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Validate JWS Using HMAC SHA-256

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Validates a JSON Web Signature (JWS) using HMAC SHA-256.

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

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

    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 a MAC key to validate and recover the protected header and payload.

    jws = CkJwsW_Create();

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

    // Load the JWS.
    jwsCompact = L"eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLA0KICJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJqb2UiLA0KICJleHAiOjEzMDA4MTkzODAsDQogImh0dHA6Ly9leGFtcGxlLmNvbS9pc19yb290Ijp0cnVlfQ.dBjftJeZ4CVP-mB92K27uhbUJU1p1r_wW1gFWFOEjXk";
    success = CkJwsW_LoadJws(jws,jwsCompact);

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

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

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

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

    // Examine the protected header:

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

    CkJsonObjectW_putEmitCompact(joseHeader,FALSE);

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

    // Output:

    // 	Signature validated.
    // 	Recovered content:
    // 	{"iss":"joe",
    // 	 "exp":1300819380,
    // 	 "http://example.com/is_root":true}
    // 	Protected (JOSE) header:
    // 	{ 
    // 	  "typ": "JWT",
    // 	  "alg": "HS256"
    // 	}


    CkJwsW_Dispose(jws);
    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(joseHeader);

    }