(Node.js) Verify Okta Access Token Locally

This example demonstrates how to validate an Okta access token using Chilkat's JWT class.

For more information, see https://developer.okta.com/docs/guides/validate-access-tokens/overview/#what-to-check-when-validating-an-access-token

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var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
    if (os.arch() == 'ia32') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win-ia32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win64'); 
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'x86') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-mac-m1');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-macosx');
    }
}

function chilkatExample() {

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

    // This example begins with two JSON files:
    // 
    // 1. The access token obtained from Okta as shown in one fo these examples:  
    //    Get Okta Token using Resource Owner Password Flow
    // 
    // 2. The Okta web keys obtained by this example:  Get Okta Web Keys
    // 
    // 

    // Load the access token to be verified.
    // It contains JSON that looks like this:
    // {
    //   "access_token": "eyJraWQiOiJhb ... O_eVu-kBp6g",
    //   "token_type": "Bearer",
    //   "expires_in": 3600,
    //   "scope": "openid",
    //   "id_token": "eyJraWQi ... FrL9WOuwbQtUg"
    // }
    // This example verifies the access_token.  (The id_token is verified in this example:  Verify Okta ID Token

    var jsonToken = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    var success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/okta_access_token.json");

    // Load the public keys (Okta web keys), one of which is needed to validate.
    // The web keys JSON looks like this:
    // {
    //   "keys": [
    //     {
    //       "kty": "RSA",
    //       "alg": "RS256",
    //       "kid": "anSaRDPfWGOSCVNZEIZB9quCbNsdsvl5uWGBzxbudWQ",
    //       "use": "sig",
    //       "e": "AQAB",
    //       "n": "jT8uAgd5w ... euLB1HaVw"
    //     },
    //     {
    // 	...
    //     }
    //   ]
    // }

    var jsonWebKeys = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    success = jsonWebKeys.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/okta_web_keys.json");

    // ------------------------
    // Step 1: Get the JOSE header from the JWT.  The JOSE header contains JSON.  One of the JSON members will be the key ID "kid" which identifies the web key to be used for validation.
    // 
    var jwt = new chilkat.Jwt();
    var accessToken = jsonToken.StringOf("access_token");
    var joseHeader = jwt.GetHeader(accessToken);

    console.log(joseHeader);
    // The joseHeader contains this:   {"kid":"anSaRDPfWGOSCVNZEIZB9quCbNsdsvl5uWGBzxbudWQ","alg":"RS256"}

    var json = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    json.Load(joseHeader);
    var kid = json.StringOf("kid");
    console.log("kid to find: " + kid);

    // ------------------------
    // Step 2: Find the key with the same "kid" in the Okta web keys.

    var sbKid = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    var e = "";
    var n = "";

    var i = 0;
    var count_i = jsonWebKeys.SizeOfArray("keys");
    var bFound = false;
    var iMatch = 0;
    while ((bFound == false) && (i < count_i)) {
        jsonWebKeys.I = i;
        sbKid.Clear();
        jsonWebKeys.StringOfSb("keys[i].kid",sbKid);
        console.log("checking kid: " + sbKid.GetAsString());

        if (sbKid.ContentsEqual(kid,true) == true) {
            e = jsonWebKeys.StringOf("keys[i].e");
            n = jsonWebKeys.StringOf("keys[i].n");
            // Exit the loop. 
            console.log("Found matching kid.");
            iMatch = i;
            bFound = true;
        }

        i = i+1;
    }

    if (bFound == false) {
        console.log("No matching key ID found.");
        return;
    }

    console.log("Matching key:");
    console.log("  exponent = " + e);
    console.log("  modulus = " + n);

    // ------------------------
    // Step 3: Load the RSA modulus and exponent into a Chilkat public key object.
    var pubkey = new chilkat.PublicKey();

    // Get the matching JSON key from the array of keys.
    jsonWebKeys.I = iMatch;
    // jsonWebKey: JsonObject
    var jsonWebKey = jsonWebKeys.ObjectOf("keys[i]");
    success = pubkey.LoadFromString(jsonWebKey.Emit());
    if (success == false) {
        console.log("Failed to load JSON web key.");
        console.log(jsonWebKey.Emit());
        console.log(pubkey.LastErrorText);

        return;
    }

    console.log("successfully loaded web key.");

    // OK.. we have the desired JSON web key loaded into our public key object.
    // Now we can verify the access token.

    // ------------------------
    // Step 4: Verify the access token.
    var bVerified = jwt.VerifyJwtPk(accessToken,pubkey);
    if (bVerified == true) {
        console.log("The access token is valid.");
    }
    else {
        console.log("The access token is NOT valid.");
    }


}

chilkatExample();