Sign a JWS with a Private Key

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Demonstrates Jws.SetPrivateKey, which sets the private key used to create a signature. The example uses RS256 (RSASSA-PKCS1-v1_5 with SHA-256).

The file path is relative to the application's current working directory. An absolute path may also be used. Supply the path appropriate to your own environment.

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.PrivateKey,
  Chilkat.Jws,
  Chilkat.JsonObject;

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

procedure RunDemo;
var
  success: Boolean;
  jws: TJws;
  header: TJsonObject;
  bIncludeBom: Boolean;
  privKey: TPrivateKey;
  jwsCompact: string;

begin
  success := False;

  jws := TJws.Create;

  //  Protected header specifying RSASSA-PKCS1-v1_5 with SHA-256 (RS256).
  header := TJsonObject.Create;
  header.UpdateString('alg','RS256');
  success := jws.SetProtectedHeader(0,header);
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(jws.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  bIncludeBom := False;
  success := jws.SetPayload('This is the content to sign.','utf-8',bIncludeBom);
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(jws.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  //  The file path is relative to the application's current working directory.  An absolute path
  //  may also be used.  Supply the path appropriate to your own environment.
  //  Load the signer's private key and set it for signature 0.
  privKey := TPrivateKey.Create;
  success := privKey.LoadPemFile('qa_data/signer_privkey.pem');
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(privKey.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;
  success := jws.SetPrivateKey(0,privKey);
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(jws.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  jwsCompact := jws.CreateJws();
  if (jws.LastMethodSuccess = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(jws.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;
  WriteLn(jwsCompact);


  jws.Free;
  header.Free;
  privKey.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.