Java

Get the JWS Payload as a String

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Demonstrates Jws.GetPayload, which returns the payload of a loaded JWS as text, decoded using the given charset.

Background. In practice, validate the signature before trusting the payload. Getting the payload retrieves the signed content.

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import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Jws;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Jws jws = new Jws();

        // Load the JWS compact serialization.
        String jwsCompact = "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.VGhpcyBpcyB0aGUgY29udGVudCB0byBzaWduLg.<signature>";
        String payload;
        try {
            jws.loadJws(jwsCompact);

            // Return the JWS payload as text, decoded using the given charset.
            payload = jws.getPayload("utf-8");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        System.out.println(payload);
    }
}