Get the JWE Protected Header

See more JSON Web Encryption (JWE) Examples

Demonstrates Jwe.GetProtectedHeader, which copies the decoded shared JWE protected header into a JsonObject.

NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

    var jwe = new chilkat.Jwe();

    //  Load the JWE.
    var jweCompact = "eyJhbGciOiJBMjU2S1ciLCJlbmMiOiJBMjU2R0NNIn0.<...>.<iv>.<ciphertext>.<tag>";
    success = jwe.LoadJwe(jweCompact);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(jwe.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    //  Copy the decoded shared JWE protected header into a JsonObject.  Only the protected header is
    //  returned; it is not merged with the unprotected or per-recipient headers.
    var json = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    success = jwe.GetProtectedHeader(json);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(jwe.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    json.EmitCompact = false;
    console.log(json.Emit());

}

chilkatExample();