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Lua Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Validate JWS with Multiple Signatures using the General JSON Serialization Format

See more JSON Web Signatures (JWS) Examples

Validates and recovers data and headers from a JSON Web Signature (JWS) containing 3 signatures.

Note: Chilkat supports all of the following JWS algorithms:

   +--------------+-------------------------------+--------------------+
   | "alg" Param  | Digital Signature or MAC      | Implementation     |
   | Value        | Algorithm                     | Requirements       |
   +--------------+-------------------------------+--------------------+
   | HS256        | HMAC using SHA-256            | Required           |
   | HS384        | HMAC using SHA-384            | Optional           |
   | HS512        | HMAC using SHA-512            | Optional           |
   | RS256        | RSASSA-PKCS1-v1_5 using       | Recommended        |
   |              | SHA-256                       |                    |
   | RS384        | RSASSA-PKCS1-v1_5 using       | Optional           |
   |              | SHA-384                       |                    |
   | RS512        | RSASSA-PKCS1-v1_5 using       | Optional           |
   |              | SHA-512                       |                    |
   | ES256        | ECDSA using P-256 and SHA-256 | Recommended+       |
   | ES384        | ECDSA using P-384 and SHA-384 | Optional           |
   | ES512        | ECDSA using P-521 and SHA-512 | Optional           |
   | PS256        | RSASSA-PSS using SHA-256 and  | Optional           |
   |              | MGF1 with SHA-256             |                    |
   | PS384        | RSASSA-PSS using SHA-384 and  | Optional           |
   |              | MGF1 with SHA-384             |                    |
   | PS512        | RSASSA-PSS using SHA-512 and  | Optional           |
   |              | MGF1 with SHA-512             |                    |
   +--------------+-------------------------------+--------------------+

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Lua
local chilkat = require("chilkat")

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

-- First, prepare the public keys that will be needed for each signature.

-- ---------------------------------------------------
-- Use the following RSA key loaded from JWK format.
local sbRsaJwk = chilkat.StringBuilder.new()
sbRsaJwk:append("{\"kty\":\"RSA\",")
sbRsaJwk:append("\"n\":\"ofgWCuLjybRlzo0tZWJjNiuSfb4p4fAkd_wWJcyQoTbji9k0l8W26mPddx")
sbRsaJwk:append("HmfHQp-Vaw-4qPCJrcS2mJPMEzP1Pt0Bm4d4QlL-yRT-SFd2lZS-pCgNMs")
sbRsaJwk:append("D1W_YpRPEwOWvG6b32690r2jZ47soMZo9wGzjb_7OMg0LOL-bSf63kpaSH")
sbRsaJwk:append("SXndS5z5rexMdbBYUsLA9e-KXBdQOS-UTo7WTBEMa2R2CapHg665xsmtdV")
sbRsaJwk:append("MTBQY4uDZlxvb3qCo5ZwKh9kG4LT6_I5IhlJH7aGhyxXFvUK-DWNmoudF8")
sbRsaJwk:append("NAco9_h9iaGNj8q2ethFkMLs91kzk2PAcDTW9gb54h4FRWyuXpoQ\",")
sbRsaJwk:append("\"e\":\"AQAB\"")
sbRsaJwk:append("}")

local rsaKey = chilkat.PublicKey.new()
local success = rsaKey:load_from_string(sbRsaJwk:get_as_string())
if not success then
    print(rsaKey.last_error_text)
    return
end

-- ---------------------------------------------------
-- Use the following ECC public key loaded from JWK format.
local sbEccJwk = chilkat.StringBuilder.new()
sbEccJwk:append("{\"kty\":\"EC\",")
sbEccJwk:append("\"crv\":\"P-256\",")
sbEccJwk:append("\"x\":\"f83OJ3D2xF1Bg8vub9tLe1gHMzV76e8Tus9uPHvRVEU\",")
sbEccJwk:append("\"y\":\"x_FEzRu9m36HLN_tue659LNpXW6pCyStikYjKIWI5a0\"")
sbEccJwk:append("}")

local eccKey = chilkat.PublicKey.new()
success = eccKey:load_from_string(sbEccJwk:get_as_string())
if not success then
    print(eccKey.last_error_text)
    return
end

-- ---------------------------------------------------
-- The HMAC key (in base64url format)
local hmacKey = "AyM1SysPpbyDfgZld3umj1qzKObwVMkoqQ-EstJQLr_T-1qS0gZH75aKtMN3Yj0iPS4hcgUuTwjAzZr1Z9CAow"

-- The code below will verify each of the signatures in this JWS:

-- {
--   "payload": "SW4gb3VyIHZpbGxhZ2UsIGZvbGtzIHNheSBHb2QgY3J1bWJsZXMgdXAgdGhlIG9sZCBtb29uIGludG8gc3RhcnMu",
--   "signatures": [
--     {
--       "protected": "eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsImtpZCI6Im15UnNhS2V5In0",
--       "signature": "IPMQ02niTQDwLzsRZSCaEm9VEyAX_AVe3HWjniNt9kW-a8d6ZVbd2k6jGae8s1yIh0cgxDnXQ6-p6_sBI0cnMO0xpuJANhh2vFtNJl5lisad94-H3mB3lSfafRqxeYp5D8bh39BPv7y3PrUNVMQdKEJp_D5oJ0ROPTIYx3EG8eJQOx1HO0KqhcUo401XR6KSsIyFm5joBLNKTVzxZUTT1RRZZtwTdeZkbGevugIOX_9gHAtARpV6WaFA4Vvjnq8X9wPgqjWNCQRupadhTPz0JAsa-wy5vXQjsFlXAn43mDPpMfna5Ab3F5pS4yDwkbX6nRn7XBxH1SnnNJRFholQZw"
--     },
--     {
--       "protected": "eyJhbGciOiJFUzI1NiIsImtpZCI6Im15RWNLZXkifQ",
--       "signature": "1OQtaT3pgZmkDxvlfghvxL_8kX16WIen6u1MadEq1pA4qytA0--_EwZDNk00GDPWFpoJtKznibMZzLOg_UhHIw"
--     },
--     {
--       "protected": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsImtpZCI6Im15TWFjS2V5In0",
--       "signature": "YY8yVjmJJfy7YJOn3uUydG8WCY2PEuCvOLil5Ks5lnw"
--     }
--   ]
-- }

local sbJws = chilkat.StringBuilder.new()
sbJws:append("{ ")
sbJws:append("  \"payload\": \"SW4gb3VyIHZpbGxhZ2UsIGZvbGtzIHNheSBHb2QgY3J1bWJsZXMgdXAgdGhlIG9sZCBtb29uIGludG8gc3RhcnMu\",")
sbJws:append("  \"signatures\": [")
sbJws:append("    { ")
sbJws:append("      \"protected\": \"eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsImtpZCI6Im15UnNhS2V5In0\",")
sbJws:append("      \"signature\": \"IPMQ02niTQDwLzsRZSCaEm9VEyAX_AVe3HWjniNt9kW-a8d6ZVbd2k6jGae8s1yIh0cgxDnXQ6-p6_sBI0cnMO0xpuJANhh2vFtNJl5lisad94-H3mB3lSfafRqxeYp5D8bh39BPv7y3PrUNVMQdKEJp_D5oJ0ROPTIYx3EG8eJQOx1HO0KqhcUo401XR6KSsIyFm5joBLNKTVzxZUTT1RRZZtwTdeZkbGevugIOX_9gHAtARpV6WaFA4Vvjnq8X9wPgqjWNCQRupadhTPz0JAsa-wy5vXQjsFlXAn43mDPpMfna5Ab3F5pS4yDwkbX6nRn7XBxH1SnnNJRFholQZw\"")
sbJws:append("    },")
sbJws:append("    { ")
sbJws:append("      \"protected\": \"eyJhbGciOiJFUzI1NiIsImtpZCI6Im15RWNLZXkifQ\",")
sbJws:append("      \"signature\": \"1OQtaT3pgZmkDxvlfghvxL_8kX16WIen6u1MadEq1pA4qytA0--_EwZDNk00GDPWFpoJtKznibMZzLOg_UhHIw\"")
sbJws:append("    },")
sbJws:append("    { ")
sbJws:append("      \"protected\": \"eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsImtpZCI6Im15TWFjS2V5In0\",")
sbJws:append("      \"signature\": \"YY8yVjmJJfy7YJOn3uUydG8WCY2PEuCvOLil5Ks5lnw\"")
sbJws:append("    }")
sbJws:append("  ]")
sbJws:append("}")

local jws = chilkat.Jws.new()

success = jws:load_jws_sb(sbJws)
if not success then
    print(jws.last_error_text)
    return
end

-- The payload is easily accessible:
print("Payload: " .. jws:get_payload("utf-8"))

local sbKeyId = chilkat.StringBuilder.new()
local bCaseSensitive = false

local protHeader = chilkat.JsonObject.new()
local numSignatures = jws.num_signatures
local i = 0
while i < numSignatures do
    success = jws:get_protected_h(i, protHeader)
    if not success then
        print(jws.last_error_text)
        return
    end

    print("--------------------------")
    print(i .. ": ")

    -- Get the protected header.
    protHeader.emit_compact = false
    print(protHeader:emit())

    -- Get the key ID ("kid") member.

    -- Note: In this example, the "kid" values are contained in the protected headers.
    -- They could've just as easily been located in unprotected headers.  In that case,
    -- we would've called GetUnprotectedH instead of GetProtectedH(i).

    sbKeyId:clear()
    sbKeyId:append(protHeader:string_of("kid"))

    -- Set the key based on key ID.
    if sbKeyId:contents_equal("myRsaKey", bCaseSensitive) then
        jws:set_public_key(i, rsaKey)
    end

    if sbKeyId:contents_equal("myEcKey", bCaseSensitive) then
        jws:set_public_key(i, eccKey)
    end

    if sbKeyId:contents_equal("myMacKey", bCaseSensitive) then
        jws:set_mac_key(i, hmacKey, "base64url")
    end

    -- Validate this signature.
    local v = jws:validate(i)
    if v < 0 then
        -- Perhaps Chilkat was not unlocked or the trial expired..
        print("Validate failed for some other reason.")
        print(jws.last_error_text)
    elseif v == 0 then
        print("Invalid signature.  The key was incorrect, the JWS was invalid, or both.")
    else
        print("Signature validated.")
    end

    i = i + 1
end

-- The output of this program is:

--     Payload: In our village, folks say God crumbles up the old moon into stars.
--     --------------------------
--     0:
--     {
--       "alg": "RS256",
--       "kid": "myRsaKey"
--     }
--
--     Signature validated.
--     --------------------------
--     1:
--     {
--       "alg": "ES256",
--       "kid": "myEcKey"
--     }
--
--     Signature validated.
--     --------------------------
--     2:
--     {
--       "alg": "HS256",
--       "kid": "myMacKey"
--     }
--
--     Signature validated.