Encrypt Content to a JWE

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Demonstrates Jwe.Encrypt, which encrypts a string and returns the resulting JWE. The charset argument converts the text to bytes before encryption.

program ChilkatDemo;

// Demonstrates using the Chilkat Pascal wrapper via the C bridge DLL.
// Builds as a console application under Lazarus (FPC) or Delphi.

{$IFDEF FPC}
  {$MODE DELPHI}
{$ENDIF}
{$APPTYPE CONSOLE}

uses
  {$IFDEF UNIX}
  cthreads,
  {$ENDIF}
  SysUtils,
  CkDllLoader,
  Chilkat.Jwe,
  Chilkat.JsonObject;

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

procedure RunDemo;
var
  success: Boolean;
  jwe: TJwe;
  header: TJsonObject;
  base64Key: string;
  jweCompact: string;

begin
  success := False;

  jwe := TJwe.Create;

  //  Set the JWE protected header, specifying the key-management algorithm (alg) and the content-
  //  encryption algorithm (enc).
  header := TJsonObject.Create;
  header.UpdateString('alg','A256KW');
  header.UpdateString('enc','A256GCM');
  success := jwe.SetProtectedHeader(header);
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(jwe.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  //  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.
  base64Key := 'YWJjZGVmZ2hpamtsbW5vcHFyc3R1dnd4eXowMTIzNDU=';
  success := jwe.SetWrappingKey(0,base64Key,'base64');
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(jwe.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  //  Encrypt the content.  The 2nd argument is the charset used to convert the text to bytes.  The
  //  returned string is the JWE (compact serialization by default).
  jweCompact := jwe.Encrypt('This is the secret content.','utf-8');
  if (jwe.LastMethodSuccess = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(jwe.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;
  WriteLn(jweCompact);


  jwe.Free;
  header.Free;

end;

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

begin

  try
    RunDemo;
  except
    on E: Exception do
      WriteLn('Unhandled exception: ', E.ClassName, ': ', E.Message);
  end;

  WriteLn;
  {$IFDEF MSWINDOWS}
  WriteLn('Press Enter to exit...');
  ReadLn;
  {$ENDIF}
end.