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Get a JWS Unprotected Header

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Demonstrates Jws.GetUnprotectedH, which copies the optional unprotected header of a signature into a JsonObject.

Background. The unprotected header is present only in JSON serialization forms that carry one. It is not covered by the signature.

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C++
#include <CkJws.h>
#include <CkJsonObject.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

    CkJws jws;

    //  Load the JWS compact serialization.
    const char *jwsCompact = "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.VGhpcyBpcyB0aGUgY29udGVudCB0byBzaWduLg.<signature>";
    success = jws.LoadJws(jwsCompact);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << jws.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    //  Copy the optional unprotected header of signature 0 into a JsonObject.  This applies to JWS in a
    //  JSON serialization form that carries an unprotected header.
    CkJsonObject json;
    success = jws.GetUnprotectedH(0,json);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << jws.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    json.put_EmitCompact(false);
    std::cout << json.emit() << "\r\n";
    }