(Node.js) Get ECC Private Key in JWK Format (JSON Web Key)

Demonstrates how to get an ECC private key in JWK (JSON Web Key) format.

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

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var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
  var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-win64'); 
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-arm64');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-x64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
  var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-mac-universal');
}

function chilkatExample() {

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

    // Load a PEM file into memory.
    var sbPem = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    var success = sbPem.LoadFile("qa_data/pem/ecc_privKey.pem","utf-8");
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log("Failed to load PEM file.");
        return;
    }

    // Load the PEM into a private key object.
    var privKey = new chilkat.PrivateKey();
    success = privKey.LoadPem(sbPem.GetAsString());
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(privKey.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Get the private key in JWK format:
    var jwk = privKey.GetJwk();

    // The GetJwk method will return the JWK in the most compact JSON format possible,
    // as a single line with no extra whitespace.  To get a more human-readable JWK (for this example),
    // load into a Chilkat JSON object and emit non-compact:

    var json = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    json.Load(jwk);
    json.EmitCompact = false;
    console.log("ECC Private Key in JWK format:");
    console.log(json.Emit());

    // Sample output:
    // { 
    //   "kty": "EC",
    //   "crv": "P-256",
    //   "x": "oBUyo8CQAFPeYPvv78ylh5MwFZjTCLQeb042TjiMJxE",
    //   "y": "vvQyxZkUjJQUPU_0bCy3Pj5qQdfu8jwEfqEeYGZ95CU",
    //   "d": "EbVzfPnZPxfAyxqEZV05laAoJAl-_6Xt2O4mOB611sM"
    // }
    // 

    // Additional information can be added like this:
    json.AppendString("use","enc");
    json.AppendString("kid","123ABC");

    // Now examine the JSON:
    console.log(json.Emit());

    // { 
    //   "kty": "EC",
    //   "crv": "P-256",
    //   "x": "oBUyo8CQAFPeYPvv78ylh5MwFZjTCLQeb042TjiMJxE",
    //   "y": "vvQyxZkUjJQUPU_0bCy3Pj5qQdfu8jwEfqEeYGZ95CU",
    //   "d": "EbVzfPnZPxfAyxqEZV05laAoJAl-_6Xt2O4mOB611sM",
    //   "use": "enc",
    //   "kid": "123ABC"
    // }

}

chilkatExample();