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PHP ActiveX Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Validate JWS Using HMAC SHA-256

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

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<?php

$success = 0;

//  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.

$jws = new COM("Chilkat.Jws");

//  Set the HMAC key:
$hmacKey = 'AyM1SysPpbyDfgZld3umj1qzKObwVMkoqQ-EstJQLr_T-1qS0gZH75aKtMN3Yj0iPS4hcgUuTwjAzZr1Z9CAow';
$signatureIndex = 0;
$jws->SetMacKey($signatureIndex,$hmacKey,'base64url');

//  Load the JWS.
$jwsCompact = 'eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLA0KICJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJqb2UiLA0KICJleHAiOjEzMDA4MTkzODAsDQogImh0dHA6Ly9leGFtcGxlLmNvbS9pc19yb290Ijp0cnVlfQ.dBjftJeZ4CVP-mB92K27uhbUJU1p1r_wW1gFWFOEjXk';
$success = $jws->LoadJws($jwsCompact);

//  Validate the 1st (and only) signature at index 0..
$v = $jws->Validate($signatureIndex);
if ($v < 0) {
    //  Perhaps Chilkat was not unlocked or the trial expired..
    print 'Method call failed for some other reason.' . "\n";
    print $jws->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

if ($v == 0) {
    print 'Invalid signature.  The MAC key was incorrect, the JWS was invalid, or both.' . "\n";
    exit;
}

//  If we get here, the signature was validated..
print 'Signature validated.' . "\n";

//  Recover the original content:
print 'Recovered content:' . "\n";
print $jws->getPayload('utf-8') . "\n";

//  Examine the protected header:

$joseHeader = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$success = $jws->GetProtectedH($signatureIndex,$joseHeader);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $jws->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

$joseHeader->EmitCompact = 0;

print 'Protected (JOSE) header:' . "\n";
print $joseHeader->emit() . "\n";

//  Output:

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

?>