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Validate JWS Using HMAC SHA-256

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

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integer li_rc
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_Jws
string ls_HmacKey
integer li_SignatureIndex
string ls_JwsCompact
integer v
oleobject loo_JoseHeader

li_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.

loo_Jws = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Jws.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Jws")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Jws
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

//  Set the HMAC key:
ls_HmacKey = "AyM1SysPpbyDfgZld3umj1qzKObwVMkoqQ-EstJQLr_T-1qS0gZH75aKtMN3Yj0iPS4hcgUuTwjAzZr1Z9CAow"
li_SignatureIndex = 0
loo_Jws.SetMacKey(li_SignatureIndex,ls_HmacKey,"base64url")

//  Load the JWS.
ls_JwsCompact = "eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLA0KICJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJqb2UiLA0KICJleHAiOjEzMDA4MTkzODAsDQogImh0dHA6Ly9leGFtcGxlLmNvbS9pc19yb290Ijp0cnVlfQ.dBjftJeZ4CVP-mB92K27uhbUJU1p1r_wW1gFWFOEjXk"
li_Success = loo_Jws.LoadJws(ls_JwsCompact)

//  Validate the 1st (and only) signature at index 0..
v = loo_Jws.Validate(li_SignatureIndex)
if v < 0 then
    //  Perhaps Chilkat was not unlocked or the trial expired..
    Write-Debug "Method call failed for some other reason."
    Write-Debug loo_Jws.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Jws
    return
end if

if v = 0 then
    Write-Debug "Invalid signature.  The MAC key was incorrect, the JWS was invalid, or both."
    destroy loo_Jws
    return
end if

//  If we get here, the signature was validated..
Write-Debug "Signature validated."

//  Recover the original content:
Write-Debug "Recovered content:"
Write-Debug loo_Jws.GetPayload("utf-8")

//  Examine the protected header:

loo_JoseHeader = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_JoseHeader.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")

li_Success = loo_Jws.GetProtectedH(li_SignatureIndex,loo_JoseHeader)
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Jws.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Jws
    destroy loo_JoseHeader
    return
end if

loo_JoseHeader.EmitCompact = 0

Write-Debug "Protected (JOSE) header:"
Write-Debug loo_JoseHeader.Emit()

//  Output:

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


destroy loo_Jws
destroy loo_JoseHeader