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Create a JWS Using ECDSA P-521 SHA-512

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Creates and verifies a JSON Web Signature (JWS) that uses ECDSA P-521 SHA-512

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    success := false

    // This requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    // Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.66 or greater.

    // Use the following ECC key loaded from JWK format.
    sbJwk := chilkat.NewStringBuilder()
    sbJwk.Append("{\"kty\":\"EC\",")
    sbJwk.Append("\"crv\":\"P-521\",")
    sbJwk.Append("\"x\":\"AekpBQ8ST8a8VcfVOTNl353vSrDCLLJXmPk06wTjxrrjcBpXp5EOnYG_NjFZ6OvLFV1jSfS9tsz4qUxcWceqwQGk\",")
    sbJwk.Append("\"y\":\"ADSmRA43Z1DSNx_RvcLI87cdL07l6jQyyBXMoxVg_l2Th-x3S1WDhjDly79ajL4Kkd0AZMaZmh9ubmf63e3kyMj2\",")
    sbJwk.Append("\"d\":\"AY5pb7A0UFiB3RELSD64fTLOSV_jazdF7fLYyuTw8lOfRhWg6Y6rUrPAxerEzgdRhajnu0ferB0d53vM9mE15j2C\"")
    sbJwk.Append("}")

    eccKey := chilkat.NewPrivateKey()
    // Note: This example loads the ECDSA key from JWK format.  Any format can be loaded
    // into the private key object. (See the online reference documentation..)
    success = eccKey.LoadJwk(*sbJwk.GetAsString())
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(eccKey.LastErrorText())
        sbJwk.DisposeStringBuilder()
        eccKey.DisposePrivateKey()
        return
    }

    // Create the JWS Protected Header
    jwsProtHdr := chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    jwsProtHdr.AppendString("alg","ES512")

    jws := chilkat.NewJws()

    // Set the protected header:
    signatureIndex := 0
    jws.SetProtectedHeader(signatureIndex,jwsProtHdr)

    // Set the ECC key:
    jws.SetPrivateKey(signatureIndex,eccKey)

    // Set the payload.
    bIncludeBom := false
    payloadStr := "In our village, folks say God crumbles up the old moon into stars."
    jws.SetPayload(payloadStr,"utf-8",bIncludeBom)

    // Create the JWS
    // By default, the compact serialization is used.
    jwsCompact := jws.CreateJws()
    if jws.LastMethodSuccess() == false {
        fmt.Println(jws.LastErrorText())
        sbJwk.DisposeStringBuilder()
        eccKey.DisposePrivateKey()
        jwsProtHdr.DisposeJsonObject()
        jws.DisposeJws()
        return
    }

    fmt.Println("JWS: ", *jwsCompact)

    // Note: ECC signatures use random values, so the output will be different each time a signature is produced.
    // sample output:
    // JWS: eyJhbGciOiJFUzUxMiJ9.SW4gb3VyIHZpbGxhZ2UsIGZvbGtzIHNheSBHb2QgY3J1bWJsZXMgdXAgdGhlIG9sZCBtb29uIGludG8gc3RhcnMu.AFOnOtZ8UTp-ed1PfLfXxwGU7zT_jnmGGxew-d1CP6SfKa5RUhav5mF4szhSof22JaoQ742VIa0eZ0s1rhBnj8y6APr6g6vKzIpYZlJsnjzjUwAjDQOLmcsjxrrRfATh-NEv7G0Z9FrjdJasS44tCG2EnG6aT2TW-sPG0dy5o9jUWCzi

    // Now load the JWS, validate, and recover the original text.
    jws2 := chilkat.NewJws()

    // Load the JWS.
    success = jws2.LoadJws(*jwsCompact)

    eccPubKey := chilkat.NewPublicKey()
    eccKey.ToPublicKey(eccPubKey)

    // Set the ECC public key used for validation.
    signatureIndex = 0
    jws2.SetPublicKey(signatureIndex,eccPubKey)

    // Validate the 1st (and only) signature at index 0..
    v := jws2.Validate(signatureIndex)
    if v < 0 {
        // Perhaps Chilkat was not unlocked or the trial expired..
        fmt.Println("Method call failed for some other reason.")
        fmt.Println(jws2.LastErrorText())
        sbJwk.DisposeStringBuilder()
        eccKey.DisposePrivateKey()
        jwsProtHdr.DisposeJsonObject()
        jws.DisposeJws()
        jws2.DisposeJws()
        eccPubKey.DisposePublicKey()
        return
    }

    if v == 0 {
        fmt.Println("Invalid signature.  The ECC key was incorrect, the JWS was invalid, or both.")
        sbJwk.DisposeStringBuilder()
        eccKey.DisposePrivateKey()
        jwsProtHdr.DisposeJsonObject()
        jws.DisposeJws()
        jws2.DisposeJws()
        eccPubKey.DisposePublicKey()
        return
    }

    // If we get here, the signature was validated..
    fmt.Println("Signature validated.")

    // Recover the original content:
    fmt.Println(*jws2.GetPayload("utf-8"))

    // Examine the protected header:
    joseHeader := chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    jws2.GetProtectedH(signatureIndex,joseHeader)
    joseHeader.SetEmitCompact(false)

    fmt.Println("Protected (JOSE) header:")
    fmt.Println(*joseHeader.Emit())

    // Output:
    // 	Signature validated.
    // 	In our village, folks say God crumbles up the old moon into stars.
    // 	Protected (JOSE) header:
    // 	{
    // 	  "alg": "ES512"
    // 	}

    sbJwk.DisposeStringBuilder()
    eccKey.DisposePrivateKey()
    jwsProtHdr.DisposeJsonObject()
    jws.DisposeJws()
    jws2.DisposeJws()
    eccPubKey.DisposePublicKey()
    joseHeader.DisposeJsonObject()