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# goxmldsig
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XML Digital Signatures implemented in pure Go.
## Installation
Install `goxmldsig` into your `$GOPATH` using `go get`:
```
$ go get github.com/russellhaering/goxmldsig
```
## Usage
### Signing
```go
package main
import (
"github.com/beevik/etree"
"github.com/russellhaering/goxmldsig"
)
func main() {
// Generate a key and self-signed certificate for signing
randomKeyStore := dsig.RandomKeyStoreForTest()
ctx := dsig.NewDefaultSigningContext(randomKeyStore)
elementToSign := &etree.Element{
Tag: "ExampleElement",
}
elementToSign.CreateAttr("ID", "id1234")
// Sign the element
signedElement, err := ctx.SignEnveloped(elementToSign)
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
// Serialize the signed element. It is important not to modify the element
// after it has been signed - even pretty-printing the XML will invalidate
// the signature.
doc := etree.NewDocument()
doc.SetRoot(signedElement)
str, err := doc.WriteToString()
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
println(str)
}
```
### Signature Validation
```go
// Validate an element against a root certificate
func validate(root *x509.Certificate, el *etree.Element) {
// Construct a signing context with one or more roots of trust.
ctx := dsig.NewDefaultValidationContext(&dsig.MemoryX509CertificateStore{
Roots: []*x509.Certificate{root},
})
// It is important to only use the returned validated element.
// See: https://www.w3.org/TR/xmldsig-bestpractices/#check-what-is-signed
validated, err := ctx.Validate(el)
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
doc := etree.NewDocument()
doc.SetRoot(validated)
str, err := doc.WriteToString()
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
println(str)
}
```
## Limitations
This library was created in order to [implement SAML 2.0](https://github.com/russellhaering/gosaml2)
without needing to execute a command line tool to create and validate signatures. It currently
only implements the subset of relevant standards needed to support that implementation, but
I hope to make it more complete over time. Contributions are welcome.