Node.js

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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function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

    var jws = new chilkat.Jws();

    //  Load the JWS compact serialization.
    var jwsCompact = "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.VGhpcyBpcyB0aGUgY29udGVudCB0byBzaWduLg.<signature>";
    success = jws.LoadJws(jwsCompact);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(jws.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    //  Return the JWS payload as text, decoded using the given charset.
    var payload = jws.GetPayload("utf-8");
    if (jws.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
        console.log(jws.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log(payload);

}

chilkatExample();