Set JWE Additional Authenticated Data from BinData

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Demonstrates Jwe.SetAadBd, which sets external Additional Authenticated Data (AAD) to the exact bytes held in a BinData.

NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

    var jwe = new chilkat.Jwe();

    //  Protected header: AES key-wrap with AES-256-GCM content encryption.
    var header = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    header.UpdateString("alg","A256KW");
    header.UpdateString("enc","A256GCM");
    success = jwe.SetProtectedHeader(header);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(jwe.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    //  The 256-bit key-wrapping key (base64) for recipient index 0.  In production, obtain the key from a
    //  secure source rather than hard-coding it.
    var base64Key = "YWJjZGVmZ2hpamtsbW5vcHFyc3R1dnd4eXowMTIzNDU=";
    success = jwe.SetWrappingKey(0,base64Key,"base64");
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(jwe.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    //  Set external Additional Authenticated Data (AAD) to the exact bytes in a BinData.  Passing an empty
    //  BinData clears any previously configured AAD.
    var bdAad = new chilkat.BinData();
    bdAad.AppendString("context-info-v1","utf-8");
    success = jwe.SetAadBd(bdAad);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(jwe.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    var sbContent = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    sbContent.Append("This is the secret content.");
    var sbJwe = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    success = jwe.EncryptSb(sbContent,"utf-8",sbJwe);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(jwe.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log(sbJwe.GetAsString());

}

chilkatExample();