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Set the Shared JWE Unprotected Header

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Demonstrates Jwe.SetUnprotectedHeader, which sets the shared JWE unprotected header from a JsonObject.

Background. The unprotected header is shared by all recipients but, unlike the protected header, is not integrity-protected. It is carried in the JSON serialization forms of a JWE.

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bool success = false;

Chilkat.Jwe jwe = new Chilkat.Jwe();

//  Protected header: AES key-wrap with AES-256-GCM content encryption.
Chilkat.JsonObject header = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
header.UpdateString("alg","A256KW");
header.UpdateString("enc","A256GCM");
success = jwe.SetProtectedHeader(header);
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(jwe.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

//  The 256-bit key-wrapping key (base64) for recipient index 0.  In production, obtain the key from a
//  secure source rather than hard-coding it.
string base64Key = "YWJjZGVmZ2hpamtsbW5vcHFyc3R1dnd4eXowMTIzNDU=";
success = jwe.SetWrappingKey(0,base64Key,"base64");
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(jwe.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

//  Set the shared JWE unprotected header.  It is shared by all recipients but, unlike the protected
//  header, is not integrity-protected.
Chilkat.JsonObject unprotected = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
unprotected.UpdateString("cty","text/plain");
success = jwe.SetUnprotectedHeader(unprotected);
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(jwe.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Chilkat.StringBuilder sbContent = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();
sbContent.Append("This is the secret content.");
Chilkat.StringBuilder sbJwe = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();
success = jwe.EncryptSb(sbContent,"utf-8",sbJwe);
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(jwe.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Debug.WriteLine(sbJwe.GetAsString());