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JWS Using HMAC SHA-256

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Creates a JSON Web Signatures (JWS) using HMAC SHA-256.

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

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkJsonObjectW jwsProtHdr;
    HCkJwsW jws;
    const wchar_t *hmacKey;
    int signatureIndex;
    BOOL bIncludeBom;
    const wchar_t *payloadStr;
    const wchar_t *jwsCompact;
    HCkJwsW jws2;
    int v;
    HCkJsonObjectW joseHeader;

    success = FALSE;

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

    // First create the JWS Protected Header
    jwsProtHdr = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
    CkJsonObjectW_AppendString(jwsProtHdr,L"typ",L"JWT");
    CkJsonObjectW_AppendString(jwsProtHdr,L"alg",L"HS256");
    wprintf(L"JWS Protected Header: %s\n",CkJsonObjectW_emit(jwsProtHdr));

    // Output:
    // JWS Protected Header: {"typ":"JWT","alg":"HS256"}

    jws = CkJwsW_Create();

    // Set the HMAC key:
    hmacKey = L"AyM1SysPpbyDfgZld3umj1qzKObwVMkoqQ-EstJQLr_T-1qS0gZH75aKtMN3Yj0iPS4hcgUuTwjAzZr1Z9CAow";
    signatureIndex = 0;
    CkJwsW_SetMacKey(jws,signatureIndex,hmacKey,L"base64url");

    // Set the protected header:
    CkJwsW_SetProtectedHeader(jws,signatureIndex,jwsProtHdr);

    // Set the payload.
    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
    // By default, the compact serialization is used.
    jwsCompact = CkJwsW_createJws(jws);
    if (CkJwsW_getLastMethodSuccess(jws) == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkJwsW_lastErrorText(jws));
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jwsProtHdr);
        CkJwsW_Dispose(jws);
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"JWS: %s\n",jwsCompact);

    // sample output:
    // JWS: eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.SW4gb3VyIHZpbGxhZ2UsIGZvbGtzIHNheSBHb2QgY3J1bWJsZXMgdXAgdGhlIG9sZCBtb29uIGludG8gc3RhcnMu.bsYsi8HJ0N6OqGI1hKQ9QQRNPxxA5qMpcHLtOvXatk8

    // Now load the JWS, validate, and recover the original text.
    jws2 = CkJwsW_Create();

    // Load the JWS.
    success = CkJwsW_LoadJws(jws2,jwsCompact);

    // Set the MAC key used for validation.
    signatureIndex = 0;
    CkJwsW_SetMacKey(jws2,signatureIndex,hmacKey,L"base64url");

    // Validate the 1st (and only) signature at index 0..
    v = CkJwsW_Validate(jws2,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",CkJwsW_lastErrorText(jws2));
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jwsProtHdr);
        CkJwsW_Dispose(jws);
        CkJwsW_Dispose(jws2);
        return;
    }

    if (v == 0) {
        wprintf(L"Invalid signature.  The MAC key was incorrect, the JWS was invalid, or both.\n");
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jwsProtHdr);
        CkJwsW_Dispose(jws);
        CkJwsW_Dispose(jws2);
        return;
    }

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

    // Recover the original content:
    wprintf(L"%s\n",CkJwsW_getPayload(jws2,L"utf-8"));

    // Examine the protected header:

    joseHeader = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
    success = CkJwsW_GetProtectedH(jws2,signatureIndex,joseHeader);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkJwsW_lastErrorText(jws2));
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jwsProtHdr);
        CkJwsW_Dispose(jws);
        CkJwsW_Dispose(jws2);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(joseHeader);
        return;
    }

    CkJsonObjectW_putEmitCompact(joseHeader,FALSE);

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

    // Output:

    // 	Signature validated.
    // 	In our village, folks say God crumbles up the old moon into stars.
    // 	Protected (JOSE) header:
    // 	{ 
    // 	  "typ": "JWT",
    // 	  "alg": "HS256"
    // 	} 


    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jwsProtHdr);
    CkJwsW_Dispose(jws);
    CkJwsW_Dispose(jws2);
    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(joseHeader);

    }