Set the JWS Protected Header

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Demonstrates Jws.SetProtectedHeader, which sets the integrity-protected header for a signer from a JsonObject. The header specifies the signature algorithm (alg).

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function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

    var jws = new chilkat.Jws();

    //  Build the JWS protected header.  The "alg" member names the signature algorithm.
    var header = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    header.UpdateString("alg","HS256");

    //  Set the protected header for signer index 0.  The protected header is integrity-protected: it is
    //  covered by the signature.
    success = jws.SetProtectedHeader(0,header);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(jws.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log("Protected header set.");

}

chilkatExample();