Objective-C

Validate JWS Using HMAC SHA-256

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Validates a JSON Web Signature (JWS) using HMAC SHA-256. Objective-C

#import <CkoJws.h>
#import <NSString.h>
#import <CkoJsonObject.h>

BOOL success = NO;

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

// This example takes a JSON signature in compact serialization format,
// and uses a MAC key to validate and recover the protected header and payload.

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

// Set the HMAC key:
NSString *hmacKey = @"AyM1SysPpbyDfgZld3umj1qzKObwVMkoqQ-EstJQLr_T-1qS0gZH75aKtMN3Yj0iPS4hcgUuTwjAzZr1Z9CAow";
int signatureIndex = 0;
[jws SetMacKey: [NSNumber numberWithInt: signatureIndex] key: hmacKey encoding: @"base64url"];

// Load the JWS.
NSString *jwsCompact = @"eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLA0KICJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJqb2UiLA0KICJleHAiOjEzMDA4MTkzODAsDQogImh0dHA6Ly9leGFtcGxlLmNvbS9pc19yb290Ijp0cnVlfQ.dBjftJeZ4CVP-mB92K27uhbUJU1p1r_wW1gFWFOEjXk";
success = [jws LoadJws: jwsCompact];

// Validate the 1st (and only) signature at index 0..
int v = [[jws Validate: [NSNumber numberWithInt: signatureIndex]] intValue];
if (v < 0) {
    // Perhaps Chilkat was not unlocked or the trial expired..
    NSLog(@"%@",@"Method call failed for some other reason.");
    NSLog(@"%@",jws.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

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

// If we get here, the signature was validated..
NSLog(@"%@",@"Signature validated.");

// Recover the original content:
NSLog(@"%@",@"Recovered content:");
NSLog(@"%@",[jws GetPayload: @"utf-8"]);

// Examine the protected header:

CkoJsonObject *joseHeader = [[CkoJsonObject alloc] init];
success = [jws GetProtectedH: [NSNumber numberWithInt: signatureIndex] json: joseHeader];
if (success == NO) {
    NSLog(@"%@",jws.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

joseHeader.EmitCompact = NO;

NSLog(@"%@",@"Protected (JOSE) header:");
NSLog(@"%@",[joseHeader Emit]);

// Output:

// 	Signature validated.
// 	Recovered content:
// 	{"iss":"joe",
// 	 "exp":1300819380,
// 	 "http://example.com/is_root":true}
// 	Protected (JOSE) header:
// 	{ 
// 	  "typ": "JWT",
// 	  "alg": "HS256"
// 	}