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Validate JWS with Multiple Signatures using the General JSON Serialization Format

See more JSON Web Signatures (JWS) Examples

Validates and recovers data and headers from a JSON Web Signature (JWS) containing 3 signatures.

Note: Chilkat supports all of the following JWS algorithms:

   +--------------+-------------------------------+--------------------+
   | "alg" Param  | Digital Signature or MAC      | Implementation     |
   | Value        | Algorithm                     | Requirements       |
   +--------------+-------------------------------+--------------------+
   | HS256        | HMAC using SHA-256            | Required           |
   | HS384        | HMAC using SHA-384            | Optional           |
   | HS512        | HMAC using SHA-512            | Optional           |
   | RS256        | RSASSA-PKCS1-v1_5 using       | Recommended        |
   |              | SHA-256                       |                    |
   | RS384        | RSASSA-PKCS1-v1_5 using       | Optional           |
   |              | SHA-384                       |                    |
   | RS512        | RSASSA-PKCS1-v1_5 using       | Optional           |
   |              | SHA-512                       |                    |
   | ES256        | ECDSA using P-256 and SHA-256 | Recommended+       |
   | ES384        | ECDSA using P-384 and SHA-384 | Optional           |
   | ES512        | ECDSA using P-521 and SHA-512 | Optional           |
   | PS256        | RSASSA-PSS using SHA-256 and  | Optional           |
   |              | MGF1 with SHA-256             |                    |
   | PS384        | RSASSA-PSS using SHA-384 and  | Optional           |
   |              | MGF1 with SHA-384             |                    |
   | PS512        | RSASSA-PSS using SHA-512 and  | Optional           |
   |              | MGF1 with SHA-512             |                    |
   +--------------+-------------------------------+--------------------+

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Objective-C
#import <CkoStringBuilder.h>
#import <CkoPublicKey.h>
#import <NSString.h>
#import <CkoJws.h>
#import <CkoJsonObject.h>

BOOL success = NO;

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

// First, prepare the public keys that will be needed for each signature.

// ---------------------------------------------------
// Use the following RSA key loaded from JWK format.
CkoStringBuilder *sbRsaJwk = [[CkoStringBuilder alloc] init];
[sbRsaJwk Append: @"{\"kty\":\"RSA\","];
[sbRsaJwk Append: @"\"n\":\"ofgWCuLjybRlzo0tZWJjNiuSfb4p4fAkd_wWJcyQoTbji9k0l8W26mPddx"];
[sbRsaJwk Append: @"HmfHQp-Vaw-4qPCJrcS2mJPMEzP1Pt0Bm4d4QlL-yRT-SFd2lZS-pCgNMs"];
[sbRsaJwk Append: @"D1W_YpRPEwOWvG6b32690r2jZ47soMZo9wGzjb_7OMg0LOL-bSf63kpaSH"];
[sbRsaJwk Append: @"SXndS5z5rexMdbBYUsLA9e-KXBdQOS-UTo7WTBEMa2R2CapHg665xsmtdV"];
[sbRsaJwk Append: @"MTBQY4uDZlxvb3qCo5ZwKh9kG4LT6_I5IhlJH7aGhyxXFvUK-DWNmoudF8"];
[sbRsaJwk Append: @"NAco9_h9iaGNj8q2ethFkMLs91kzk2PAcDTW9gb54h4FRWyuXpoQ\","];
[sbRsaJwk Append: @"\"e\":\"AQAB\""];
[sbRsaJwk Append: @"}"];

CkoPublicKey *rsaKey = [[CkoPublicKey alloc] init];
success = [rsaKey LoadFromString: [sbRsaJwk GetAsString]];
if (success == NO) {
    NSLog(@"%@",rsaKey.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// ---------------------------------------------------
// Use the following ECC public key loaded from JWK format.
CkoStringBuilder *sbEccJwk = [[CkoStringBuilder alloc] init];
[sbEccJwk Append: @"{\"kty\":\"EC\","];
[sbEccJwk Append: @"\"crv\":\"P-256\","];
[sbEccJwk Append: @"\"x\":\"f83OJ3D2xF1Bg8vub9tLe1gHMzV76e8Tus9uPHvRVEU\","];
[sbEccJwk Append: @"\"y\":\"x_FEzRu9m36HLN_tue659LNpXW6pCyStikYjKIWI5a0\""];
[sbEccJwk Append: @"}"];

CkoPublicKey *eccKey = [[CkoPublicKey alloc] init];
success = [eccKey LoadFromString: [sbEccJwk GetAsString]];
if (success == NO) {
    NSLog(@"%@",eccKey.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// ---------------------------------------------------
// The HMAC key (in base64url format)
NSString *hmacKey = @"AyM1SysPpbyDfgZld3umj1qzKObwVMkoqQ-EstJQLr_T-1qS0gZH75aKtMN3Yj0iPS4hcgUuTwjAzZr1Z9CAow";

// The code below will verify each of the signatures in this JWS:

// { 
//   "payload": "SW4gb3VyIHZpbGxhZ2UsIGZvbGtzIHNheSBHb2QgY3J1bWJsZXMgdXAgdGhlIG9sZCBtb29uIGludG8gc3RhcnMu",
//   "signatures": [
//     { 
//       "protected": "eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsImtpZCI6Im15UnNhS2V5In0",
//       "signature": "IPMQ02niTQDwLzsRZSCaEm9VEyAX_AVe3HWjniNt9kW-a8d6ZVbd2k6jGae8s1yIh0cgxDnXQ6-p6_sBI0cnMO0xpuJANhh2vFtNJl5lisad94-H3mB3lSfafRqxeYp5D8bh39BPv7y3PrUNVMQdKEJp_D5oJ0ROPTIYx3EG8eJQOx1HO0KqhcUo401XR6KSsIyFm5joBLNKTVzxZUTT1RRZZtwTdeZkbGevugIOX_9gHAtARpV6WaFA4Vvjnq8X9wPgqjWNCQRupadhTPz0JAsa-wy5vXQjsFlXAn43mDPpMfna5Ab3F5pS4yDwkbX6nRn7XBxH1SnnNJRFholQZw"
//     },
//     { 
//       "protected": "eyJhbGciOiJFUzI1NiIsImtpZCI6Im15RWNLZXkifQ",
//       "signature": "1OQtaT3pgZmkDxvlfghvxL_8kX16WIen6u1MadEq1pA4qytA0--_EwZDNk00GDPWFpoJtKznibMZzLOg_UhHIw"
//     },
//     { 
//       "protected": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsImtpZCI6Im15TWFjS2V5In0",
//       "signature": "YY8yVjmJJfy7YJOn3uUydG8WCY2PEuCvOLil5Ks5lnw"
//     }
//   ]
// }

CkoStringBuilder *sbJws = [[CkoStringBuilder alloc] init];
[sbJws Append: @"{ "];
[sbJws Append: @"  \"payload\": \"SW4gb3VyIHZpbGxhZ2UsIGZvbGtzIHNheSBHb2QgY3J1bWJsZXMgdXAgdGhlIG9sZCBtb29uIGludG8gc3RhcnMu\","];
[sbJws Append: @"  \"signatures\": ["];
[sbJws Append: @"    { "];
[sbJws Append: @"      \"protected\": \"eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsImtpZCI6Im15UnNhS2V5In0\","];
[sbJws Append: @"      \"signature\": \"IPMQ02niTQDwLzsRZSCaEm9VEyAX_AVe3HWjniNt9kW-a8d6ZVbd2k6jGae8s1yIh0cgxDnXQ6-p6_sBI0cnMO0xpuJANhh2vFtNJl5lisad94-H3mB3lSfafRqxeYp5D8bh39BPv7y3PrUNVMQdKEJp_D5oJ0ROPTIYx3EG8eJQOx1HO0KqhcUo401XR6KSsIyFm5joBLNKTVzxZUTT1RRZZtwTdeZkbGevugIOX_9gHAtARpV6WaFA4Vvjnq8X9wPgqjWNCQRupadhTPz0JAsa-wy5vXQjsFlXAn43mDPpMfna5Ab3F5pS4yDwkbX6nRn7XBxH1SnnNJRFholQZw\""];
[sbJws Append: @"    },"];
[sbJws Append: @"    { "];
[sbJws Append: @"      \"protected\": \"eyJhbGciOiJFUzI1NiIsImtpZCI6Im15RWNLZXkifQ\","];
[sbJws Append: @"      \"signature\": \"1OQtaT3pgZmkDxvlfghvxL_8kX16WIen6u1MadEq1pA4qytA0--_EwZDNk00GDPWFpoJtKznibMZzLOg_UhHIw\""];
[sbJws Append: @"    },"];
[sbJws Append: @"    { "];
[sbJws Append: @"      \"protected\": \"eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsImtpZCI6Im15TWFjS2V5In0\","];
[sbJws Append: @"      \"signature\": \"YY8yVjmJJfy7YJOn3uUydG8WCY2PEuCvOLil5Ks5lnw\""];
[sbJws Append: @"    }"];
[sbJws Append: @"  ]"];
[sbJws Append: @"}"];

CkoJws *jws = [[CkoJws alloc] init];

success = [jws LoadJwsSb: sbJws];
if (success == NO) {
    NSLog(@"%@",jws.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// The payload is easily accessible:
NSLog(@"%@%@",@"Payload: ",[jws GetPayload: @"utf-8"]);

CkoStringBuilder *sbKeyId = [[CkoStringBuilder alloc] init];
BOOL bCaseSensitive = NO;

CkoJsonObject *protHeader = [[CkoJsonObject alloc] init];
int numSignatures = [jws.NumSignatures intValue];
int i = 0;
while (i < numSignatures) {
    success = [jws GetProtectedH: [NSNumber numberWithInt: i] json: protHeader];
    if (success == NO) {
        NSLog(@"%@",jws.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    NSLog(@"%@",@"--------------------------");
    NSLog(@"%d%@",i,@": ");

    // Get the protected header.
    protHeader.EmitCompact = NO;
    NSLog(@"%@",[protHeader Emit]);

    // Get the key ID ("kid") member.

    // Note: In this example, the "kid" values are contained in the protected headers.
    // They could've just as easily been located in unprotected headers.  In that case,
    // we would've called GetUnprotectedH instead of GetProtectedH(i).

    [sbKeyId Clear];
    [sbKeyId Append: [protHeader StringOf: @"kid"]];

    // Set the key based on key ID.
    if ([sbKeyId ContentsEqual: @"myRsaKey" caseSensitive: bCaseSensitive] == YES) {
        [jws SetPublicKey: [NSNumber numberWithInt: i] pubKey: rsaKey];
    }

    if ([sbKeyId ContentsEqual: @"myEcKey" caseSensitive: bCaseSensitive] == YES) {
        [jws SetPublicKey: [NSNumber numberWithInt: i] pubKey: eccKey];
    }

    if ([sbKeyId ContentsEqual: @"myMacKey" caseSensitive: bCaseSensitive] == YES) {
        [jws SetMacKey: [NSNumber numberWithInt: i] key: hmacKey encoding: @"base64url"];
    }

    // Validate this signature.
    int v = [[jws Validate: [NSNumber numberWithInt: i]] intValue];
    if (v < 0) {
        // Perhaps Chilkat was not unlocked or the trial expired..
        NSLog(@"%@",@"Validate failed for some other reason.");
        NSLog(@"%@",jws.LastErrorText);
    }
    else {
        if (v == 0) {
            NSLog(@"%@",@"Invalid signature.  The key was incorrect, the JWS was invalid, or both.");
        }
        else {
            NSLog(@"%@",@"Signature validated.");
        }

    }

    i = i + 1;
}

// The output of this program is:

// 	Payload: In our village, folks say God crumbles up the old moon into stars.
// 	--------------------------
// 	0: 
// 	{
// 	  "alg": "RS256",
// 	  "kid": "myRsaKey"
// 	}
// 
// 	Signature validated.
// 	--------------------------
// 	1: 
// 	{
// 	  "alg": "ES256",
// 	  "kid": "myEcKey"
// 	}
// 
// 	Signature validated.
// 	--------------------------
// 	2: 
// 	{
// 	  "alg": "HS256",
// 	  "kid": "myMacKey"
// 	}
// 
// 	Signature validated.