Chilkat2-Python

Get the JWS Payload as a String

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Demonstrates Jws.GetPayload, which returns the payload of a loaded JWS as text, decoded using the given charset.

Background. In practice, validate the signature before trusting the payload. Getting the payload retrieves the signed content.

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import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

jws = chilkat2.Jws()

# Load the JWS compact serialization.
jwsCompact = "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.VGhpcyBpcyB0aGUgY29udGVudCB0byBzaWduLg.<signature>"
success = jws.LoadJws(jwsCompact)
if (success == False):
    print(jws.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# Return the JWS payload as text, decoded using the given charset.
payload = jws.GetPayload("utf-8")
if (jws.LastMethodSuccess == False):
    print(jws.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

print(payload)