Create a Digital Signature on the Server

Alias

SignatureWithServerCreation

Description

Creates a digital signature (PKCS #1) of data using a signing identity on the server. As the input, either the hash of the data or a DigestInfo containing this hash can be sent, and that input is encoded in base64.

The signature is created with the signing identity on server specified in the request. This identity must belong to the user on behalf of whom the operation is performed.

Request

POST /trustedx-resources/esigp/v1/signatures/server/raw

Content-Type Header

Content-Type: application/json

Body

The body of the request contains the following JSON object.

{
"digest_value" : {string},
"data": {string},
"signature_algorithm" : {string},
"sign_identity_id" : {string}
}

Property

Usage

Description

digest_value

Optional

Hash of the data to be signed encoded in base64. This property can only be used if the value of the signature_algorithm property is something other than "rsa-pkcs1" (it is mandatory in that case) .

data

Optional

Base64 encoding of the DigestInfo structure containing the hash of the data whose digital signature (rsa-pkcs1) is to be generated. This property can only be used if the value of the signature_algorithm property is "rsa-pkcs1" (it is mandatory in that case) .

signature_algorithm

Required

Algorithm that must be used to generate the digital signature ("rsa-pkcs1", "rsa-sha1", "rsa-sha256", "rsa-sha384", "rsa-sha512" and "ecdsa"). The "rsa-pkcs1" value indicates that the hash to generate the signature is encapsulated in a DigestInfo structure, which is the value of the data property. Therefore, the signature algorithm that is effectively requested is the one that results from combining RSA with the PKCS #1 v1.5 padding and the hash algorithm indicated by the DigestInfo structure.

sign_identity_id

Required

Identifier of the signing identity that must be used for generating the signature (it must be a server signing identity that belongs to the user on behalf of whom the signature is performed).

Authorization

The request must contain a bearer access token generated by a trusted authorization server associated to the domain of the signing identity to be used for generating the signature. This token must have a scope that includes the value configured for the signing identity (by default, urn:safelayer:eidas:sign:identity:use:server) and must be used as explained in RFC 6750. Basically, the token must be included in an Authorization header as follows:

Authorization: Bearer <token>

The access token must be obtained via an authorization code grant OAuth 2.0 flow.

Additional Requirements If the Signing Identity Is Enabled Via Password in the HSM or Via the SAM

If the signing identity to be used to create the digital signature is enabled via a password validated by the HSM or via the SAM, in the authorization request of the OAuth 2.0 flow:

  • The sign_identity_id parameter must be included and its value must be the identifier of the signing identity.

  • The digests_summary parameter and its value must be one of the following:

    • If the data parameter is used, the base64-encoded cryptographic hash of the data to be digitally signed.

    • If the digest-value parameter is used, the base64 encoded cryptographic hash of the cryptographic hash of the data to be digitally signed. This last hash must be the same as the one indicated later in the operation request.

  • The digests_summary_algorithm parameter and its value must be the algorithm for obtaining the previous cryptographic hash.

Example

POST /trustedx-resources/esigp/v1/signatures/server/raw HTTP/1.1
Host: www.example.org
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Bearer mF_9.B5f-4.1JqM
{
"digest_value" : "RXN0byBlcyB1biBoYXNoIFNoYTE=",
"signature_algorithm" : "rsa-sha1",
"sign_identity_id" : "12345678"
}

Response

Status-Line

If the signature is created successfully, the HTTP response will contain the following Status-Line (see HTTP Response Status for all the possible cases).

HTTP/1.1 200 OK

Content-Type Header

Content-Type: application/octet-string

Body

Contains the binary value of the signature.