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Validate JWS Using RSASSA-PKCS1-v1_5 SHA-256

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Validates a JSON Web Signature (JWS) that uses RSASSA-PKCS1-v1_5 SHA-256.

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C
#include <C_CkStringBuilder.h>
#include <C_CkPublicKey.h>
#include <C_CkJws.h>
#include <C_CkJsonObject.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkStringBuilder sbPubKey;
    HCkPublicKey pubKey;
    HCkJws jws;
    int signatureIndex;
    HCkStringBuilder sbJws;
    int v;
    HCkJsonObject joseHeader;

    success = FALSE;

    // This requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    // This example takes a JSON signature in compact serialization format,
    // and uses an RSA public key to validate and recover the protected header and payload.

    // We only need a public key for signature validation.  This is the RSA public key
    // that is used:

    //      {"kty":"RSA", 
    //       "n":"ofgWCuLjybRlzo0tZWJjNiuSfb4p4fAkd_wWJcyQoTbji9k0l8W26mPddx
    //            HmfHQp-Vaw-4qPCJrcS2mJPMEzP1Pt0Bm4d4QlL-yRT-SFd2lZS-pCgNMs
    //            D1W_YpRPEwOWvG6b32690r2jZ47soMZo9wGzjb_7OMg0LOL-bSf63kpaSH
    //            SXndS5z5rexMdbBYUsLA9e-KXBdQOS-UTo7WTBEMa2R2CapHg665xsmtdV
    //            MTBQY4uDZlxvb3qCo5ZwKh9kG4LT6_I5IhlJH7aGhyxXFvUK-DWNmoudF8
    //            NAco9_h9iaGNj8q2ethFkMLs91kzk2PAcDTW9gb54h4FRWyuXpoQ", 
    //       "e":"AQAB"
    //      }

    sbPubKey = CkStringBuilder_Create();
    CkStringBuilder_Append(sbPubKey,"{\"kty\":\"RSA\",");
    CkStringBuilder_Append(sbPubKey,"\"n\":\"ofgWCuLjybRlzo0tZWJjNiuSfb4p4fAkd_wWJcyQoTbji9k0l8W26mPddx");
    CkStringBuilder_Append(sbPubKey,"HmfHQp-Vaw-4qPCJrcS2mJPMEzP1Pt0Bm4d4QlL-yRT-SFd2lZS-pCgNMs");
    CkStringBuilder_Append(sbPubKey,"D1W_YpRPEwOWvG6b32690r2jZ47soMZo9wGzjb_7OMg0LOL-bSf63kpaSH");
    CkStringBuilder_Append(sbPubKey,"SXndS5z5rexMdbBYUsLA9e-KXBdQOS-UTo7WTBEMa2R2CapHg665xsmtdV");
    CkStringBuilder_Append(sbPubKey,"MTBQY4uDZlxvb3qCo5ZwKh9kG4LT6_I5IhlJH7aGhyxXFvUK-DWNmoudF8");
    CkStringBuilder_Append(sbPubKey,"NAco9_h9iaGNj8q2ethFkMLs91kzk2PAcDTW9gb54h4FRWyuXpoQ\",");
    CkStringBuilder_Append(sbPubKey,"\"e\":\"AQAB\"");
    CkStringBuilder_Append(sbPubKey,"}");

    pubKey = CkPublicKey_Create();
    success = CkPublicKey_LoadFromString(pubKey,CkStringBuilder_getAsString(sbPubKey));
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkPublicKey_lastErrorText(pubKey));
        CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbPubKey);
        CkPublicKey_Dispose(pubKey);
        return;
    }

    jws = CkJws_Create();

    // Set the RSA public key:
    signatureIndex = 0;
    CkJws_SetPublicKey(jws,signatureIndex,pubKey);

    // Load the JWS.
    sbJws = CkStringBuilder_Create();
    CkStringBuilder_Append(sbJws,"eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiJ9");
    CkStringBuilder_Append(sbJws,".");
    CkStringBuilder_Append(sbJws,"eyJpc3MiOiJqb2UiLA0KICJleHAiOjEzMDA4MTkzODAsDQogImh0dHA6Ly9leGFt");
    CkStringBuilder_Append(sbJws,"cGxlLmNvbS9pc19yb290Ijp0cnVlfQ");
    CkStringBuilder_Append(sbJws,".");
    CkStringBuilder_Append(sbJws,"cC4hiUPoj9Eetdgtv3hF80EGrhuB__dzERat0XF9g2VtQgr9PJbu3XOiZj5RZmh7");
    CkStringBuilder_Append(sbJws,"AAuHIm4Bh-0Qc_lF5YKt_O8W2Fp5jujGbds9uJdbF9CUAr7t1dnZcAcQjbKBYNX4");
    CkStringBuilder_Append(sbJws,"BAynRFdiuB--f_nZLgrnbyTyWzO75vRK5h6xBArLIARNPvkSjtQBMHlb1L07Qe7K");
    CkStringBuilder_Append(sbJws,"0GarZRmB_eSN9383LcOLn6_dO--xi12jzDwusC-eOkHWEsqtFZESc6BfI7noOPqv");
    CkStringBuilder_Append(sbJws,"hJ1phCnvWh6IeYI2w9QOYEUipUTI8np6LbgGY9Fs98rqVt5AXLIhWkWywlVmtVrB");
    CkStringBuilder_Append(sbJws,"p0igcN_IoypGlUPQGe77Rw");

    success = CkJws_LoadJwsSb(jws,sbJws);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkJws_lastErrorText(jws));
        CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbPubKey);
        CkPublicKey_Dispose(pubKey);
        CkJws_Dispose(jws);
        CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbJws);
        return;
    }

    // Validate the 1st (and only) signature at index 0..
    v = CkJws_Validate(jws,signatureIndex);
    if (v < 0) {
        // Perhaps Chilkat was not unlocked or the trial expired..
        printf("Method call failed for some other reason.\n");
        printf("%s\n",CkJws_lastErrorText(jws));
        CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbPubKey);
        CkPublicKey_Dispose(pubKey);
        CkJws_Dispose(jws);
        CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbJws);
        return;
    }

    if (v == 0) {
        printf("Invalid signature.  The RSA key was incorrect, the JWS was invalid, or both.\n");
        CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbPubKey);
        CkPublicKey_Dispose(pubKey);
        CkJws_Dispose(jws);
        CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbJws);
        return;
    }

    // If we get here, the signature was validated..
    printf("Signature validated.\n");
    printf("--\n");

    // Recover the original content:
    printf("Recovered content:\n");
    printf("%s\n",CkJws_getPayload(jws,"utf-8"));
    printf("--\n");

    // Examine the protected header:

    joseHeader = CkJsonObject_Create();
    success = CkJws_GetProtectedH(jws,signatureIndex,joseHeader);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkJws_lastErrorText(jws));
        CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbPubKey);
        CkPublicKey_Dispose(pubKey);
        CkJws_Dispose(jws);
        CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbJws);
        CkJsonObject_Dispose(joseHeader);
        return;
    }

    CkJsonObject_putEmitCompact(joseHeader,FALSE);

    printf("Protected (JOSE) header:\n");
    printf("%s\n",CkJsonObject_emit(joseHeader));

    // Output:

    // 	Signature validated.
    // 	--
    // 	Recovered content:
    // 	{"iss":"joe", 
    // 	 "exp":1300819380,
    // 	 "http://example.com/is_root":true}
    // 	--
    // 	Protected (JOSE) header:
    // 	{ 
    // 	  "alg": "RS256"
    // 	}


    CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbPubKey);
    CkPublicKey_Dispose(pubKey);
    CkJws_Dispose(jws);
    CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbJws);
    CkJsonObject_Dispose(joseHeader);

    }