JWS Using HMAC SHA-256

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var success = false;

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

//  First create the JWS Protected Header
var jwsProtHdr = new CkJsonObject();
jwsProtHdr.AppendString("typ","JWT");
jwsProtHdr.AppendString("alg","HS256");
console.log("JWS Protected Header: " + jwsProtHdr.Emit());

//  Output:
//  JWS Protected Header: {"typ":"JWT","alg":"HS256"}

var jws = new CkJws();

//  Set the HMAC key:
var hmacKey = "AyM1SysPpbyDfgZld3umj1qzKObwVMkoqQ-EstJQLr_T-1qS0gZH75aKtMN3Yj0iPS4hcgUuTwjAzZr1Z9CAow";
var signatureIndex = 0;
jws.SetMacKey(signatureIndex,hmacKey,"base64url");

//  Set the protected header:
jws.SetProtectedHeader(signatureIndex,jwsProtHdr);

//  Set the payload.
var bIncludeBom = false;
var payloadStr = "In our village, folks say God crumbles up the old moon into stars.";
jws.SetPayload(payloadStr,"utf-8",bIncludeBom);

//  Create the JWS
//  By default, the compact serialization is used.
var jwsCompact = jws.CreateJws();
if (jws.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
    console.log(jws.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

console.log("JWS: " + jwsCompact);

//  sample output:
//  JWS: eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.SW4gb3VyIHZpbGxhZ2UsIGZvbGtzIHNheSBHb2QgY3J1bWJsZXMgdXAgdGhlIG9sZCBtb29uIGludG8gc3RhcnMu.bsYsi8HJ0N6OqGI1hKQ9QQRNPxxA5qMpcHLtOvXatk8

//  Now load the JWS, validate, and recover the original text.
var jws2 = new CkJws();

//  Load the JWS.
success = jws2.LoadJws(jwsCompact);

//  Set the MAC key used for validation.
signatureIndex = 0;
jws2.SetMacKey(signatureIndex,hmacKey,"base64url");

//  Validate the 1st (and only) signature at index 0..
var v = jws2.Validate(signatureIndex);
if (v < 0) {
    //  Perhaps Chilkat was not unlocked or the trial expired..
    console.log("Method call failed for some other reason.");
    console.log(jws2.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

if (v == 0) {
    console.log("Invalid signature.  The MAC key was incorrect, the JWS was invalid, or both.");
    return;
}

//  If we get here, the signature was validated..
console.log("Signature validated.");

//  Recover the original content:
console.log(jws2.GetPayload("utf-8"));

//  Examine the protected header:

var joseHeader = new CkJsonObject();
success = jws2.GetProtectedH(signatureIndex,joseHeader);
if (success == false) {
    console.log(jws2.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

joseHeader.EmitCompact = false;

console.log("Protected (JOSE) header:");
console.log(joseHeader.Emit());

//  Output:

//  	Signature validated.
//  	In our village, folks say God crumbles up the old moon into stars.
//  	Protected (JOSE) header:
//  	{ 
//  	  "typ": "JWT",
//  	  "alg": "HS256"
//  	}