(SQL Server) Create JWS Using Private Key on a Smart Card

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Creates and validates a JSON Web Signature (JWS) using the private key associated with a certificate on a smart card.

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-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    DECLARE @iTmp0 int
    -- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max).  See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    -- This requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    -- See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    -- Load the certificate from a smart card.
    DECLARE @cert int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Cert" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Cert', @cert OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    DECLARE @success int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @cert, 'LoadFromSmartcard', @success OUT, ''
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @cert, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @cert
        RETURN
      END

    -- Note: Chilkat provides many different ways to load a certificate from a smartcard or USB token,
    -- such as selecting a certificate if the card contains multiple certificates with private keys,
    -- or working with lower-level PKCS11 or ScMinidriver API's (both of which Chilkat provides).

    -- If the associated private key was present on the smartcard, then you can simply
    -- get it from the Chilkat cert object:
    DECLARE @privKey int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @cert, 'ExportPrivateKey', @privKey OUT
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @cert, 'LastMethodSuccess', @iTmp0 OUT
    IF @iTmp0 = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @cert, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @cert
        RETURN
      END

    -- You can check the key type to make sure it's RSA.
    -- This will output "rsa" if the key is RSA.

    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @privKey, 'KeyType', @sTmp0 OUT
    PRINT 'Key type = ' + @sTmp0

    -- Create the JWS Protected Header
    DECLARE @jwsProtHdr int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.JsonObject', @jwsProtHdr OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jwsProtHdr, 'AppendString', @success OUT, 'alg', 'RS256'

    DECLARE @jws int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Jws" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Jws', @jws OUT

    -- Set the protected header:
    DECLARE @signatureIndex int
    SELECT @signatureIndex = 0
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jws, 'SetProtectedHeader', @success OUT, @signatureIndex, @jwsProtHdr

    -- Set the RSA key:
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jws, 'SetPrivateKey', @success OUT, @signatureIndex, @privKey

    -- Set the payload.
    DECLARE @bIncludeBom int
    SELECT @bIncludeBom = 0
    DECLARE @payloadStr nvarchar(4000)
    SELECT @payloadStr = 'In our village, folks say God crumbles up the old moon into stars.'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jws, 'SetPayload', @success OUT, @payloadStr, 'utf-8', @bIncludeBom

    -- Create the JWS
    -- By default, the compact serialization is used.
    DECLARE @jwsCompact nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jws, 'CreateJws', @jwsCompact OUT
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @jws, 'LastMethodSuccess', @iTmp0 OUT
    IF @iTmp0 <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @jws, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @privKey

        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @cert
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jwsProtHdr
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jws
        RETURN
      END


    PRINT 'JWS: ' + @jwsCompact

    -- sample output:
    -- JWS: eyJhbGciOiJQUzI1NiJ9.SW4gb3VyIHZpbGxhZ2UsIGZvbGtzIHNheSBHb2QgY3J1bWJsZXMgdXAgdGhlIG9sZCBtb29uIGludG8gc3RhcnMu.TRWhwRo5dMv9-8OzrInfJTwmUGYgjLfHk8lqF072ND-FmLWEBnUTOpY8oJXp8FdWw2SalbdOeNlrtlJjwk4XK8Ql2iJ_2qMCtxsvLPhKBOqFoAF4aBvTOEDVJDxf0DaBSiydEEtfTVV2iwBcjWabu5J2XieR5y7QZQtuHsn7T3qKBvCcCejN3Y2oqAT3qMHvu1fTms1r_91wBn_K7Wjd9UkZ1n02qQcUHJznR_OF2BgN7_KWIDAF9ZS9keoju2NPpPelO4yxa2XUPnehY3G7dHKoCxUEQR4d2Xc5voqDASTVCDqQS4PVOZdvT3Ein6-SanAlCwbWBbkvT8g6-5PImQ

    -- Now load the JWS, validate, and recover the original text.
    DECLARE @jws2 int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Jws" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Jws', @jws2 OUT

    -- Load the JWS.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jws2, 'LoadJws', @success OUT, @jwsCompact

    DECLARE @rsaPubKey int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @privKey, 'GetPublicKey', @rsaPubKey OUT
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @privKey

    -- Set the RSA public key used for validation.
    SELECT @signatureIndex = 0
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jws2, 'SetPublicKey', @success OUT, @signatureIndex, @rsaPubKey
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @rsaPubKey

    -- Validate the 1st (and only) signature at index 0..
    DECLARE @v int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jws2, 'Validate', @v OUT, @signatureIndex
    IF @v < 0
      BEGIN
        -- Perhaps Chilkat was not unlocked or the trial expired..

        PRINT 'Method call failed for some other reason.'
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @jws2, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @cert
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jwsProtHdr
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jws
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jws2
        RETURN
      END
    IF @v = 0
      BEGIN

        PRINT 'Invalid signature.  The RSA key was incorrect, the JWS was invalid, or both.'
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @cert
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jwsProtHdr
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jws
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jws2
        RETURN
      END

    -- If we get here, the signature was validated..

    PRINT 'Signature validated.'

    -- Recover the original content:
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jws2, 'GetPayload', @sTmp0 OUT, 'utf-8'
    PRINT @sTmp0

    -- Examine the protected header:
    DECLARE @joseHeader int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jws2, 'GetProtectedHeader', @joseHeader OUT, @signatureIndex
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @jws2, 'LastMethodSuccess', @iTmp0 OUT
    IF @iTmp0 <> 1
      BEGIN

        PRINT 'No protected header found at the given index.'
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @cert
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jwsProtHdr
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jws
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jws2
        RETURN
      END
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @joseHeader, 'EmitCompact', 0


    PRINT 'Protected (JOSE) header:'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @joseHeader, 'Emit', @sTmp0 OUT
    PRINT @sTmp0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @joseHeader

    -- Output:

    -- 	Signature validated.
    -- 	In our village, folks say God crumbles up the old moon into stars.
    -- 	Protected (JOSE) header:
    -- 	{ 
    -- 	  "alg": "RS256"
    -- 	}

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @cert
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jwsProtHdr
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jws
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jws2


END
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