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Create JWS with Multiple Signatures using the General JSON Serialization Format

See more JSON Web Signatures (JWS) Examples

Creates a JSON Web Signature (JWS) containing 3 signatures and output using the general JSON serialization format.

Chilkat supports all of the following JWS algorithms:

   +--------------+-------------------------------+--------------------+
   | "alg" Param  | Digital Signature or MAC      | Implementation     |
   | Value        | Algorithm                     | Requirements       |
   +--------------+-------------------------------+--------------------+
   | HS256        | HMAC using SHA-256            | Required           |
   | HS384        | HMAC using SHA-384            | Optional           |
   | HS512        | HMAC using SHA-512            | Optional           |
   | RS256        | RSASSA-PKCS1-v1_5 using       | Recommended        |
   |              | SHA-256                       |                    |
   | RS384        | RSASSA-PKCS1-v1_5 using       | Optional           |
   |              | SHA-384                       |                    |
   | RS512        | RSASSA-PKCS1-v1_5 using       | Optional           |
   |              | SHA-512                       |                    |
   | ES256        | ECDSA using P-256 and SHA-256 | Recommended+       |
   | ES384        | ECDSA using P-384 and SHA-384 | Optional           |
   | ES512        | ECDSA using P-521 and SHA-512 | Optional           |
   | PS256        | RSASSA-PSS using SHA-256 and  | Optional           |
   |              | MGF1 with SHA-256             |                    |
   | PS384        | RSASSA-PSS using SHA-384 and  | Optional           |
   |              | MGF1 with SHA-384             |                    |
   | PS512        | RSASSA-PSS using SHA-512 and  | Optional           |
   |              | MGF1 with SHA-512             |                    |
   +--------------+-------------------------------+--------------------+

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

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#include <C_CkStringBuilderW.h>
#include <C_CkPrivateKeyW.h>
#include <C_CkJsonObjectW.h>
#include <C_CkJwsW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkStringBuilderW sbRsaJwk;
    HCkPrivateKeyW rsaKey;
    HCkStringBuilderW sbEccJwk;
    HCkPrivateKeyW eccKey;
    const wchar_t *hmacKey;
    HCkJsonObjectW jwsProtHdr0;
    HCkJsonObjectW jwsUnprotHdr0;
    HCkJsonObjectW jwsProtHdr1;
    HCkJsonObjectW jwsUnprotHdr1;
    HCkJsonObjectW jwsProtHdr2;
    HCkJsonObjectW jwsUnprotHdr2;
    HCkJwsW jws;
    BOOL bIncludeBom;
    const wchar_t *payloadStr;
    const wchar_t *jwsStr;
    HCkJsonObjectW json;

    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.

    // The JWS to be created will contain three signatures.
    // The 1st will use an ECC key, the 2nd an RSA key, and the 3rd an HMAC key.

    // Prepare each key..

    // ---------------------------------------------------
    // Use the following RSA key loaded from JWK format.
    sbRsaJwk = CkStringBuilderW_Create();
    CkStringBuilderW_Append(sbRsaJwk,L"{\"kty\":\"RSA\",");
    CkStringBuilderW_Append(sbRsaJwk,L"\"n\":\"ofgWCuLjybRlzo0tZWJjNiuSfb4p4fAkd_wWJcyQoTbji9k0l8W26mPddx");
    CkStringBuilderW_Append(sbRsaJwk,L"HmfHQp-Vaw-4qPCJrcS2mJPMEzP1Pt0Bm4d4QlL-yRT-SFd2lZS-pCgNMs");
    CkStringBuilderW_Append(sbRsaJwk,L"D1W_YpRPEwOWvG6b32690r2jZ47soMZo9wGzjb_7OMg0LOL-bSf63kpaSH");
    CkStringBuilderW_Append(sbRsaJwk,L"SXndS5z5rexMdbBYUsLA9e-KXBdQOS-UTo7WTBEMa2R2CapHg665xsmtdV");
    CkStringBuilderW_Append(sbRsaJwk,L"MTBQY4uDZlxvb3qCo5ZwKh9kG4LT6_I5IhlJH7aGhyxXFvUK-DWNmoudF8");
    CkStringBuilderW_Append(sbRsaJwk,L"NAco9_h9iaGNj8q2ethFkMLs91kzk2PAcDTW9gb54h4FRWyuXpoQ\",");
    CkStringBuilderW_Append(sbRsaJwk,L"\"e\":\"AQAB\",");
    CkStringBuilderW_Append(sbRsaJwk,L"\"d\":\"Eq5xpGnNCivDflJsRQBXHx1hdR1k6Ulwe2JZD50LpXyWPEAeP88vLNO97I");
    CkStringBuilderW_Append(sbRsaJwk,L"jlA7_GQ5sLKMgvfTeXZx9SE-7YwVol2NXOoAJe46sui395IW_GO-pWJ1O0");
    CkStringBuilderW_Append(sbRsaJwk,L"BkTGoVEn2bKVRUCgu-GjBVaYLU6f3l9kJfFNS3E0QbVdxzubSu3Mkqzjkn");
    CkStringBuilderW_Append(sbRsaJwk,L"439X0M_V51gfpRLI9JYanrC4D4qAdGcopV_0ZHHzQlBjudU2QvXt4ehNYT");
    CkStringBuilderW_Append(sbRsaJwk,L"CBr6XCLQUShb1juUO1ZdiYoFaFQT5Tw8bGUl_x_jTj3ccPDVZFD9pIuhLh");
    CkStringBuilderW_Append(sbRsaJwk,L"BOneufuBiB4cS98l2SR_RQyGWSeWjnczT0QU91p1DhOVRuOopznQ\",");
    CkStringBuilderW_Append(sbRsaJwk,L"\"p\":\"4BzEEOtIpmVdVEZNCqS7baC4crd0pqnRH_5IB3jw3bcxGn6QLvnEtfdUdi");
    CkStringBuilderW_Append(sbRsaJwk,L"YrqBdss1l58BQ3KhooKeQTa9AB0Hw_Py5PJdTJNPY8cQn7ouZ2KKDcmnPG");
    CkStringBuilderW_Append(sbRsaJwk,L"BY5t7yLc1QlQ5xHdwW1VhvKn-nXqhJTBgIPgtldC-KDV5z-y2XDwGUc\",");
    CkStringBuilderW_Append(sbRsaJwk,L"\"q\":\"uQPEfgmVtjL0Uyyx88GZFF1fOunH3-7cepKmtH4pxhtCoHqpWmT8YAmZxa");
    CkStringBuilderW_Append(sbRsaJwk,L"ewHgHAjLYsp1ZSe7zFYHj7C6ul7TjeLQeZD_YwD66t62wDmpe_HlB-TnBA");
    CkStringBuilderW_Append(sbRsaJwk,L"-njbglfIsRLtXlnDzQkv5dTltRJ11BKBBypeeF6689rjcJIDEz9RWdc\",");
    CkStringBuilderW_Append(sbRsaJwk,L"\"dp\":\"BwKfV3Akq5_MFZDFZCnW-wzl-CCo83WoZvnLQwCTeDv8uzluRSnm71I3Q");
    CkStringBuilderW_Append(sbRsaJwk,L"CLdhrqE2e9YkxvuxdBfpT_PI7Yz-FOKnu1R6HsJeDCjn12Sk3vmAktV2zb");
    CkStringBuilderW_Append(sbRsaJwk,L"34MCdy7cpdTh_YVr7tss2u6vneTwrA86rZtu5Mbr1C1XsmvkxHQAdYo0\",");
    CkStringBuilderW_Append(sbRsaJwk,L"\"dq\":\"h_96-mK1R_7glhsum81dZxjTnYynPbZpHziZjeeHcXYsXaaMwkOlODsWa");
    CkStringBuilderW_Append(sbRsaJwk,L"7I9xXDoRwbKgB719rrmI2oKr6N3Do9U0ajaHF-NKJnwgjMd2w9cjz3_-ky");
    CkStringBuilderW_Append(sbRsaJwk,L"NlxAr2v4IKhGNpmM5iIgOS1VZnOZ68m6_pbLBSp3nssTdlqvd0tIiTHU\",");
    CkStringBuilderW_Append(sbRsaJwk,L"\"qi\":\"IYd7DHOhrWvxkwPQsRM2tOgrjbcrfvtQJipd-DlcxyVuuM9sQLdgjVk2o");
    CkStringBuilderW_Append(sbRsaJwk,L"y26F0EmpScGLq2MowX7fhd_QJQ3ydy5cY7YIBi87w93IKLEdfnbJtoOPLU");
    CkStringBuilderW_Append(sbRsaJwk,L"W0ITrJReOgo1cq9SbsxYawBgfp_gh6A5603k2-ZQwVK0JKSHuLFkuQ3U\"");
    CkStringBuilderW_Append(sbRsaJwk,L"}");

    rsaKey = CkPrivateKeyW_Create();
    // Note: This example loads the RSA key from JWK format.  Any format can be loaded
    // into the private key object. (See the online reference documentation..)
    success = CkPrivateKeyW_LoadJwk(rsaKey,CkStringBuilderW_getAsString(sbRsaJwk));
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkPrivateKeyW_lastErrorText(rsaKey));
        CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbRsaJwk);
        CkPrivateKeyW_Dispose(rsaKey);
        return;
    }

    // ---------------------------------------------------
    // Use the following ECC key loaded from JWK format.
    sbEccJwk = CkStringBuilderW_Create();
    CkStringBuilderW_Append(sbEccJwk,L"{\"kty\":\"EC\",");
    CkStringBuilderW_Append(sbEccJwk,L"\"crv\":\"P-256\",");
    CkStringBuilderW_Append(sbEccJwk,L"\"x\":\"f83OJ3D2xF1Bg8vub9tLe1gHMzV76e8Tus9uPHvRVEU\",");
    CkStringBuilderW_Append(sbEccJwk,L"\"y\":\"x_FEzRu9m36HLN_tue659LNpXW6pCyStikYjKIWI5a0\",");
    CkStringBuilderW_Append(sbEccJwk,L"\"d\":\"jpsQnnGQmL-YBIffH1136cspYG6-0iY7X1fCE9-E9LI\"");
    CkStringBuilderW_Append(sbEccJwk,L"}");

    eccKey = CkPrivateKeyW_Create();
    // Note: This example loads the ECDSA key from JWK format.  Any format can be loaded
    // into the private key object. (See the online reference documentation..)
    success = CkPrivateKeyW_LoadJwk(eccKey,CkStringBuilderW_getAsString(sbEccJwk));
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkPrivateKeyW_lastErrorText(eccKey));
        CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbRsaJwk);
        CkPrivateKeyW_Dispose(rsaKey);
        CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbEccJwk);
        CkPrivateKeyW_Dispose(eccKey);
        return;
    }

    // ---------------------------------------------------
    // The HMAC key (in base64url format)
    hmacKey = L"AyM1SysPpbyDfgZld3umj1qzKObwVMkoqQ-EstJQLr_T-1qS0gZH75aKtMN3Yj0iPS4hcgUuTwjAzZr1Z9CAow";

    // ---------------------------------------------------
    // Prepare the headers..
    // RSASSA-PKCS1-v1_5 SHA-256
    jwsProtHdr0 = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
    CkJsonObjectW_AppendString(jwsProtHdr0,L"alg",L"RS256");
    jwsUnprotHdr0 = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
    CkJsonObjectW_AppendString(jwsUnprotHdr0,L"kid",L"myRsaKey");

    // ECDSA using P-256 and SHA-256
    jwsProtHdr1 = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
    CkJsonObjectW_AppendString(jwsProtHdr1,L"alg",L"ES256");
    jwsUnprotHdr1 = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
    CkJsonObjectW_AppendString(jwsUnprotHdr1,L"kid",L"myEcKey");

    // HMAC using SHA-256
    jwsProtHdr2 = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
    CkJsonObjectW_AppendString(jwsProtHdr2,L"alg",L"HS256");
    jwsUnprotHdr2 = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
    CkJsonObjectW_AppendString(jwsUnprotHdr2,L"kid",L"myMacKey");

    // ---------------------------------------------------
    // First set the JWS headers, keys, and payload, then we'll create the JWS...
    jws = CkJwsW_Create();

    CkJwsW_SetProtectedHeader(jws,0,jwsProtHdr0);
    CkJwsW_SetUnprotectedHeader(jws,0,jwsUnprotHdr0);
    CkJwsW_SetProtectedHeader(jws,1,jwsProtHdr1);
    CkJwsW_SetUnprotectedHeader(jws,1,jwsUnprotHdr1);
    CkJwsW_SetProtectedHeader(jws,2,jwsProtHdr2);
    CkJwsW_SetUnprotectedHeader(jws,2,jwsUnprotHdr2);

    CkJwsW_SetPrivateKey(jws,0,rsaKey);
    CkJwsW_SetPrivateKey(jws,1,eccKey);
    CkJwsW_SetMacKey(jws,2,hmacKey,L"base64url");

    bIncludeBom = FALSE;
    payloadStr = L"In our village, folks say God crumbles up the old moon into stars.";
    CkJwsW_SetPayload(jws,payloadStr,L"utf-8",bIncludeBom);

    // ---------------------------------------------------
    // Create the JWS.
    // Givent that multiple signatures will exist, only the general JSON serialization 
    // format is possible, and that is what will be produced.
    jwsStr = CkJwsW_createJws(jws);
    if (CkJwsW_getLastMethodSuccess(jws) != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkJwsW_lastErrorText(jws));
        CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbRsaJwk);
        CkPrivateKeyW_Dispose(rsaKey);
        CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbEccJwk);
        CkPrivateKeyW_Dispose(eccKey);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jwsProtHdr0);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jwsUnprotHdr0);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jwsProtHdr1);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jwsUnprotHdr1);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jwsProtHdr2);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jwsUnprotHdr2);
        CkJwsW_Dispose(jws);
        return;
    }

    // The jwsStr is contains JSON in the smallest possible size, which is a single line.
    // To get in human-readable format, load into a Chilkat JSON object and emit..
    json = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
    CkJsonObjectW_Load(json,jwsStr);
    CkJsonObjectW_putEmitCompact(json,FALSE);
    wprintf(L"%s\n",CkJsonObjectW_emit(json));

    // Sample output:

    // { 
    //   "payload": "SW4gb3VyIHZpbGxhZ2UsIGZvbGtzIHNheSBHb2QgY3J1bWJsZXMgdXAgdGhlIG9sZCBtb29uIGludG8gc3RhcnMu",
    //   "signatures": [
    //     { 
    //       "protected": "eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiJ9",
    //       "header": { 
    //         "kid": "myRsaKey"
    //       },
    //       "signature": "B04c24gSnpVm1Z-_bemfyNMCpZm6Knj1yB-yzaIOvijsWfDgoF_mSJccTIbzapNgwJudnobr5iDOfZWiRR9iqCyDJLe5M1S40vFF7MFEI3JecYRgrRc6n1lTkYLMRyVq48BwbQlmKgPqmK9drun3agklsr0FmgNx65pfmcnlYdXsgwxf8WbgppefrlrMImp-98-dNtBcUL8ce1aOjbcyVFjGMCzpm3JerQqIzWQvEwBstnMEQle73KHcyx_nsTmlzY70CaydbRTsciOATL7WfiMwuX1q9Y2NIpTg3CbOTWKdwjh7iyfiAKQxNBaF2mApnqj9hjpf8GwR-CfxAzJtPg"
    //     },
    //     { 
    //       "protected": "eyJhbGciOiJFUzI1NiJ9",
    //       "header": { 
    //         "kid": "myEcKey"
    //       },
    //       "signature": "2cbugKq0ERaQMh01n2B-86EZFYleeMf8bsccaQMxzOxAg14PxfjR3IImvodTJYqkmfBJYW203etz2-7ZtJUOGw"
    //     },
    //     { 
    //       "protected": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9",
    //       "header": { 
    //         "kid": "myMacKey"
    //       },
    //       "signature": "e7R9gjx0RsUNa3c7qd8k9mQGEhtcG8vsN1W7jbLb2MA"
    //     }
    //   ]
    // }


    CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbRsaJwk);
    CkPrivateKeyW_Dispose(rsaKey);
    CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbEccJwk);
    CkPrivateKeyW_Dispose(eccKey);
    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jwsProtHdr0);
    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jwsUnprotHdr0);
    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jwsProtHdr1);
    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jwsUnprotHdr1);
    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jwsProtHdr2);
    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jwsUnprotHdr2);
    CkJwsW_Dispose(jws);
    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);

    }