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Validate a JWS Using ECDSA P-521 SHA-512

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Validates a JSON Web Signature (JWS) that uses ECDSA P-521 SHA-512 Node.js

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function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

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

    //  This example takes a JSON signature in compact serialization format,
    //  and uses an ECDSA public key to validate and recover the protected header and payload.

    //  We only need a public key for signature validation.  This is the ECDSA public key
    //  that is used:

    //       {"kty":"EC", 
    //        "crv":"P-521", 
    //        "x":"AekpBQ8ST8a8VcfVOTNl353vSrDCLLJXmPk06wTjxrrjcBpXp5EOnYG_NjFZ6OvLFV1jSfS9tsz4qUxcWceqwQGk", 
    //        "y":"ADSmRA43Z1DSNx_RvcLI87cdL07l6jQyyBXMoxVg_l2Th-x3S1WDhjDly79ajL4Kkd0AZMaZmh9ubmf63e3kyMj2" 
    //       } 

    var sbPubKey = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    sbPubKey.Append("{\"kty\":\"EC\",");
    sbPubKey.Append("\"crv\":\"P-521\",");
    sbPubKey.Append("\"x\":\"AekpBQ8ST8a8VcfVOTNl353vSrDCLLJXmPk06wTjxrrjcBpXp5EOnYG_NjFZ6OvLFV1jSfS9tsz4qUxcWceqwQGk\",");
    sbPubKey.Append("\"y\":\"ADSmRA43Z1DSNx_RvcLI87cdL07l6jQyyBXMoxVg_l2Th-x3S1WDhjDly79ajL4Kkd0AZMaZmh9ubmf63e3kyMj2\"");
    sbPubKey.Append("}");

    var pubKey = new chilkat.PublicKey();
    success = pubKey.LoadFromString(sbPubKey.GetAsString());
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(pubKey.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    var jws = new chilkat.Jws();

    //  Set the ECC public key:
    var signatureIndex = 0;
    jws.SetPublicKey(signatureIndex,pubKey);

    //  Load the JWS.
    var sbJws = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    sbJws.Append("eyJhbGciOiJFUzUxMiJ9");
    sbJws.Append(".");
    sbJws.Append("UGF5bG9hZA");
    sbJws.Append(".");
    sbJws.Append("AdwMgeerwtHoh-l192l60hp9wAHZFVJbLfD_UxMi70cwnZOYaRI1bKPWROc-mZZq");
    sbJws.Append("wqT2SI-KGDKB34XO0aw_7XdtAG8GaSwFKdCAPZgoXD2YBJZCPEX3xKpRwcdOO8Kp");
    sbJws.Append("EHwJjyqOgzDO7iKvU8vcnwNrmxYbSW9ERBXukOXolLzeO_Jn");

    success = jws.LoadJwsSb(sbJws);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(jws.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    //  Validate the 1st (and only) signature at index 0..
    var v = jws.Validate(signatureIndex);
    if (v < 0) {
        //  Perhaps Chilkat was not unlocked or the trial expired..
        console.log("Method call failed for some other reason.");
        console.log(jws.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    if (v == 0) {
        console.log("Invalid signature.  The ECC key was incorrect, the JWS was invalid, or both.");
        return;
    }

    //  If we get here, the signature was validated..
    console.log("Signature validated.");
    console.log("--");

    //  Recover the original content:
    console.log("Recovered content:");
    console.log(jws.GetPayload("utf-8"));
    console.log("--");

    //  Examine the protected header:

    var joseHeader = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    success = jws.GetProtectedH(signatureIndex,joseHeader);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(jws.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    joseHeader.EmitCompact = false;

    console.log("Protected (JOSE) header:");
    console.log(joseHeader.Emit());

    //  Output:
    //  (the string "Payload" was the content that was signed.)

    //  	Signature validated.
    //  	--
    //  	Recovered content:
    //  	Payload
    //  	--
    //  	Protected (JOSE) header:
    //  	{
    //  	  "alg": "ES512"
    //  	}

}

chilkatExample();