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JWS Using HMAC SHA-256

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Creates a JSON Web Signatures (JWS) using HMAC SHA-256.

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Pascal (Lazarus/Delphi)
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.Jws,
  Chilkat.JsonObject;

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

procedure RunDemo;
var
  success: Boolean;
  jwsProtHdr: TJsonObject;
  jws: TJws;
  hmacKey: string;
  signatureIndex: Integer;
  bIncludeBom: Boolean;
  payloadStr: string;
  jwsCompact: string;
  jws2: TJws;
  v: Integer;
  joseHeader: TJsonObject;

begin
  success := False;

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

  //  First create the JWS Protected Header
  jwsProtHdr := TJsonObject.Create;
  jwsProtHdr.AppendString('typ','JWT');
  jwsProtHdr.AppendString('alg','HS256');
  WriteLn('JWS Protected Header: ' + jwsProtHdr.Emit());

  //  Output:
  //  JWS Protected Header: {"typ":"JWT","alg":"HS256"}

  jws := TJws.Create;

  //  Set the HMAC key:
  hmacKey := 'AyM1SysPpbyDfgZld3umj1qzKObwVMkoqQ-EstJQLr_T-1qS0gZH75aKtMN3Yj0iPS4hcgUuTwjAzZr1Z9CAow';
  signatureIndex := 0;
  jws.SetMacKey(signatureIndex,hmacKey,'base64url');

  //  Set the protected header:
  jws.SetProtectedHeader(signatureIndex,jwsProtHdr);

  //  Set the payload.
  bIncludeBom := False;
  payloadStr := 'In our village, folks say God crumbles up the old moon into stars.';
  jws.SetPayload(payloadStr,'utf-8',bIncludeBom);

  //  Create the JWS
  //  By default, the compact serialization is used.
  jwsCompact := jws.CreateJws();
  if (jws.LastMethodSuccess = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(jws.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  WriteLn('JWS: ' + jwsCompact);

  //  sample output:
  //  JWS: eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.SW4gb3VyIHZpbGxhZ2UsIGZvbGtzIHNheSBHb2QgY3J1bWJsZXMgdXAgdGhlIG9sZCBtb29uIGludG8gc3RhcnMu.bsYsi8HJ0N6OqGI1hKQ9QQRNPxxA5qMpcHLtOvXatk8

  //  Now load the JWS, validate, and recover the original text.
  jws2 := TJws.Create;

  //  Load the JWS.
  success := jws2.LoadJws(jwsCompact);

  //  Set the MAC key used for validation.
  signatureIndex := 0;
  jws2.SetMacKey(signatureIndex,hmacKey,'base64url');

  //  Validate the 1st (and only) signature at index 0..
  v := jws2.Validate(signatureIndex);
  if (v < 0) then
    begin
      //  Perhaps Chilkat was not unlocked or the trial expired..
      WriteLn('Method call failed for some other reason.');
      WriteLn(jws2.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;
  if (v = 0) then
    begin
      WriteLn('Invalid signature.  The MAC key was incorrect, the JWS was invalid, or both.');
      Exit;
    end;

  //  If we get here, the signature was validated..
  WriteLn('Signature validated.');

  //  Recover the original content:
  WriteLn(jws2.GetPayload('utf-8'));

  //  Examine the protected header:

  joseHeader := TJsonObject.Create;
  success := jws2.GetProtectedH(signatureIndex,joseHeader);
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(jws2.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  joseHeader.EmitCompact := False;

  WriteLn('Protected (JOSE) header:');
  WriteLn(joseHeader.Emit());

  //  Output:

  //  	Signature validated.
  //  	In our village, folks say God crumbles up the old moon into stars.
  //  	Protected (JOSE) header:
  //  	{ 
  //  	  "typ": "JWT",
  //  	  "alg": "HS256"
  //  	} 


  jwsProtHdr.Free;
  jws.Free;
  jws2.Free;
  joseHeader.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.