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Create JWS with Multiple Signatures using the General JSON Serialization Format

See more JSON Web Signatures (JWS) Examples

Creates a JSON Web Signature (JWS) containing 3 signatures and output using the general JSON serialization format.

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             |                    |
   +--------------+-------------------------------+--------------------+

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.66 or greater.

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IncludeFile "CkJws.pb"
IncludeFile "CkStringBuilder.pb"
IncludeFile "CkPrivateKey.pb"
IncludeFile "CkJsonObject.pb"

Procedure ChilkatExample()

    success.i = 0

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

    ; Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.66 or greater.

    ; The JWS to be created will contain three signatures.
    ; The 1st will use an ECC key, the 2nd an RSA key, and the 3rd an HMAC key.

    ; Prepare each key..

    ; ---------------------------------------------------
    ; Use the following RSA key loaded from JWK format.
    sbRsaJwk.i = CkStringBuilder::ckCreate()
    If sbRsaJwk.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkStringBuilder::ckAppend(sbRsaJwk,"{" + Chr(34) + "kty" + Chr(34) + ":" + Chr(34) + "RSA" + Chr(34) + ",")
    CkStringBuilder::ckAppend(sbRsaJwk,Chr(34) + "n" + Chr(34) + ":" + Chr(34) + "ofgWCuLjybRlzo0tZWJjNiuSfb4p4fAkd_wWJcyQoTbji9k0l8W26mPddx")
    CkStringBuilder::ckAppend(sbRsaJwk,"HmfHQp-Vaw-4qPCJrcS2mJPMEzP1Pt0Bm4d4QlL-yRT-SFd2lZS-pCgNMs")
    CkStringBuilder::ckAppend(sbRsaJwk,"D1W_YpRPEwOWvG6b32690r2jZ47soMZo9wGzjb_7OMg0LOL-bSf63kpaSH")
    CkStringBuilder::ckAppend(sbRsaJwk,"SXndS5z5rexMdbBYUsLA9e-KXBdQOS-UTo7WTBEMa2R2CapHg665xsmtdV")
    CkStringBuilder::ckAppend(sbRsaJwk,"MTBQY4uDZlxvb3qCo5ZwKh9kG4LT6_I5IhlJH7aGhyxXFvUK-DWNmoudF8")
    CkStringBuilder::ckAppend(sbRsaJwk,"NAco9_h9iaGNj8q2ethFkMLs91kzk2PAcDTW9gb54h4FRWyuXpoQ" + Chr(34) + ",")
    CkStringBuilder::ckAppend(sbRsaJwk,Chr(34) + "e" + Chr(34) + ":" + Chr(34) + "AQAB" + Chr(34) + ",")
    CkStringBuilder::ckAppend(sbRsaJwk,Chr(34) + "d" + Chr(34) + ":" + Chr(34) + "Eq5xpGnNCivDflJsRQBXHx1hdR1k6Ulwe2JZD50LpXyWPEAeP88vLNO97I")
    CkStringBuilder::ckAppend(sbRsaJwk,"jlA7_GQ5sLKMgvfTeXZx9SE-7YwVol2NXOoAJe46sui395IW_GO-pWJ1O0")
    CkStringBuilder::ckAppend(sbRsaJwk,"BkTGoVEn2bKVRUCgu-GjBVaYLU6f3l9kJfFNS3E0QbVdxzubSu3Mkqzjkn")
    CkStringBuilder::ckAppend(sbRsaJwk,"439X0M_V51gfpRLI9JYanrC4D4qAdGcopV_0ZHHzQlBjudU2QvXt4ehNYT")
    CkStringBuilder::ckAppend(sbRsaJwk,"CBr6XCLQUShb1juUO1ZdiYoFaFQT5Tw8bGUl_x_jTj3ccPDVZFD9pIuhLh")
    CkStringBuilder::ckAppend(sbRsaJwk,"BOneufuBiB4cS98l2SR_RQyGWSeWjnczT0QU91p1DhOVRuOopznQ" + Chr(34) + ",")
    CkStringBuilder::ckAppend(sbRsaJwk,Chr(34) + "p" + Chr(34) + ":" + Chr(34) + "4BzEEOtIpmVdVEZNCqS7baC4crd0pqnRH_5IB3jw3bcxGn6QLvnEtfdUdi")
    CkStringBuilder::ckAppend(sbRsaJwk,"YrqBdss1l58BQ3KhooKeQTa9AB0Hw_Py5PJdTJNPY8cQn7ouZ2KKDcmnPG")
    CkStringBuilder::ckAppend(sbRsaJwk,"BY5t7yLc1QlQ5xHdwW1VhvKn-nXqhJTBgIPgtldC-KDV5z-y2XDwGUc" + Chr(34) + ",")
    CkStringBuilder::ckAppend(sbRsaJwk,Chr(34) + "q" + Chr(34) + ":" + Chr(34) + "uQPEfgmVtjL0Uyyx88GZFF1fOunH3-7cepKmtH4pxhtCoHqpWmT8YAmZxa")
    CkStringBuilder::ckAppend(sbRsaJwk,"ewHgHAjLYsp1ZSe7zFYHj7C6ul7TjeLQeZD_YwD66t62wDmpe_HlB-TnBA")
    CkStringBuilder::ckAppend(sbRsaJwk,"-njbglfIsRLtXlnDzQkv5dTltRJ11BKBBypeeF6689rjcJIDEz9RWdc" + Chr(34) + ",")
    CkStringBuilder::ckAppend(sbRsaJwk,Chr(34) + "dp" + Chr(34) + ":" + Chr(34) + "BwKfV3Akq5_MFZDFZCnW-wzl-CCo83WoZvnLQwCTeDv8uzluRSnm71I3Q")
    CkStringBuilder::ckAppend(sbRsaJwk,"CLdhrqE2e9YkxvuxdBfpT_PI7Yz-FOKnu1R6HsJeDCjn12Sk3vmAktV2zb")
    CkStringBuilder::ckAppend(sbRsaJwk,"34MCdy7cpdTh_YVr7tss2u6vneTwrA86rZtu5Mbr1C1XsmvkxHQAdYo0" + Chr(34) + ",")
    CkStringBuilder::ckAppend(sbRsaJwk,Chr(34) + "dq" + Chr(34) + ":" + Chr(34) + "h_96-mK1R_7glhsum81dZxjTnYynPbZpHziZjeeHcXYsXaaMwkOlODsWa")
    CkStringBuilder::ckAppend(sbRsaJwk,"7I9xXDoRwbKgB719rrmI2oKr6N3Do9U0ajaHF-NKJnwgjMd2w9cjz3_-ky")
    CkStringBuilder::ckAppend(sbRsaJwk,"NlxAr2v4IKhGNpmM5iIgOS1VZnOZ68m6_pbLBSp3nssTdlqvd0tIiTHU" + Chr(34) + ",")
    CkStringBuilder::ckAppend(sbRsaJwk,Chr(34) + "qi" + Chr(34) + ":" + Chr(34) + "IYd7DHOhrWvxkwPQsRM2tOgrjbcrfvtQJipd-DlcxyVuuM9sQLdgjVk2o")
    CkStringBuilder::ckAppend(sbRsaJwk,"y26F0EmpScGLq2MowX7fhd_QJQ3ydy5cY7YIBi87w93IKLEdfnbJtoOPLU")
    CkStringBuilder::ckAppend(sbRsaJwk,"W0ITrJReOgo1cq9SbsxYawBgfp_gh6A5603k2-ZQwVK0JKSHuLFkuQ3U" + Chr(34))
    CkStringBuilder::ckAppend(sbRsaJwk,"}")

    rsaKey.i = CkPrivateKey::ckCreate()
    If rsaKey.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; Note: This example loads the RSA key from JWK format.  Any format can be loaded
    ; into the private key object. (See the online reference documentation..)
    success = CkPrivateKey::ckLoadJwk(rsaKey,CkStringBuilder::ckGetAsString(sbRsaJwk))
    If success <> 1
        Debug CkPrivateKey::ckLastErrorText(rsaKey)
        CkStringBuilder::ckDispose(sbRsaJwk)
        CkPrivateKey::ckDispose(rsaKey)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; ---------------------------------------------------
    ; Use the following ECC key loaded from JWK format.
    sbEccJwk.i = CkStringBuilder::ckCreate()
    If sbEccJwk.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkStringBuilder::ckAppend(sbEccJwk,"{" + Chr(34) + "kty" + Chr(34) + ":" + Chr(34) + "EC" + Chr(34) + ",")
    CkStringBuilder::ckAppend(sbEccJwk,Chr(34) + "crv" + Chr(34) + ":" + Chr(34) + "P-256" + Chr(34) + ",")
    CkStringBuilder::ckAppend(sbEccJwk,Chr(34) + "x" + Chr(34) + ":" + Chr(34) + "f83OJ3D2xF1Bg8vub9tLe1gHMzV76e8Tus9uPHvRVEU" + Chr(34) + ",")
    CkStringBuilder::ckAppend(sbEccJwk,Chr(34) + "y" + Chr(34) + ":" + Chr(34) + "x_FEzRu9m36HLN_tue659LNpXW6pCyStikYjKIWI5a0" + Chr(34) + ",")
    CkStringBuilder::ckAppend(sbEccJwk,Chr(34) + "d" + Chr(34) + ":" + Chr(34) + "jpsQnnGQmL-YBIffH1136cspYG6-0iY7X1fCE9-E9LI" + Chr(34))
    CkStringBuilder::ckAppend(sbEccJwk,"}")

    eccKey.i = CkPrivateKey::ckCreate()
    If eccKey.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; Note: This example loads the ECDSA key from JWK format.  Any format can be loaded
    ; into the private key object. (See the online reference documentation..)
    success = CkPrivateKey::ckLoadJwk(eccKey,CkStringBuilder::ckGetAsString(sbEccJwk))
    If success <> 1
        Debug CkPrivateKey::ckLastErrorText(eccKey)
        CkStringBuilder::ckDispose(sbRsaJwk)
        CkPrivateKey::ckDispose(rsaKey)
        CkStringBuilder::ckDispose(sbEccJwk)
        CkPrivateKey::ckDispose(eccKey)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; ---------------------------------------------------
    ; The HMAC key (in base64url format)
    hmacKey.s = "AyM1SysPpbyDfgZld3umj1qzKObwVMkoqQ-EstJQLr_T-1qS0gZH75aKtMN3Yj0iPS4hcgUuTwjAzZr1Z9CAow"

    ; ---------------------------------------------------
    ; Prepare the headers..
    ; RSASSA-PKCS1-v1_5 SHA-256
    jwsProtHdr0.i = CkJsonObject::ckCreate()
    If jwsProtHdr0.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkJsonObject::ckAppendString(jwsProtHdr0,"alg","RS256")
    jwsUnprotHdr0.i = CkJsonObject::ckCreate()
    If jwsUnprotHdr0.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkJsonObject::ckAppendString(jwsUnprotHdr0,"kid","myRsaKey")

    ; ECDSA using P-256 and SHA-256
    jwsProtHdr1.i = CkJsonObject::ckCreate()
    If jwsProtHdr1.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkJsonObject::ckAppendString(jwsProtHdr1,"alg","ES256")
    jwsUnprotHdr1.i = CkJsonObject::ckCreate()
    If jwsUnprotHdr1.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkJsonObject::ckAppendString(jwsUnprotHdr1,"kid","myEcKey")

    ; HMAC using SHA-256
    jwsProtHdr2.i = CkJsonObject::ckCreate()
    If jwsProtHdr2.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkJsonObject::ckAppendString(jwsProtHdr2,"alg","HS256")
    jwsUnprotHdr2.i = CkJsonObject::ckCreate()
    If jwsUnprotHdr2.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkJsonObject::ckAppendString(jwsUnprotHdr2,"kid","myMacKey")

    ; ---------------------------------------------------
    ; First set the JWS headers, keys, and payload, then we'll create the JWS...
    jws.i = CkJws::ckCreate()
    If jws.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkJws::ckSetProtectedHeader(jws,0,jwsProtHdr0)
    CkJws::ckSetUnprotectedHeader(jws,0,jwsUnprotHdr0)
    CkJws::ckSetProtectedHeader(jws,1,jwsProtHdr1)
    CkJws::ckSetUnprotectedHeader(jws,1,jwsUnprotHdr1)
    CkJws::ckSetProtectedHeader(jws,2,jwsProtHdr2)
    CkJws::ckSetUnprotectedHeader(jws,2,jwsUnprotHdr2)

    CkJws::ckSetPrivateKey(jws,0,rsaKey)
    CkJws::ckSetPrivateKey(jws,1,eccKey)
    CkJws::ckSetMacKey(jws,2,hmacKey,"base64url")

    bIncludeBom.i = 0
    payloadStr.s = "In our village, folks say God crumbles up the old moon into stars."
    CkJws::ckSetPayload(jws,payloadStr,"utf-8",bIncludeBom)

    ; ---------------------------------------------------
    ; Create the JWS.
    ; Givent that multiple signatures will exist, only the general JSON serialization 
    ; format is possible, and that is what will be produced.
    jwsStr.s = CkJws::ckCreateJws(jws)
    If CkJws::ckLastMethodSuccess(jws) <> 1
        Debug CkJws::ckLastErrorText(jws)
        CkStringBuilder::ckDispose(sbRsaJwk)
        CkPrivateKey::ckDispose(rsaKey)
        CkStringBuilder::ckDispose(sbEccJwk)
        CkPrivateKey::ckDispose(eccKey)
        CkJsonObject::ckDispose(jwsProtHdr0)
        CkJsonObject::ckDispose(jwsUnprotHdr0)
        CkJsonObject::ckDispose(jwsProtHdr1)
        CkJsonObject::ckDispose(jwsUnprotHdr1)
        CkJsonObject::ckDispose(jwsProtHdr2)
        CkJsonObject::ckDispose(jwsUnprotHdr2)
        CkJws::ckDispose(jws)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; The jwsStr is contains JSON in the smallest possible size, which is a single line.
    ; To get in human-readable format, load into a Chilkat JSON object and emit..
    json.i = CkJsonObject::ckCreate()
    If json.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkJsonObject::ckLoad(json,jwsStr)
    CkJsonObject::setCkEmitCompact(json, 0)
    Debug CkJsonObject::ckEmit(json)

    ; Sample output:

    ; { 
    ;   "payload": "SW4gb3VyIHZpbGxhZ2UsIGZvbGtzIHNheSBHb2QgY3J1bWJsZXMgdXAgdGhlIG9sZCBtb29uIGludG8gc3RhcnMu",
    ;   "signatures": [
    ;     { 
    ;       "protected": "eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiJ9",
    ;       "header": { 
    ;         "kid": "myRsaKey"
    ;       },
    ;       "signature": "B04c24gSnpVm1Z-_bemfyNMCpZm6Knj1yB-yzaIOvijsWfDgoF_mSJccTIbzapNgwJudnobr5iDOfZWiRR9iqCyDJLe5M1S40vFF7MFEI3JecYRgrRc6n1lTkYLMRyVq48BwbQlmKgPqmK9drun3agklsr0FmgNx65pfmcnlYdXsgwxf8WbgppefrlrMImp-98-dNtBcUL8ce1aOjbcyVFjGMCzpm3JerQqIzWQvEwBstnMEQle73KHcyx_nsTmlzY70CaydbRTsciOATL7WfiMwuX1q9Y2NIpTg3CbOTWKdwjh7iyfiAKQxNBaF2mApnqj9hjpf8GwR-CfxAzJtPg"
    ;     },
    ;     { 
    ;       "protected": "eyJhbGciOiJFUzI1NiJ9",
    ;       "header": { 
    ;         "kid": "myEcKey"
    ;       },
    ;       "signature": "2cbugKq0ERaQMh01n2B-86EZFYleeMf8bsccaQMxzOxAg14PxfjR3IImvodTJYqkmfBJYW203etz2-7ZtJUOGw"
    ;     },
    ;     { 
    ;       "protected": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9",
    ;       "header": { 
    ;         "kid": "myMacKey"
    ;       },
    ;       "signature": "e7R9gjx0RsUNa3c7qd8k9mQGEhtcG8vsN1W7jbLb2MA"
    ;     }
    ;   ]
    ; }


    CkStringBuilder::ckDispose(sbRsaJwk)
    CkPrivateKey::ckDispose(rsaKey)
    CkStringBuilder::ckDispose(sbEccJwk)
    CkPrivateKey::ckDispose(eccKey)
    CkJsonObject::ckDispose(jwsProtHdr0)
    CkJsonObject::ckDispose(jwsUnprotHdr0)
    CkJsonObject::ckDispose(jwsProtHdr1)
    CkJsonObject::ckDispose(jwsUnprotHdr1)
    CkJsonObject::ckDispose(jwsProtHdr2)
    CkJsonObject::ckDispose(jwsUnprotHdr2)
    CkJws::ckDispose(jws)
    CkJsonObject::ckDispose(json)


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure