client-side (in browser). Moreover, cert enroll IX509CertificateRequestPkcs7 interface has methods marked as [WebEnabled], so I believe there must be the way to do what I state.


Solution

  • VBScript method (it will prompt to choose certificate):

    Function SignMessage(Message)
        Dim oUtils
        Set oUtils = CreateObject("CAPICOM.Utilities")
        Dim cpcSigner
        Set cpcSigner = CreateObject("CAPICOM.Signer")
        cpcSigner.Options = 2 'CAPICOM_CERTIFICATE_INCLUDE_END_ENTITY_ONLY
        Dim cpcSignedData
        Set cpcSignedData = CreateObject("CAPICOM.SignedData")
        cpcSignedData.Content = oUtils.Base64Decode(Message)
        SignMessage = cpcSignedData.Sign(cpcSigner, False)
    End function
    

    Javascript method (be carefull due to encoding strings in JS you will get corrupted signature, so I suggest to use VBScript for signing data in your client scripts since it interoperable with JS):

    var CAPICOM_CERTIFICATE_INCLUDE_END_ENTITY_ONLY = 2;
    
    SignMessage: function (message) {
        var cpcSigner = new ActiveXObject("CAPICOM.Signer");
        cpcSigner.Options = CAPICOM_CERTIFICATE_INCLUDE_END_ENTITY_ONLY;
    
        var cpcSignedData = new ActiveXObject("CAPICOM.SignedData");
        var oUtils = new ActiveXObject("CAPICOM.Utilities");
        cpcSignedData.Content = oUtils.Base64Decode(message);
    
        return cpcSignedData.Sign(cpcSigner, false);
    }