Unicode C++

JWE Using Flattened JWE JSON Serialization

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This example duplicates the example A.5 in RFC 7516 for JSON Web Encryption (JWE).

This example demonstrates using the flattened JWE JSON Serialization syntax. This example demonstrates the capability for encrypting the plaintext to a single recipient in a flattened JSON structure.

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

Unicode C++

#include <CkJweW.h>
#include <CkJsonObjectW.h>
#include <CkStringBuilderW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

    // 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.

    const wchar_t *plaintext = L"Live long and prosper.";

    CkJweW jwe;

    // First build the JWE Protected Header: {"enc":"A128CBC-HS256"}
    CkJsonObjectW jweProtHdr;
    jweProtHdr.AppendString(L"enc",L"A128CBC-HS256");
    jwe.SetProtectedHeader(jweProtHdr);

    // We have a single recipient that uses AES Key Wrap to encrypt the CEK.
    // 
    //      {"alg":"A128KW","kid":"7"}

    CkJsonObjectW jweRecipientHdr;
    jweRecipientHdr.AppendString(L"alg",L"A128KW");
    jweRecipientHdr.AppendString(L"kid",L"7");
    int recipientIndex = 0;
    jwe.SetRecipientHeader(recipientIndex,jweRecipientHdr);

    // Set the Shared Unprotected Header:  {"jku":"https://server.example.com/keys.jwks"}
    CkJsonObjectW jweUnprotHdr;
    jweUnprotHdr.AppendString(L"jku",L"https://server.example.com/keys.jwks");
    jwe.SetUnprotectedHeader(jweUnprotHdr);

    // Set the AES key wrapping key.
    const wchar_t *aesWrappingKey = L"GawgguFyGrWKav7AX4VKUg";
    recipientIndex = 0;
    jwe.SetWrappingKey(recipientIndex,aesWrappingKey,L"base64url");

    // OK.. everything has been specified.
    // Now encrypt.  
    // Indicate that we prefer the flattened JSON serialization.
    jwe.put_PreferFlattened(true);
    const wchar_t *strJwe = jwe.encrypt(plaintext,L"utf-8");
    if (jwe.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",jwe.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    // The JWE is produced in the most compact form possible (a single line).
    // Let's load it into a JSON object and examine in a non-compact pretty-printed format:
    CkJsonObjectW jsonTemp;
    jsonTemp.Load(strJwe);
    jsonTemp.put_EmitCompact(false);
    wprintf(L"%s\n",jsonTemp.emit());

    // The JWE looks like this:
    // (Note: Because of random values used in the encryption process, your encrypted results will be different.)

    // 	{ 
    // 	  "protected": "eyJlbmMiOiJBMTI4Q0JDLUhTMjU2In0",
    // 	  "unprotected": { 
    // 	    "jku": "https://server.example.com/keys.jwks"
    // 	  },
    // 	  "header": { 
    // 	    "alg": "A128KW",
    // 	    "kid": "7"
    // 	  },
    // 	  "encrypted_key": "FW7z9VxOvnF2ClicvUT4HTeqcdyh90C6qytfEFJsOb77FOwTfYrc3w",
    // 	  "iv": "O6Ly5-eML3zTs-_fNX3D5Q",
    // 	  "ciphertext": "Q8NLmeac9JhLh0CQPuG_7D9wVDb55eToCh0g5-FQ4M0",
    // 	  "tag": "slzlo6-J9C7wSDF4dh_kBg"
    // 	} 

    // Now decrypt......................................

    // First, load the JWE..
    CkJweW jwe2;
    success = jwe2.LoadJwe(strJwe);
    if (success != true) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",jwe2.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    // Set the AES wrap key..
    recipientIndex = 0;
    jwe2.SetWrappingKey(recipientIndex,aesWrappingKey,L"base64url");

    // Decrypt
    const wchar_t *originalPlaintext = jwe2.decrypt(recipientIndex,L"utf-8");
    if (jwe2.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",jwe2.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"original text decrypted with AES key wrap key: \n");
    wprintf(L"%s\n",originalPlaintext);

    // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // It should also be possible to decrypt the flattened JWE as shown in RFC 7516, Appendix A.5
    // because it was produced using the same key.

    CkStringBuilderW sbJwe;

    sbJwe.Append(L"{");
    sbJwe.Append(L"\"protected\":");
    sbJwe.Append(L"\"eyJlbmMiOiJBMTI4Q0JDLUhTMjU2In0\",");
    sbJwe.Append(L"\"unprotected\":");
    sbJwe.Append(L"{\"jku\":\"https://server.example.com/keys.jwks\"},");
    sbJwe.Append(L"\"header\":");
    sbJwe.Append(L"{\"alg\":\"A128KW\",\"kid\":\"7\"},");
    sbJwe.Append(L"\"encrypted_key\":");
    sbJwe.Append(L"\"6KB707dM9YTIgHtLvtgWQ8mKwboJW3of9locizkDTHzBC2IlrT1oOQ\",");
    sbJwe.Append(L"\"iv\":");
    sbJwe.Append(L"\"AxY8DCtDaGlsbGljb3RoZQ\",");
    sbJwe.Append(L"\"ciphertext\":");
    sbJwe.Append(L"\"KDlTtXchhZTGufMYmOYGS4HffxPSUrfmqCHXaI9wOGY\",");
    sbJwe.Append(L"\"tag\":");
    sbJwe.Append(L"\"Mz-VPPyU4RlcuYv1IwIvzw\"");
    sbJwe.Append(L"}");

    success = jwe2.LoadJweSb(sbJwe);
    if (success != true) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",jwe2.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    recipientIndex = 0;
    jwe2.SetWrappingKey(recipientIndex,aesWrappingKey,L"base64url");

    originalPlaintext = jwe2.decrypt(recipientIndex,L"utf-8");
    if (jwe2.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",jwe2.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"original text decrypted from published flattened JWE: \n");
    wprintf(L"%s\n",originalPlaintext);

    // The output:

    // original text decrypted with AES key wrap key: 
    // Live long and prosper.
    // original text decrypted from published flattened JWE: 
    // Live long and prosper.
    }