VB.NET Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Validate JWS Using HMAC SHA-256

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

Dim success As Boolean = 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.

Dim jws As New Chilkat.Jws

'  Set the HMAC key:
Dim hmacKey As String = "AyM1SysPpbyDfgZld3umj1qzKObwVMkoqQ-EstJQLr_T-1qS0gZH75aKtMN3Yj0iPS4hcgUuTwjAzZr1Z9CAow"
Dim signatureIndex As Integer = 0
jws.SetMacKey(signatureIndex,hmacKey,"base64url")

'  Load the JWS.
Dim jwsCompact As String = "eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLA0KICJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJqb2UiLA0KICJleHAiOjEzMDA4MTkzODAsDQogImh0dHA6Ly9leGFtcGxlLmNvbS9pc19yb290Ijp0cnVlfQ.dBjftJeZ4CVP-mB92K27uhbUJU1p1r_wW1gFWFOEjXk"
success = jws.LoadJws(jwsCompact)

'  Validate the 1st (and only) signature at index 0..
Dim v As Integer = jws.Validate(signatureIndex)
If (v < 0) Then
    '  Perhaps Chilkat was not unlocked or the trial expired..
    Debug.WriteLine("Method call failed for some other reason.")
    Debug.WriteLine(jws.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If

If (v = 0) Then
    Debug.WriteLine("Invalid signature.  The MAC key was incorrect, the JWS was invalid, or both.")
    Exit Sub
End If


'  If we get here, the signature was validated..
Debug.WriteLine("Signature validated.")

'  Recover the original content:
Debug.WriteLine("Recovered content:")
Debug.WriteLine(jws.GetPayload("utf-8"))

'  Examine the protected header:

Dim joseHeader As New Chilkat.JsonObject
success = jws.GetProtectedH(signatureIndex,joseHeader)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(jws.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


joseHeader.EmitCompact = False

Debug.WriteLine("Protected (JOSE) header:")
Debug.WriteLine(joseHeader.Emit())

'  Output:

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