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Load ECC Public Key from JWK Format (JSON Web Key)

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Demonstrates how to load an ECC public key from JWK (JSON Web Key) format.

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

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#include <C_CkJsonObjectW.h>
#include <C_CkPublicKeyW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkJsonObjectW json;
    const wchar_t *jwkStr;
    HCkPublicKeyW pubKey;
    BOOL bPreferPkcs1;

    success = FALSE;

    // Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.66 or later.

    // First build a JWK sample to load..
    json = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"kty",L"EC");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"crv",L"P-256");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"x",L"oBUyo8CQAFPeYPvv78ylh5MwFZjTCLQeb042TjiMJxE");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"y",L"vvQyxZkUjJQUPU_0bCy3Pj5qQdfu8jwEfqEeYGZ95CU");

    // The JSON contains the following:
    // { 
    //   "kty": "EC",
    //   "crv": "P-256",
    //   "x": "oBUyo8CQAFPeYPvv78ylh5MwFZjTCLQeb042TjiMJxE",
    //   "y": "vvQyxZkUjJQUPU_0bCy3Pj5qQdfu8jwEfqEeYGZ95CU",
    // }

    // Note: The JSON can contain other members, such as "use", "kid", or anything else.  These will be ignored.
    CkJsonObjectW_putEmitCompact(json,FALSE);

    // Show the JWK string to be loaded:
    jwkStr = CkJsonObjectW_emit(json);

    pubKey = CkPublicKeyW_Create();
    // The LoadFromString method will automatically detect the format.
    success = CkPublicKeyW_LoadFromString(pubKey,jwkStr);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkPublicKeyW_lastErrorText(pubKey));
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
        CkPublicKeyW_Dispose(pubKey);
        return;
    }

    // OK.. the JWK is loaded.  It can be used in whatever way desired...

    // The key can be retrieved in any other format, such as XML or PEM..
    wprintf(L"%s\n",CkPublicKeyW_getXml(pubKey));

    // XML output:
    // <ECCPublicKey curve="secp256r1" 
    //    x="A01532A3C0900053DE60FBEFEFCCA58793301598D308B41E6F4E364E388C2711" 
    //    y="BEF432C599148C94143D4FF46C2CB73E3E6A41D7EEF23C047EA11E60667DE425">
    //    MIIBSzCCAQMGByqGSM49AgEwgfcCAQEwLAYHKoZIzj0BAQIhAP////8AAAABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA////////////////MFsEIP////8AAAABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA///////////////8BCBaxjXYqjqT57PrvVV2mIa8ZR0GsMxTsPY7zjw+J9JgSwMVAMSdNgiG5wSTamZ44ROdJreBn36QBEEEaxfR8uEsQkf4vOblY6RA8ncDfYEt6zOg9KE5RdiYwpZP40Li/hp/m47n60p8D54WK84zV2sxXs7LtkBoN79R9QIhAP////8AAAAA//////////+85vqtpxeehPO5ysL8YyVRAgEBA0IABKAVMqPAkABT3mD77+/MpYeTMBWY0wi0Hm9ONk44jCcRvvQyxZkUjJQUPU/0bCy3Pj5qQdfu8jwEfqEeYGZ95CU=
    // </ECCPublicKey>

    // Choose PCKS1 or PCKS8 PEM format..
    bPreferPkcs1 = FALSE;
    wprintf(L"%s\n",CkPublicKeyW_getPem(pubKey,bPreferPkcs1));

    // PEM output
    // -----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----
    // MIIBSzCCAQMGByqGSM49AgEwgfcCAQEwLAYHKoZIzj0BAQIhAP////8AAAABAAAA
    // AAAAAAAAAAAA////////////////MFsEIP////8AAAABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA////
    // ///////////8BCBaxjXYqjqT57PrvVV2mIa8ZR0GsMxTsPY7zjw+J9JgSwMVAMSd
    // NgiG5wSTamZ44ROdJreBn36QBEEEaxfR8uEsQkf4vOblY6RA8ncDfYEt6zOg9KE5
    // RdiYwpZP40Li/hp/m47n60p8D54WK84zV2sxXs7LtkBoN79R9QIhAP////8AAAAA
    // //////////+85vqtpxeehPO5ysL8YyVRAgEBA0IABKAVMqPAkABT3mD77+/MpYeT
    // MBWY0wi0Hm9ONk44jCcRvvQyxZkUjJQUPU/0bCy3Pj5qQdfu8jwEfqEeYGZ95CU=
    // -----END PUBLIC KEY-----


    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
    CkPublicKeyW_Dispose(pubKey);

    }