Get the JWS Payload into BinData

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Demonstrates Jws.GetPayloadBd, which writes the payload of a loaded JWS as raw bytes into a BinData.

Background. This is used when the payload is binary. In practice, validate the signature before trusting the payload.

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bool success = false;

Chilkat.Jws jws = new Chilkat.Jws();

//  Load the JWS compact serialization.
string jwsCompact = "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.VGhpcyBpcyB0aGUgY29udGVudCB0byBzaWduLg.<signature>";
success = jws.LoadJws(jwsCompact);
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(jws.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

//  Get the JWS payload as raw bytes into a BinData.
Chilkat.BinData bdPayload = new Chilkat.BinData();
success = jws.GetPayloadBd(bdPayload);
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(jws.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Debug.WriteLine("Payload is " + Convert.ToString(bdPayload.NumBytes) + " bytes.");