(Ruby) JWS Using HMAC SHA-256

Creates a JSON Web Signatures (JWS) using HMAC SHA-256.

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

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require 'chilkat'

# 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.

# First create the JWS Protected Header
jwsProtHdr = Chilkat::CkJsonObject.new()
jwsProtHdr.AppendString("typ","JWT")
jwsProtHdr.AppendString("alg","HS256")
print "JWS Protected Header: " + jwsProtHdr.emit() + "\n";

# Output:
# JWS Protected Header: {"typ":"JWT","alg":"HS256"}

jws = Chilkat::CkJws.new()

# Set the HMAC key:
hmacKey = "AyM1SysPpbyDfgZld3umj1qzKObwVMkoqQ-EstJQLr_T-1qS0gZH75aKtMN3Yj0iPS4hcgUuTwjAzZr1Z9CAow"
signatureIndex = 0
jws.SetMacKey(signatureIndex,hmacKey,"base64url")

# Set the protected header:
jws.SetProtectedHeader(signatureIndex,jwsProtHdr)

# Set the payload.
bIncludeBom = false
payloadStr = "In our village, folks say God crumbles up the old moon into stars."
jws.SetPayload(payloadStr,"utf-8",bIncludeBom)

# Create the JWS
# By default, the compact serialization is used.
jwsCompact = jws.createJws()
if (jws.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true)
    print jws.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

print "JWS: " + jwsCompact + "\n";

# sample output:
# JWS: eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.SW4gb3VyIHZpbGxhZ2UsIGZvbGtzIHNheSBHb2QgY3J1bWJsZXMgdXAgdGhlIG9sZCBtb29uIGludG8gc3RhcnMu.bsYsi8HJ0N6OqGI1hKQ9QQRNPxxA5qMpcHLtOvXatk8

# Now load the JWS, validate, and recover the original text.
jws2 = Chilkat::CkJws.new()

# Load the JWS.
success = jws2.LoadJws(jwsCompact)

# Set the MAC key used for validation.
signatureIndex = 0
jws2.SetMacKey(signatureIndex,hmacKey,"base64url")

# Validate the 1st (and only) signature at index 0..
v = jws2.Validate(signatureIndex)
if (v < 0)
    # Perhaps Chilkat was not unlocked or the trial expired..
    print "Method call failed for some other reason." + "\n";
    print jws2.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

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

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

# Recover the original content:
print jws2.getPayload("utf-8") + "\n";

# Examine the protected header:
# joseHeader is a CkJsonObject
joseHeader = jws2.GetProtectedHeader(signatureIndex)
if (jws2.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true)
    print "No protected header found at the given index." + "\n";
    exit
end

joseHeader.put_EmitCompact(false)

print "Protected (JOSE) header:" + "\n";
print joseHeader.emit() + "\n";

# Output:

# 	Signature validated.
# 	In our village, folks say God crumbles up the old moon into stars.
# 	Protected (JOSE) header:
# 	{ 
# 	  "typ": "JWT",
# 	  "alg": "HS256"
# 	}