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Validate a JWS Using ECDSA P-521 SHA-512

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Validates a JSON Web Signature (JWS) that uses ECDSA P-521 SHA-512

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#include <CkStringBuilder.h>
#include <CkPublicKey.h>
#include <CkJws.h>
#include <CkJsonObject.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = 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 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-521", 
    //       "x":"AekpBQ8ST8a8VcfVOTNl353vSrDCLLJXmPk06wTjxrrjcBpXp5EOnYG_NjFZ6OvLFV1jSfS9tsz4qUxcWceqwQGk", 
    //       "y":"ADSmRA43Z1DSNx_RvcLI87cdL07l6jQyyBXMoxVg_l2Th-x3S1WDhjDly79ajL4Kkd0AZMaZmh9ubmf63e3kyMj2" 
    //      } 

    CkStringBuilder sbPubKey;
    sbPubKey.Append("{\"kty\":\"EC\",");
    sbPubKey.Append("\"crv\":\"P-521\",");
    sbPubKey.Append("\"x\":\"AekpBQ8ST8a8VcfVOTNl353vSrDCLLJXmPk06wTjxrrjcBpXp5EOnYG_NjFZ6OvLFV1jSfS9tsz4qUxcWceqwQGk\",");
    sbPubKey.Append("\"y\":\"ADSmRA43Z1DSNx_RvcLI87cdL07l6jQyyBXMoxVg_l2Th-x3S1WDhjDly79ajL4Kkd0AZMaZmh9ubmf63e3kyMj2\"");
    sbPubKey.Append("}");

    CkPublicKey pubKey;
    success = pubKey.LoadFromString(sbPubKey.getAsString());
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << pubKey.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    CkJws jws;

    // Set the ECC public key:
    int signatureIndex = 0;
    jws.SetPublicKey(signatureIndex,pubKey);

    // Load the JWS.
    CkStringBuilder sbJws;
    sbJws.Append("eyJhbGciOiJFUzUxMiJ9");
    sbJws.Append(".");
    sbJws.Append("UGF5bG9hZA");
    sbJws.Append(".");
    sbJws.Append("AdwMgeerwtHoh-l192l60hp9wAHZFVJbLfD_UxMi70cwnZOYaRI1bKPWROc-mZZq");
    sbJws.Append("wqT2SI-KGDKB34XO0aw_7XdtAG8GaSwFKdCAPZgoXD2YBJZCPEX3xKpRwcdOO8Kp");
    sbJws.Append("EHwJjyqOgzDO7iKvU8vcnwNrmxYbSW9ERBXukOXolLzeO_Jn");

    success = jws.LoadJwsSb(sbJws);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << jws.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // Validate the 1st (and only) signature at index 0..
    int v = jws.Validate(signatureIndex);
    if (v < 0) {
        // Perhaps Chilkat was not unlocked or the trial expired..
        std::cout << "Method call failed for some other reason." << "\r\n";
        std::cout << jws.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    if (v == 0) {
        std::cout << "Invalid signature.  The ECC key was incorrect, the JWS was invalid, or both." << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // If we get here, the signature was validated..
    std::cout << "Signature validated." << "\r\n";
    std::cout << "--" << "\r\n";

    // Recover the original content:
    std::cout << "Recovered content:" << "\r\n";
    std::cout << jws.getPayload("utf-8") << "\r\n";
    std::cout << "--" << "\r\n";

    // Examine the protected header:

    CkJsonObject joseHeader;
    success = jws.GetProtectedH(signatureIndex,joseHeader);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << jws.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    joseHeader.put_EmitCompact(false);

    std::cout << "Protected (JOSE) header:" << "\r\n";
    std::cout << joseHeader.emit() << "\r\n";

    // Output:
    // (the string "Payload" was the content that was signed.)

    // 	Signature validated.
    // 	--
    // 	Recovered content:
    // 	Payload
    // 	--
    // 	Protected (JOSE) header:
    // 	{
    // 	  "alg": "ES512"
    // 	}
    }