(Delphi ActiveX) Create JWT using a Certificate's Private Key

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Demonstrates how to create a JWT using a certificate's private key.

Chilkat for Delphi Downloads Chilkat ActiveX DLL for Delphi Chilkat non-ActiveX DLL for Delphi * The examples here use the ActiveX DLL.

uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Chilkat_TLB;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
cert: TChilkatCert;
success: Integer;
jwt: TChilkatJwt;
jose: TChilkatJsonObject;
claims: TChilkatJsonObject;
curDateTime: Integer;
token: WideString;

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

// Demonstrates how to create a JWT using an certificate's private key.

cert := TChilkatCert.Create(Self);

// Load an ECC private key from a PEM file.
success := cert.LoadPfxFile('c:/temp/myPfx.pfx','pfxPassword');
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(cert.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

jwt := TChilkatJwt.Create(Self);

// Build the JOSE header
jose := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
// Note: The IsEcdsa function was added in Chilkat v10.1.0
if (cert.IsEcdsa() = 1) then
  begin
    // Use ES256.  Pass the string "ES384" or "ES512" to use ECC with SHA-384 or SHA-512.
    jose.AppendString('alg','ES256');
  end
else
  begin
    // Probably RSA...
    // Use RS256.  Pass the string "RS384" or "RS512" to use RSA with SHA-384 or SHA-512.
    jose.AppendString('alg','RS256');
  end;

jose.AppendString('typ','JWT');

// Now build the JWT claims (also known as the payload)
claims := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
claims.AppendString('iss','http://example.org');
claims.AppendString('sub','John');
claims.AppendString('aud','http://example.com');

// Set the timestamp of when the JWT was created to now.
curDateTime := jwt.GenNumericDate(0);
claims.AddIntAt(-1,'iat',curDateTime);

// Set the "not process before" timestamp to now.
claims.AddIntAt(-1,'nbf',curDateTime);

// Set the timestamp defining an expiration time (end time) for the token
// to be now + 1 hour (3600 seconds)
claims.AddIntAt(-1,'exp',curDateTime + 3600);

// Produce the smallest possible JWT:
jwt.AutoCompact := 1;

// Create the JWT token.
token := jwt.CreateJwtCert(jose.Emit(),claims.Emit(),cert.ControlInterface);

Memo1.Lines.Add(token);

// Example output:
// eyJhbGciOiJFUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJodHRwOi8vZXhhbXBsZS5vcmciLCJzdWIiOiJKb2huIiwiYXVkIjoiaHR0cDovL2V4YW1wbGUuY29tIiwiaWF0IjoxNDg1NzA4NzkyLCJuYmYiOjE0ODU3MDg3OTIsImV4cCI6MTQ4NTcxMjM5Mn0.wqsuyJpxJ073ox-lOiLFqG1lQocXe4hGf2XGZJRrO3qn0UusxI_bu3Gzky8gBsH4sA4u9TWZn5M-1wYMMIJk6Q
end;