XML Security Library

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Creating a framework from the skeleton.

The XML Security Library contains a "skeleton" for creating new "xmlsec-<crypto>" libraries. In order to create "xmlsec-mycrypto" library framework, do the following (this example assumes that you are using *nix system, adjust the commands if you are using something else):

  • Copy src/skeleton and include/xmlsec/skeleton folders to src/mycrypto and include/xmlsec/mycrypto folders:

    Example 1. Coping skeleton folders.

    cd src
    cp -r src/skeleton src/mycrypto
    cp -r include/xmlsec/skeleton include/xmlsec/mycrypto
    	    
  • Replace "skeleton" with "mycrypto" in the copied files (note that there are different possible cases here):

    Example 2. Replacing "skeleton" with "mycrypto".

    for i in `ls include/xmlsec/mycrypto/* src/mycrypto/*`;  do 
        echo Processing $i ..;
        sed 's/skeleton/mycrypto/g' $i | \
        sed 's/SKELETON/MYCRYPTO/g' | \
        sed 's/Skeleton/MyCrypto/g' > $i.tmp;
        mv $i.tmp $i;
    done
    	    
  • Add "xmlsec-mycrypto" library to the "include/xmlsec/crypto.h" file:

    Example 3. Modifying include/xmlsec/crypto.h file.

    ...	    
    #ifdef XMLSEC_CRYPTO_MYCRYPTO
    #include <xmlsec/mycrypto/app.h>
    #include <xmlsec/mycrypto/crypto.h>
    #include <xmlsec/mycrypto/symbols.h>
    #else /* XMLSEC_CRYPTO_MYCRYPTO */
    ...
    #endif /* XMLSEC_CRYPTO_MYCRYPTO */
    ...
    	    
  • Add "xmlsec-crypto" library to the configure.in file (for *nix systems; for Windows you need to modify win32/confgure.js and win32/Makefile.msvc files, see win32/README.txt for details):

    Example 4. Modifying configure.in file.

    dnl ==========================================================================
    dnl See if we can find MyCrypto
    dnl ==========================================================================
    XMLSEC_MYCRYPTO_DEFINES=""
    MYCRYPTO_CONFIG="mycrypto-config" # TODO
    XMLSEC_NO_MYCRYPTO="1"
    MYCRYPTO_MIN_VERSION="0.0.0" # TODO 
    MYCRYPTO_VERSION=""
    MYCRYPTO_PREFIX=""
    MYCRYPTO_CFLAGS=""
    MYCRYPTO_LIBS=""
    MYCRYPTO_LDADDS=""
    AC_MSG_CHECKING(for mycrypto libraries >= $MYCRYPTO_MIN_VERSION) 
    AC_ARG_WITH(mycrypto, [  --with-mycrypto=[PFX]    mycrypto location])
    if test "$with_mycrypto" = "no" ; then
        XMLSEC_CRYPTO_DISABLED_LIST="$XMLSEC_CRYPTO_DISABLED_LIST mycrypto"
        AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
    else
        if test "$with_mycrypto" != "" ; then
    	MYCRYPTO_PREFIX=$with_mycrypto
    	MYCRYPTO_CONFIG=$MYCRYPTO_PREFIX/bin/$MYCRYPTO_CONFIG
        fi
        if ! $MYCRYPTO_CONFIG --version > /dev/null 2>&1 ; then
    	if test "$with_mycrypto" != "" ; then
    	    AC_MSG_ERROR(Unable to find mycrypto at '$with_mycrypto')
    	fi
        else
            vers=`$MYCRYPTO_CONFIG --version | awk -F. '{ printf "%d", ($1 * 1000 + $2) * 1000 + $3;}'`
    	minvers=`echo $MYCRYPTO_MIN_VERSION | awk -F. '{ printf "%d", ($1 * 1000 + $2) * 1000 + $3;}'`
    	if test "$vers" -ge "$minvers" ; then
        	    MYCRYPTO_LIBS="`$MYCRYPTO_CONFIG --libs`"
    	    MYCRYPTO_CFLAGS="`$MYCRYPTO_CONFIG --cflags`"
    	    MYCRYPTO_VERSION="`$MYCRYPTO_CONFIG --version`"
    	    XMLSEC_NO_MYCRYPTO="0"
    	else
        	    AC_MSG_ERROR(You need at least mycrypto $MYCRYPTO_MIN_VERSION for this version of $PACKAGE)
    	fi	
        fi
    
        dnl update crypt libraries list
        if test "z$XMLSEC_NO_MYCRYPTO" = "z0" ; then
    	dnl first crypto library is default one
    	if test "z$XMLSEC_CRYPTO" = "z" ; then
    	    XMLSEC_CRYPTO="mycrypto"
        	    XMLSEC_CRYPTO_LIB="xmlsec1-mycrypto"
    	    XMLSEC_CRYPTO_CFLAGS="$MYCRYPTO_CFLAGS -DXMLSEC_CRYPTO_MYCRYPTO=1"
    	    XMLSEC_CRYPTO_LIBS="$MYCRYPTO_LIBS"
    	    XMLSEC_CRYPTO_LDADDS="$MYCRYPTO_LDADDS"
    	fi	
    	XMLSEC_CRYPTO_LIST="$XMLSEC_CRYPTO_LIST mycrypto"
        	AC_MSG_RESULT(yes ('$MYCRYPTO_VERSION'))
        else
    	XMLSEC_CRYPTO_DISABLED_LIST="$XMLSEC_CRYPTO_DISABLED_LIST mycrypto"
    	AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
        fi
    fi
    AC_SUBST(XMLSEC_NO_MYCRYPTO)
    AC_SUBST(MYCRYPTO_MIN_VERSION)
    AC_SUBST(MYCRYPTO_VERSION)
    AC_SUBST(MYCRYPTO_CONFIG)	
    AC_SUBST(MYCRYPTO_PREFIX)
    AC_SUBST(MYCRYPTO_CFLAGS)
    AC_SUBST(MYCRYPTO_LIBS)
    AC_SUBST(MYCRYPTO_LDADDS)
    AC_SUBST(XMLSEC_MYCRYPTO_DEFINES)
    
    ...
    AC_OUTPUT([
    ...
    include/xmlsec/mycrypto/Makefile
    src/mycrypto/Makefile
    ...
    ])
    	    
  • Modify "xmlsec.spec.in" file to create "xmlsec-mycrypto" RPM (if necessary).

By now you should be able to sucessfuly compile XML Security Library with MyCrypto library (we disable all other libraries to make sure that xmlsec command line utility is linked against xmlsec-mycrypto library):

Example 5. Compiling the results.

./autogen.sh --without-openssl --without-nss --without-gnutls --without-gcrypt \
    	     --with-mycrypto=$HOME --disable-tmpl-tests
make