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Create JWK Set Containing Certificates

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Demonstrates how to create a JWK Set containing N certificates.

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#include <CkCertW.h>
#include <CkCrypt2W.h>
#include <CkJsonObjectW.h>
#include <CkPublicKeyW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

    // This example creates the following JWK Set from two certificates:

    // {
    //   "keys": [
    //     {
    //       "kty": "RSA",
    //       "use": "sig",
    //       "kid": "BB8CeFVqyaGrGNuehJIiL4dfjzw",
    //       "x5t": "BB8CeFVqyaGrGNuehJIiL4dfjzw",
    //       "n": "nYf1jpn7cFdQ...9Iw",
    //       "e": "AQAB",
    //       "x5c": [
    //         "MIIDBTCCAe2...Z+NTZo"
    //       ]
    //     },
    //     {
    //       "kty": "RSA",
    //       "use": "sig",
    //       "kid": "M6pX7RHoraLsprfJeRCjSxuURhc",
    //       "x5t": "M6pX7RHoraLsprfJeRCjSxuURhc",
    //       "n": "xHScZMPo8F...EO4QQ",
    //       "e": "AQAB",
    //       "x5c": [
    //         "MIIC8TCCAdmgA...Vt5432GA=="
    //       ]
    //     }
    //   ]
    // }

    // First get two certificates from files.
    CkCertW cert1;
    success = cert1.LoadFromFile(L"qa_data/certs/brasil_cert.pem");
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",cert1.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    CkCertW cert2;
    success = cert2.LoadFromFile(L"qa_data/certs/testCert.cer");
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",cert2.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    // We'll need this crypt object re-encode the SHA1 thumbprint from hex to base64.
    CkCrypt2W crypt;

    CkJsonObjectW json;

    // Let's begin with the 1st cert:
    json.put_I(0);
    json.UpdateString(L"keys[i].kty",L"RSA");
    json.UpdateString(L"keys[i].use",L"sig");

    const wchar_t *hexThumbprint = cert1.sha1Thumbprint();
    const wchar_t *base64Thumbprint = crypt.reEncode(hexThumbprint,L"hex",L"base64");
    json.UpdateString(L"keys[i].kid",base64Thumbprint);
    json.UpdateString(L"keys[i].x5t",base64Thumbprint);

    // (We're assuming these are RSA certificates)
    // To get the modulus (n) and exponent (e), we need to get the cert's public key and then get its JWK.
    CkPublicKeyW pubKey;
    cert1.GetPublicKey(pubKey);

    CkJsonObjectW pubKeyJwk;
    pubKeyJwk.Load(pubKey.getJwk());
    json.UpdateString(L"keys[i].n",pubKeyJwk.stringOf(L"n"));
    json.UpdateString(L"keys[i].e",pubKeyJwk.stringOf(L"e"));

    // Now add the entire X.509 certificate 
    json.UpdateString(L"keys[i].x5c[0]",cert1.getEncoded());

    // Now do the same for cert2..
    json.put_I(1);

    json.UpdateString(L"keys[i].kty",L"RSA");
    json.UpdateString(L"keys[i].use",L"sig");

    hexThumbprint = cert2.sha1Thumbprint();
    base64Thumbprint = crypt.reEncode(hexThumbprint,L"hex",L"base64");
    json.UpdateString(L"keys[i].kid",base64Thumbprint);
    json.UpdateString(L"keys[i].x5t",base64Thumbprint);
    cert2.GetPublicKey(pubKey);

    pubKeyJwk.Load(pubKey.getJwk());
    json.UpdateString(L"keys[i].n",pubKeyJwk.stringOf(L"n"));
    json.UpdateString(L"keys[i].e",pubKeyJwk.stringOf(L"e"));

    // Now add the entire X.509 certificate 
    json.UpdateString(L"keys[i].x5c[0]",cert2.getEncoded());

    // Emit the JSON..
    json.put_EmitCompact(false);
    wprintf(L"%s\n",json.emit());
    }