VBScript

Validate a JWS Using ECDSA P-256 SHA-256

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Validates a JSON Web Signature (JWS) that uses ECDSA P-256 SHA-256 VBScript

Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)

success = 0

' 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 an ECDSA public key to validate and recover the protected header and payload.

' We only need a public key for signature validation.  This is the ECDSA public key
' that is used:

'      {"kty":"EC", 
'       "crv":"P-256", 
'       "x":"f83OJ3D2xF1Bg8vub9tLe1gHMzV76e8Tus9uPHvRVEU", 
'       "y":"x_FEzRu9m36HLN_tue659LNpXW6pCyStikYjKIWI5a0" 
'      } 

set sbPubKey = CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = sbPubKey.Append("{""kty"":""EC"",")
success = sbPubKey.Append("""crv"":""P-256"",")
success = sbPubKey.Append("""x"":""f83OJ3D2xF1Bg8vub9tLe1gHMzV76e8Tus9uPHvRVEU"",")
success = sbPubKey.Append("""y"":""x_FEzRu9m36HLN_tue659LNpXW6pCyStikYjKIWI5a0""")
success = sbPubKey.Append("}")

set pubKey = CreateObject("Chilkat.PublicKey")
success = pubKey.LoadFromString(sbPubKey.GetAsString())
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(pubKey.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

set jws = CreateObject("Chilkat.Jws")

' Set the ECC public key:
signatureIndex = 0
success = jws.SetPublicKey(signatureIndex,pubKey)

' Load the JWS.
set sbJws = CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = sbJws.Append("eyJhbGciOiJFUzI1NiJ9")
success = sbJws.Append(".")
success = sbJws.Append("eyJpc3MiOiJqb2UiLA0KICJleHAiOjEzMDA4MTkzODAsDQogImh0dHA6Ly9leGFt")
success = sbJws.Append("cGxlLmNvbS9pc19yb290Ijp0cnVlfQ")
success = sbJws.Append(".")
success = sbJws.Append("DtEhU3ljbEg8L38VWAfUAqOyKAM6-Xx-F4GawxaepmXFCgfTjDxw5djxLa8ISlSA")
success = sbJws.Append("pmWQxfKTUJqPP3-Kg6NU1Q")

success = jws.LoadJwsSb(sbJws)
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(jws.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

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

If (v = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine("Invalid signature.  The ECC key was incorrect, the JWS was invalid, or both.")
    WScript.Quit
End If

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

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

' Examine the protected header:

set joseHeader = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = jws.GetProtectedH(signatureIndex,joseHeader)
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(jws.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

joseHeader.EmitCompact = 0

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

' Output:

' 	Signature validated.
' 	--
' 	Recovered content:
' 	{"iss":"joe",
' 	 "exp":1300819380,
' 	 "http://example.com/is_root":true}
' 	--
' 	Protected (JOSE) header:
' 	{ 
' 	  "alg": "ES256"
' 	}

outFile.Close