Sign a JWS with an HMAC Key from BinData

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Demonstrates Jws.SetMacKeyBd, which sets the symmetric MAC key for a signature from the raw bytes in a BinData.

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

public class ChilkatExample {

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

        // Protected header specifying HMAC-SHA256.
        JsonObject header = new JsonObject();
        header.updateString("alg", "HS256");
        try {
            jws.setProtectedHeader(0, header);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        boolean bIncludeBom = false;
        try {
            jws.setPayload("This is the content to sign.", "utf-8", bIncludeBom);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // Set the symmetric MAC key for signature 0 from the raw bytes in a BinData.  In production, obtain
        // the key material from a secure source.
        BinData bdKey = new BinData();
        bdKey.appendEncoded("YWJjZGVmZ2hpamtsbW5vcHFyc3R1dnd4eXowMTIzNDU=", "base64");
        String jwsCompact;
        try {
            jws.setMacKeyBd(0, bdKey);

            jwsCompact = jws.createJws();
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        System.out.println(jwsCompact);
    }
}