Chilkat2-Python

Get a JWS Protected Header

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Demonstrates Jws.GetProtectedH, which copies the decoded protected header of a signature into a JsonObject.

Background. The protected header is integrity-protected by the signature. Inspecting it (for example the alg value) is useful before deciding how to validate.

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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()

# Copy the decoded protected header of signature 0 into a JsonObject.
json = chilkat2.JsonObject()
success = jws.GetProtectedH(0,json)
if (success == False):
    print(jws.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

json.EmitCompact = False
print(json.Emit())