(Unicode C++) Azure OpenID Connect Step 2 -- Get id_token and Validate

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After getting the endpoints by querying the Azure's OIDC well-known discovery document (OpenID Configuration document), we use the authorization_endpoint to get the id_token, and then validate it..

For more information, see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/develop/v2-protocols-oidc

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#include <CkHttpRequestW.h>
#include <CkPrngW.h>
#include <CkStringBuilderW.h>
#include <CkSocketW.h>
#include <CkTaskW.h>
#include <CkHashtableW.h>
#include <CkJwtW.h>
#include <CkJsonObjectW.h>
#include <CkHttpW.h>
#include <CkPublicKeyW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    bool success;

    // In our previous example (Azure Fetch OpenID Connect metadata document) we fetched
    // the OpenID configuration document which is JSON which contains an entry for authorization_endpoint.

    const wchar_t *authorization_endpoint = L"https://login.microsoftonline.com/6d8ddd66-68d1-43b0-af5c-e31b4b7dd5cd/oauth2/v2.0/authorize";

    // The OpenID Connect metadata document also contained a jwks_uri entry.  This is the JSON Web Key Set (JWKS),
    // which is a set of keys containing the public keys used to verify any JSON Web Token (JWT) (in this case the id_token)
    // issued by the authorization server and signed using the RS256 signing algorithm. 
    const wchar_t *jwks_uri = L"https://login.microsoftonline.com/6d8ddd66-68d1-44b0-af5c-e31b4b7ee5cd/discovery/v2.0/keys";

    // We're going to send the following GET request, but it will be sent through an interactive web browser (not by Chilkat).
    // The following code will form the URL that is to be programmatically loaded and sent in a browser.

    // GET https://login.microsoftonline.com/{tenant}/oauth2/v2.0/authorize?
    // client_id=6731de76-14a6-49ae-97bc-6eba6914391e
    // &response_type=id_token
    // &redirect_uri=http%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%2Fmyapp%2F
    // &response_mode=form_post
    // &scope=openid
    // &state=12345
    // &nonce=678910

    // Use this object to set params and then get the URL-encoded query params string 
    CkHttpRequestW req;
    req.AddParam(L"client_id",L"f125d695-c50e-456e-a579-a486f06d1213");
    req.AddParam(L"response_type",L"id_token");
    req.AddParam(L"redirect_uri",L"http://localhost:3017/");
    req.AddParam(L"response_mode",L"form_post");
    req.AddParam(L"scope",L"openid");
    CkPrngW prng;
    req.AddParam(L"state",prng.genRandom(3,L"decimal"));
    req.AddParam(L"nonce",prng.genRandom(4,L"decimal"));

    const wchar_t *encodedParams = req.getUrlEncodedParams();
    wprintf(L"%s\n",encodedParams);

    // Sample URL encoded params:
    // client_id=6731de76-14a6-49ae-97bc-6eba6914391e&redirect_uri=http%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%3A3017%2F&response_mode=form_post&scope=openid&state=3572902&nonce=57352474

    // This is the URL to be programmatically loaded and sent in an interactive web browser..
    CkStringBuilderW sbUrl;
    sbUrl.Append(authorization_endpoint);
    sbUrl.Append(L"?");
    sbUrl.Append(encodedParams);
    const wchar_t *url = sbUrl.getAsString();

    // Before we launch the browser with the contents of sbUrl, create a socket to listen for the eventual callback..

    CkSocketW listenSock;

    // Listen at the port indicated by the redirect_uri above.
    int backLog = 5;
    success = listenSock.BindAndListen(3017,backLog);
    if (success != true) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",listenSock.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    // Wait for the browser's connection in a background thread.
    // (We'll send load the URL into the browser following this..)
    // Wait a max of 60 seconds before giving up.
    int maxWaitMs = 60000;
    CkTaskW *task = listenSock.AcceptNextConnectionAsync(maxWaitMs);
    task->Run();

    // -------------------------------------------------------------------
    // At this point, your application should load the URL in a browser.
    // You'll need to add code here to do it..

    // For example, 
    // in C#: System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(url);
    // in Java: Desktop.getDesktop().browse(new URI(url));
    // in VBScript: Set wsh=WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
    //              wsh.Run url
    // in Xojo: ShowURL(url)  (see http://docs.xojo.com/index.php/ShowURL)
    // in Dataflex: Runprogram Background "c:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" sUrl        
    // The account owner would interactively accept or deny the authorization request.

    // Add the code to load the url in a web browser here...
    // Add the code to load the url in a web browser here...
    // Add the code to load the url in a web browser here...
    // System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(url);

    // -------------------------------------------------------------------

    // Wait for the listenSock's task to complete.
    success = task->Wait(maxWaitMs);
    if (!success || (task->get_StatusInt() != 7) || (task->get_TaskSuccess() != true)) {
        if (!success) {
            // The task.LastErrorText applies to the Wait method call.
            wprintf(L"%s\n",task->lastErrorText());
        }
        else {
            // The ResultErrorText applies to the underlying task method call (i.e. the AcceptNextConnection)
            wprintf(L"%s\n",task->status());
            wprintf(L"%s\n",task->resultErrorText());
        }

        delete task;
        return;
    }

    // If we get to this point, a connection on listenSock was accepted, and the redirected POST
    // is waiting to be read on the connected socket.
    // The POST we are going to read contains the following:

    // POST /myapp/ HTTP/1.1
    // Host: localhost
    // Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
    // 
    // id_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsIng1dCI6Ik1uQ19WWmNB...&state=12345

    // But first.. we no longer need the listen socket...
    // Stop listening on port 3017.
    listenSock.Close(10);

    // Get the connected socket.
    CkSocketW sock;
    sock.LoadTaskResult(*task);
    delete task;

    // We're acting as a temporary web server to receive this one redirected HTTP request..
    // Read the start line of the request.. (i.e. the "POST /myapp/ HTTP/1.1")
    const wchar_t *startLine = sock.receiveUntilMatch(L"\r\n");
    if (sock.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",sock.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    // Read the request header.
    const wchar_t *requestHeader = sock.receiveUntilMatch(L"\r\n\r\n");
    if (sock.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",sock.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"%s\n",requestHeader);
    wprintf(L"----\n");

    // Read the body.
    // The body will contain "id_token= eyJ......"
    CkStringBuilderW sbRequestBody;
    success = sock.ReceiveSb(sbRequestBody);
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",sock.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"%s\n",sbRequestBody.getAsString());

    // Given that we're acting as a web server, we must send a response..
    // We can now send our HTTP response.
    CkStringBuilderW sbResponseHtml;
    sbResponseHtml.Append(L"<html><body><p>Thank you!</b></body</html>");

    CkStringBuilderW sbResponse;
    sbResponse.Append(L"HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\n");
    sbResponse.Append(L"Content-Length: ");
    sbResponse.AppendInt(sbResponseHtml.get_Length());
    sbResponse.Append(L"\r\n");
    sbResponse.Append(L"Content-Type: text/html\r\n");
    sbResponse.Append(L"\r\n");
    sbResponse.AppendSb(sbResponseHtml);

    sock.SendString(sbResponse.getAsString());
    sock.Close(50);

    // Get the id_token from the sbRequestBody that we just received.
    // (Remember, we're acting as the web server, thus we received the redirect request..)
    CkHashtableW hashTab;
    hashTab.AddQueryParams(sbRequestBody.getAsString());

    // See https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/develop/id-tokens#validating-an-id-token
    // for more information about ID tokens..
    const wchar_t *idToken = hashTab.lookupStr(L"id_token");

    CkJwtW jwt;

    // Let's see if the time constraints, if any, are valid.
    // The above JWT was created on the afternoon of 16-May-2016, with an expiration of 1 hour.
    // If the current system time is before the "nbf" time, or after the "exp" time,
    // then IsTimeValid will return false/0.
    // Also, we'll allow a leeway of 60 seconds to account for any clock skew.
    // Note: If the token has no "nbf" or "exp" claim fields, then IsTimeValid is always true.
    int leeway = 60;
    bool bTimeValid = jwt.IsTimeValid(idToken,leeway);
    wprintf(L"time constraints valid: %d\n",bTimeValid);

    // Now let's recover the original claims JSON (the payload).
    const wchar_t *payload = jwt.getPayload(idToken);
    // The payload will likely be in compact form:
    wprintf(L"%s\n",payload);

    // We can format for human viewing by loading it into Chilkat's JSON object
    // and emit.
    CkJsonObjectW json;
    success = json.Load(payload);
    json.put_EmitCompact(false);
    wprintf(L"%s\n",json.emit());

    // Sample output:

    // {
    //   "aud": "f125d695-c50e-456e-a579-a486f06d1213",
    //   "iss": "https://login.microsoftonline.com/6d8ddd66-68d1-43b0-af5c-e31b4b7dd5cd/v2.0",
    //   "iat": 1626535322,
    //   "nbf": 1626535322,
    //   "exp": 1626539222,
    //   "aio": "AWQAm/8TAAAAHQncmY0VvhgyMIhfleHX3DjsGfmlPM1CopkJ3mPnBUnCxrJ0ubruaACEhwGO7NsoHBhqFEzRzPxOq7MtuGVFsql+qJKZx8vQCszKYEPX9Wb3b5+d5KJTABHCIH48bTFd",
    //   "idp": "https://sts.windows.net/9188040d-6c67-4c5b-b112-36a304b66dad/",
    //   "nonce": "1519043321",
    //   "rh": "0.ARgAZt2NbdFosEOvXOMbS33VzZXWJfEOxW5FpXmkhvBtEhMYALQ.",
    //   "sub": "RMIZlHJ7hfsJmL8Qq3h6M0nPi4g-HEavnAFgxzaT2KM",
    //   "tid": "6d8ddd66-68d1-43b0-af5c-e31b4b7dd5cd",
    //   "uti": "-BXGHxvfREW-r9HI5NBiAA",
    //   "ver": "2.0"
    // }

    // We can recover the original JOSE header in the same way:
    const wchar_t *joseHeader = jwt.getHeader(idToken);
    // The payload will likely be in compact form:
    wprintf(L"%s\n",joseHeader);

    // We can format for human viewing by loading it into Chilkat's JSON object
    // and emit.
    CkJsonObjectW jsonJoseHeader;
    success = jsonJoseHeader.Load(joseHeader);
    jsonJoseHeader.put_EmitCompact(false);
    wprintf(L"%s\n",jsonJoseHeader.emit());

    // Sample output:

    // {
    //   "typ": "JWT",
    //   "alg": "RS256",
    //   "kid": "nOo3ZDrODXEK1jKWhXslHR_KXEg"
    // }

    // Finally, we need to fetch the JSON Web Key Sets from the jwks_uri
    // and use it to verify the id_token's RSA signature.
    CkStringBuilderW sbJwks;
    CkHttpW http;
    success = http.QuickGetSb(jwks_uri,sbJwks);
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",http.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    CkJsonObjectW jwkset;
    success = jwkset.LoadSb(sbJwks);
    jwkset.put_EmitCompact(false);
    wprintf(L"%s\n",jwkset.emit());

    // A sample jwkset:

    // {
    //   "keys": [
    //     {
    //       "kty": "RSA",
    //       "use": "sig",
    //       "kid": "nOo3ZDrODXEK1jKWhXslHR_KXEg",
    //       "x5t": "nOo3ZDrODXEK1jKWhXslHR_KXEg",
    //       "n": "oaLLT9hkcSj ... NVrZdUdTBQ",
    //       "e": "AQAB",
    //       "x5c": [
    //         "MIIDBTC ... MRku44Dw7R"
    //       ],
    //       "issuer": "https://login.microsoftonline.com/6d8ddd66-68d1-43b0-af5c-e31b4b7dd5cd/v2.0"
    //     },
    //     {
    //       "kty": "RSA",
    //       "use": "sig",
    //       "kid": "l3sQ-50cCH4xBVZLHTGwnSR7680",
    //       "x5t": "l3sQ-50cCH4xBVZLHTGwnSR7680",
    //       "n": "sfsXMXW ... AYkwb6xUQ",
    //       "e": "AQAB",
    //       "x5c": [
    //         "MIIDBTCCA ... BWrh+/vJ"
    //       ],
    //       "issuer": "https://login.microsoftonline.com/6d8ddd66-68d1-43b0-af5c-e31b4b7dd5cd/v2.0"
    //     },
    //     {
    //       "kty": "RSA",
    //       "use": "sig",
    //       "kid": "DqUu8gf-nAgcyjP3-SuplNAXAnc",
    //       "x5t": "DqUu8gf-nAgcyjP3-SuplNAXAnc",
    //       "n": "1n7-nWSL ... V3pFWhQ",
    //       "e": "AQAB",
    //       "x5c": [
    //         "MIIC8TC ... 9pIcnkPQ=="
    //       ],
    //       "issuer": "https://login.microsoftonline.com/6d8ddd66-68d1-43b0-af5c-e31b4b7dd5cd/v2.0"
    //     },
    //     {
    //       "kty": "RSA",
    //       "use": "sig",
    //       "kid": "OzZ5Dbmcso9Qzt2ModGmihg30Bo",
    //       "x5t": "OzZ5Dbmcso9Qzt2ModGmihg30Bo",
    //       "n": "01re9a2BU ... 5OzQ6Q",
    //       "e": "AQAB",
    //       "x5c": [
    //         "MIIC8TC ... YmwJ6sDdRvQ=="
    //       ],
    //       "issuer": "https://login.microsoftonline.com/6d8ddd66-68d1-43b0-af5c-e31b4b7dd5cd/v2.0"
    //     }
    //   ]
    // }

    // We should have an RSA key with kid matching the kid from the joseHeader..
    const wchar_t *kid = jsonJoseHeader.stringOf(L"kid");

    // Find the RSA key with the specified key id
    CkJsonObjectW *jwk = jwkset.FindRecord(L"keys",L"kid",kid,true);
    if (jwkset.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        wprintf(L"Failed to find a matching RSA key in the JWK key set...\n");
        return;
    }

    bool verified;
    CkPublicKeyW pubkey;

    success = pubkey.LoadFromString(jwk->emit());
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",pubkey.lastErrorText());
        wprintf(L"%s\n",jwk->emit());
    }
    else {
        verified = jwt.VerifyJwtPk(idToken,pubkey);
        wprintf(L"Verified: %d\n",verified);
    }

    delete jwk;
    }