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Server side integration

Server side integration allows you to communicate with ZealiD backend to be able to upload, sign and retrieve documents or data.

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First steps

There are few things before you get started...

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Prerequisites for integrating ZealiD:

  • Have ZealiD app
    • Receive your client_id and client_secret
    • use HMAC_STRING generator to be able to generate hmac_string for Authentication header in your requests
    • use HMAC_REQUEST to generate and send an authenticated request

Below you can find a couple of different scripts for generating hmac_string or for sending hmac requests

#!/bin/bash
if [ $# -eq 5 ]
then
    export LC_ALL=C.UTF-8
    clientid=$1
    clientsecret=$2
    uripart=$3
    method=$4
    payload=$5
    timestamp=$(date +%s)
    nonce=$(LC_ALL=C tr -dc A-Za-z0-9 </dev/urandom | head -c 60)
    base="https://core-hermes.zealid.com"
    fulluri="$base$uripart"
    reqstr="$method $uripart"
    auth_string="$clientid$nonce$timestamp$reqstr$payload"
    hmacsig=$(echo -n $auth_string | openssl dgst -binary -sha512 -hmac "$clientsecret" | base64)
    hmac="client_id=\"$clientid\",ts=\"$timestamp\",nonce=\"$nonce\",signature=\"$hmacsig\""
    echo "HMAC_STRING $hmac "
else
    echo "Five input params required:"
    echo "1 - client_id"
    echo "2 - client_secret"
    echo "3 - request_url - everything after https://hermes-dev.zealid.com"
    echo "4 - request_method"
    echo "5 - request_payload"
fi

import sys
import secrets
import time
import base64
import hmac
import json

def hmac_string(method, url, client, payload=None):
    request_method = method
    full_path = '/' + '/'.join(url.split('/')[3:])
    client_id = client['id']
    secret = client['secret']
    nonce = secrets.token_urlsafe(32)
    ts = int(time.time())
    request_string = f"{request_method} {full_path}"
    auth_string = f"{client_id}{nonce}{ts}{request_string}{payload if payload else ''}"
    signature = base64.b64encode(
      hmac.new(
        secret.encode("utf-8"),
        auth_string.encode("utf-8"),
        "sha512"
      ).digest()
    ).decode("utf-8")
    hmac_string = f'client_id="{client_id}",ts="{ts}",nonce="{nonce}",signature="{signature}"'
    return hmac_string


if len(sys.argv) != 6:
    print("Five input params required:")
    print("1 - client_id")
    print("2 - client_secret")
    print("3 - request_url - everything after https://hermes-dev.zealid.com")
    print("4 - request_method")
    print("5 - request_payload")
else:
    clientid = sys.argv[1]
    clientsecret = sys.argv[2]
    uripart = sys.argv[3]
    method = sys.argv[4]
    payload = sys.argv[5]
    base_url = "https://core-hermes.zealid.com"
    hmac_string = hmac_string(method,
                              f"{base_url}{uripart}",
                              {"id": clientid, "secret": clientsecret},
                              payload
                             )
    print(f"HMAC_STRING: {hmac_string}")

#!/bin/bash
if [ $# -eq 5 ]
then
    export LC_ALL=C.UTF-8
    clientid=$1
    clientsecret=$2
    uripart=$3
    method=$4
    payload=$5
    timestamp=$(date +%s)
    nonce=$(LC_ALL=C tr -dc A-Za-z0-9 </dev/urandom | head -c 60)
    base="https://core-hermes.zealid.com"
    fulluri="$base$uripart"
    reqstr="$method $uripart"
    auth_string="$clientid$nonce$timestamp$reqstr$payload"
    hmacsig=$(echo -n $auth_string | openssl dgst -binary -sha512 -hmac "$clientsecret" | base64)
    hmac="client_id=\"$clientid\",ts=\"$timestamp\",nonce=\"$nonce\",signature=\"$hmacsig\""
    curl $fulluri\
         -X $method\
         -H "Authorization: HMAC $hmac"\
         -H "Content-Type: application/json"\
         -d "$payload"
else
    echo "Five input params required:"
    echo "1 - client_id"
    echo "2 - client_secret"
    echo "3 - request_url - everything after https://hermes-dev.zealid.com"
    echo "4 - request_method"
    echo "5 - request_payload"
fi

import sys
import secrets
import time
import base64
import hmac
import json
import requests

def hmac_request(method, url, client, headers={}, payload=None):
    request_method = method
    full_path = '/' + '/'.join(url.split('/')[3:])
    client_id = client['id']
    secret = client['secret']
    nonce = secrets.token_urlsafe(32)
    ts = int(time.time())
    request_string = f"{request_method} {full_path}"

    session = requests.session()
    request = requests.Request(method,
                               url,
                               headers=headers,
                               data=payload)

    prepped = request.prepare()
    payload = prepped.body

    auth_string = f"{client_id}{nonce}{ts}{request_string}{payload if payload else ''}"
    signature = base64.b64encode(
      hmac.new(
        secret.encode("utf-8"), auth_string.encode("utf-8"), "sha512"
      ).digest()
    ).decode("utf-8")
    hmac_string = f'client_id="{client_id}",ts="{ts}",nonce="{nonce}",signature="{signature}"'
    print(f"auth_string: {auth_string}")
    print(f"hmac_string: {hmac_string}")
    headers.update({"Authorization": f"HMAC {hmac_string}"})
    prepped.headers.update(headers)  # this is OK
    response = session.send(prepped)
    try:
        result = response.json()
    expect:
        result = response.content
    return  result


if len(sys.argv) != 6:
    print("Five input params required:")
    print("1 - client_id")
    print("2 - client_secret")
    print("3 - request_url - everything after https://hermes-dev.zealid.com")
    print("4 - request_method")
    print("5 - request_payload")
else:
    clientid = sys.argv[1]
    clientsecret = sys.argv[2]
    uripart = sys.argv[3]
    method = sys.argv[4]
    payload = sys.argv[5]
    base_url = "https://core-hermes.zealid.com"
    response = hmac_request(method,
                            f"{base_url}{uripart}",
                            {"id": clientid, "secret": clientsecret},
                            headers={"Content-type": "application/json"},
                            payload=payload
                           )
    print(f"{response}")

How to use hmac_string generation script

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How to:

  • hmac_string generation script returns to you an hmac string that you need to include in the request Authentication header
  • hmac_string generation requires the whole request information
  • For more information about hmac and it's usage please refer to hmac guide

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Be aware!

  • For all examples we expect you to pass payload as JSON!
    • Your request is expected to have Content-Type: application/json in headers!
    • HMAC_STRING value can be different depending if json is sorted or not
    • We recommend using hmac_string generators to generate hmac_string for API Reference tests
#For [get_token]
./hmac_string.sh "your_client_id" "your_client_secret" "/mediator/api/get_token" "POST" "{\"grant_type\":\"authorization_code\",\"code\":\"HERMES_CODE\",\"redirect_uri\":\"https://example.com\"}"

#For [get_data]
./hmac_string.sh "your_client_id" "your_client_secret" "/mediator/api/get_data" "POST" "{\"token\":\"HERMES_TOKEN\"}"

#For [get_documents]
./hmac_string.sh "your_client_id" "your_client_secret" "/mediator/api/user/CUSTOMER_ID/documents" "GET" ""

#For [upload]
./hmac_string.sh "your_client_id" "your_client_secret" "/mediator/api/upload/CUSTOMER_ID" "POST" "{\"content\":\"base64filecontent==\",\"digest\":\"sha1offile\",\"filename\":\"your_file_name.pdf\"}"

#For [upload_hash]
./hmac_string.sh "your_client_id" "your_client_secret" "/mediator/api/upload/hash/CUSTOMER_ID" "POST" "{\"content\":\"hashstring\",\"hashname\":\"your_hash_name\"}"

#for [sign QRcode]
./hmac_string.sh "your_client_id" "your_client_secret" "/mediator/api/sign" "POST" "{\"document_id\":\"DOCUMENT_ID\",\"title\":\"my_file.pdf\",\"redirect_url\":\"https://example.com\", \"customer_id\": \"CUSTOMER_ID\"}"

#For [get_token]
python3 hmac_string.py "your_client_id" "your_client_secret" "/mediator/api/get_token" "POST" "{\"grant_type\":\"authorization_code\",\"code\":\"YOUR_HERMES_CODE\",\"redirect_uri\":\"https://example.com\"}"

#For [get_data]
python3 hmac_string.py "your_client_id" "your_client_secret" "/mediator/api/get_data" "POST" "{\"token\":\"YOUR_HERMES_TOKEN\"}"

#For [get_documents]
python3 hmac_string.py "your_client_id" "your_client_secret" "/mediator/api/user/YOUR_CUSTOMER_ID/documents" "GET" ""

#For [upload]
python3 hmac_string.py "your_client_id" "your_client_secret" "/mediator/api/upload/YOUR_CUSTOMER_ID" "POST" "{\"content\":\"base64filecontent==\",\"digest\":\"sha1offile\",\"filename\":\"your_file_name.pdf\"}"

#For [upload_hash]
python3 hmac_string.py "your_client_id" "your_client_secret" "/mediator/api/upload/hash/CUSTOMER_ID" "POST" "{\"content\":\"hashstring\",\"hashname\":\"your_hash_name\"}"

#for [sign QRcode]
python3 hmac_string.py "your_client_id" "your_client_secret" "/mediator/api/sign" "POST" "{\"document_id\":\"YOUR_DOCUMENT_ID\",\"title\":\"my_file.pdf\",\"redirect_url\":\"https://example.com\", \"customer_id\": \"YOUR_CUSTOMER_ID\"}"

How to use HMAC request generation script

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How to:

  • HMAC request generation scripts accept input in the same format as hmac_string generators
  • HMAC request generators actually executes HTTP(S) request with HMAC authentication

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Be ware!

  • For all examples we expect you to pass payload as JSON!
  • HMAC_STRING value can be different depending if json is sorted or not
#for [get_token]
./hmac_curl.sh "your_client_id" "your_client_secret" "/mediator/api/get_token" "POST" "{\"grant_type\":\"authorization_code\",\"code\":\"HERMES_CODE\",\"redirect_uri\":\"https://example.com\"}"

#for [get_data]
./hmac_curl.sh "your_client_id" "your_client_secret" "/mediator/api/get_data" "POST" "{\"token\":\"HERMES_TOKEN\"}"

#for [get_documents]
./hmac_curl.sh "your_client_id" "your_client_secret" "/mediator/api/user/CUSTOMER_ID/documents" "GET" ""

#for [upload]
./hmac_curl.sh "your_client_id" "your_client_secret" "/mediator/api/upload/CUSTOMER_ID" "POST" "{\"content\":\"base64...\",\"digest\":\"sha1...\",\"filename\":\"your_file_name.pdf\"}"

#For [upload_hash]
./hmac_curl.sh "your_client_id" "your_client_secret" "/mediator/api/upload/hash/CUSTOMER_ID" "POST" "{\"content\":\"hashstring\",\"hashname\":\"your_hash_name\"}"

#for [sign QRcode]
./hmac_curl.sh "your_client_id" "your_client_secret" "/mediator/api/sign" "POST" "{\"document_id\":\"DOCUMENT_ID\",\"title\":\"my_file.pdf\",\"redirect_url\":\"https://example.com\", \"customer_id\": \"CUSTOMER_ID\"}"

#For [get_token]
python3 hmac_request.py "your_client_id" "your_client_secret" "/mediator/api/get_token" "POST" "{\"grant_type\":\"authorization_code\",\"code\":\"YOUR_HERMES_CODE\",\"redirect_uri\":\"https://example.com\"}"

#for [get_data]
python3 hmac_request.py "your_client_id" "your_client_secret" "/mediator/api/get_data" "POST" "{\"token\":\"YOUR_HERMES_TOKEN\"}"

#for [get_documents]
python3 hmac_request.py "your_client_id" "your_client_secret" "/mediator/api/user/YOUR_CUSTOMER_ID/documents" "GET" ""

#for [upload]
python3 hmac_request.py "your_client_id" "your_client_secret" "/mediator/api/upload/YOUR_CUSTOMER_ID" "POST" "{\"content\":\"base64...\",\"digest\":\"sha1...\",\"filename\":\"your_file_name.pdf\"}"

#For [upload_hash]
python3 hmac_request.py "your_client_id" "your_client_secret" "/mediator/api/upload/hash/CUSTOMER_ID" "POST" "{\"content\":\"hashstring\",\"hashname\":\"your_hash_name\"}"

#for [sign QRcode]
python3 hmac_request.py "your_client_id" "your_client_secret" "/mediator/api/sign" "POST" "{\"document_id\":\"YOUR_DOCUMENT_ID\",\"title\":\"my_file.pdf\",\"redirect_url\":\"https://example.com\", \"customer_id\": \"YOUR_CUSTOMER_ID\"}"

Retrieve your customer data and get ready for signing

To be able to upload, sign or retrieve documents or data, first of all, you need to authenticate yourself as a user

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Prerequisites for actions with documents:

Generating authentication QR code

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How to:

  • QR code scanning is initial step of your authentication which helps to map your identity with the help of your device
  • To be able to scan QR code you need the ZealiD app and successfully pass onboarding steps

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Be aware!

  • your_client_id - The same client_id as you provide for HMAC authentication
  • After scanning qrcode and successfully confirming your authentication request you will be redirected and you will receive HERMES_CODE as url parameter
  • *Make sure you are targeting correct environment! 
# NOTE: production environment

# Open in your browser:
curl https://core-hermes.zealid.com/mediator/web_embed/auth_link/start/hermes_orpheus_dev/hermes_orpheus_dev_provider/{your_client_id}



# NOTE: testing environment

# Open in your browser:
curl https://hermes-dev.zealid.com/mediator/web_embed/auth_link/start/hermes_orpheus_dev/hermes_orpheus_dev_provider/{your_client_id}
665

Steps:
1 - 2. Use the url provided above to GET a template with QR code
3 - 4. While QR code is on your screen - JS in browser is checking request status in server
5 - 7. Scan QR code with Your ZealiD App and confirm request with TouchiD or FaceiD
8. After successful confirmation you will be redirected and in new url you can find code=HERMES_CODE -> This is the HERMES_CODE that you will have to provide in get_token request

Expected response:
https://core-hermes.zealid.com/mediator/web_embed/auth_link/success/OKQQJZuQQWsh-DclxhwZDdo_DCd7LOSaqinIIjA35Ms?code=hermes_code_xHVSIv-A...

You are ready!

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Congratulations!

  • You now have HERMES_CODE which you can use to finish your authentication process and start working with your documents
  • For further actions please refer to any of these documentations:

Updated over 2 years ago