Android™

JWE using AES Key Wrap and AES_128_CBC_HMAC_SHA_256

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This example duplicates the example A.3 in RFC 7516 for JSON Web Encryption (JWE).

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.66 or greater.

Android™

// Important: Don't forget to include the call to System.loadLibrary
// as shown at the bottom of this code sample.
package com.test;

import android.app.Activity;
import com.chilkatsoft.*;

import android.widget.TextView;
import android.os.Bundle;

public class SimpleActivity extends Activity {

  private static final String TAG = "Chilkat";

  // Called when the activity is first created.
  @Override
  public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

    boolean success = false;

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

    // Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.66 or greater.

    String plaintext = "Live long and prosper.";

    CkJwe jwe = new CkJwe();

    // First build the JWE Protected Header: {"alg":"A128KW","enc":"A128CBC-HS256"}
    CkJsonObject jweProtHdr = new CkJsonObject();
    jweProtHdr.AppendString("alg","A128KW");
    jweProtHdr.AppendString("enc","A128CBC-HS256");
    jwe.SetProtectedHeader(jweProtHdr);

    Log.i(TAG, "JWE Protected Header: " + jweProtHdr.emit());
    Log.i(TAG, "--");

    // The example A.3 in RFC 7516 uses the following 128-bit AES key,
    // specified in JWK (JSON Web Key) format:
    //      {"kty":"oct",
    //       "k":"GawgguFyGrWKav7AX4VKUg"
    //      }
    // This is just a way of saying: The key type ("kty") is 
    // a bunch of octets ("k") in base64url encoding.
    // We can simply set the AES wrapping key like this:
    String aesWrappingKey = "GawgguFyGrWKav7AX4VKUg";
    jwe.SetWrappingKey(0,aesWrappingKey,"base64url");

    // Encrypt and return the JWE:
    String strJwe = jwe.encrypt(plaintext,"utf-8");
    if (jwe.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        Log.i(TAG, jwe.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Show the JWE we just created:
    Log.i(TAG, strJwe);

    // Decrypt the JWE that was just produced.
    // 1) Load the JWE.
    // 2) Set the AES wrapping key.
    // 3) Decrypt.
    CkJwe jwe2 = new CkJwe();
    success = jwe2.LoadJwe(strJwe);
    if (success != true) {
        Log.i(TAG, jwe2.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Set the AES wrap key.
    jwe2.SetWrappingKey(0,aesWrappingKey,"base64url");

    // Decrypt.
    String originalPlaintext = jwe2.decrypt(0,"utf-8");
    if (jwe2.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        Log.i(TAG, jwe2.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    Log.i(TAG, "original text: ");
    Log.i(TAG, originalPlaintext);

    // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // It should also be possible to decrypt the JWE as shown in RFC 7516, Appendix A.3.7
    // because it was produced using the same AES Wrap key.

    CkStringBuilder sbJwe = new CkStringBuilder();
    sbJwe.Append("eyJhbGciOiJBMTI4S1ciLCJlbmMiOiJBMTI4Q0JDLUhTMjU2In0.");
    sbJwe.Append("6KB707dM9YTIgHtLvtgWQ8mKwboJW3of9locizkDTHzBC2IlrT1oOQ.");
    sbJwe.Append("AxY8DCtDaGlsbGljb3RoZQ.");
    sbJwe.Append("KDlTtXchhZTGufMYmOYGS4HffxPSUrfmqCHXaI9wOGY.");
    sbJwe.Append("U0m_YmjN04DJvceFICbCVQ");

    success = jwe2.LoadJweSb(sbJwe);
    if (success != true) {
        Log.i(TAG, jwe2.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    jwe2.SetWrappingKey(0,aesWrappingKey,"base64url");

    // Decrypt.
    originalPlaintext = jwe2.decrypt(0,"utf-8");
    if (jwe2.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        Log.i(TAG, jwe2.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    Log.i(TAG, originalPlaintext);

  }

  static {
      System.loadLibrary("chilkat");

      // Note: If the incorrect library name is passed to System.loadLibrary,
      // then you will see the following error message at application startup:
      //"The application <your-application-name> has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."
  }
}