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Validate a JWS Using ECDSA P-256 SHA-256

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Validates a JSON Web Signature (JWS) that uses ECDSA P-256 SHA-256

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#include <CkStringBuilderW.h>
#include <CkPublicKeyW.h>
#include <CkJwsW.h>
#include <CkJsonObjectW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    // This example takes a JSON signature in compact serialization format,
    // and uses an ECDSA public key to validate and recover the protected header and payload.

    // We only need a public key for signature validation.  This is the ECDSA public key
    // that is used:

    //      {"kty":"EC", 
    //       "crv":"P-256", 
    //       "x":"f83OJ3D2xF1Bg8vub9tLe1gHMzV76e8Tus9uPHvRVEU", 
    //       "y":"x_FEzRu9m36HLN_tue659LNpXW6pCyStikYjKIWI5a0" 
    //      } 

    CkStringBuilderW sbPubKey;
    sbPubKey.Append(L"{\"kty\":\"EC\",");
    sbPubKey.Append(L"\"crv\":\"P-256\",");
    sbPubKey.Append(L"\"x\":\"f83OJ3D2xF1Bg8vub9tLe1gHMzV76e8Tus9uPHvRVEU\",");
    sbPubKey.Append(L"\"y\":\"x_FEzRu9m36HLN_tue659LNpXW6pCyStikYjKIWI5a0\"");
    sbPubKey.Append(L"}");

    CkPublicKeyW pubKey;
    success = pubKey.LoadFromString(sbPubKey.getAsString());
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",pubKey.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    CkJwsW jws;

    // Set the ECC public key:
    int signatureIndex = 0;
    jws.SetPublicKey(signatureIndex,pubKey);

    // Load the JWS.
    CkStringBuilderW sbJws;
    sbJws.Append(L"eyJhbGciOiJFUzI1NiJ9");
    sbJws.Append(L".");
    sbJws.Append(L"eyJpc3MiOiJqb2UiLA0KICJleHAiOjEzMDA4MTkzODAsDQogImh0dHA6Ly9leGFt");
    sbJws.Append(L"cGxlLmNvbS9pc19yb290Ijp0cnVlfQ");
    sbJws.Append(L".");
    sbJws.Append(L"DtEhU3ljbEg8L38VWAfUAqOyKAM6-Xx-F4GawxaepmXFCgfTjDxw5djxLa8ISlSA");
    sbJws.Append(L"pmWQxfKTUJqPP3-Kg6NU1Q");

    success = jws.LoadJwsSb(sbJws);
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",jws.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    // Validate the 1st (and only) signature at index 0..
    int v = jws.Validate(signatureIndex);
    if (v < 0) {
        // Perhaps Chilkat was not unlocked or the trial expired..
        wprintf(L"Method call failed for some other reason.\n");
        wprintf(L"%s\n",jws.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    if (v == 0) {
        wprintf(L"Invalid signature.  The ECC key was incorrect, the JWS was invalid, or both.\n");
        return;
    }

    // If we get here, the signature was validated..
    wprintf(L"Signature validated.\n");
    wprintf(L"--\n");

    // Recover the original content:
    wprintf(L"Recovered content:\n");
    wprintf(L"%s\n",jws.getPayload(L"utf-8"));
    wprintf(L"--\n");

    // Examine the protected header:

    CkJsonObjectW joseHeader;
    success = jws.GetProtectedH(signatureIndex,joseHeader);
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",jws.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    joseHeader.put_EmitCompact(false);

    wprintf(L"Protected (JOSE) header:\n");
    wprintf(L"%s\n",joseHeader.emit());

    // Output:

    // 	Signature validated.
    // 	--
    // 	Recovered content:
    // 	{"iss":"joe",
    // 	 "exp":1300819380,
    // 	 "http://example.com/is_root":true}
    // 	--
    // 	Protected (JOSE) header:
    // 	{ 
    // 	  "alg": "ES256"
    // 	}
    }