Pascal (Lazarus/Delphi)

Export a Public Key as a JWK

Demonstrates the Chilkat PublicKey.GetJwk method, which returns the public key as a compact JWK (JSON Web Key). It takes no arguments; binary values use Base64url without padding and the member order is stable across calls.

Note: The file paths are relative to the application's current working directory. Absolute paths may also be used. Supply the paths appropriate to your own environment.

Background: JWK is the JSON key format used across modern web security — JWT, OAuth, OpenID Connect. Exporting a public key to JWK is exactly what you do to publish it in a JWK Set (a jwks_uri endpoint) so others can verify your signatures. The stable member order matters because it makes the output reproducible, which is important when the JWK feeds into a thumbprint.

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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.PublicKey;

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

procedure RunDemo;
var
  success: Boolean;
  pubKey: TPublicKey;
  jwk: string;

begin
  success := False;

  //  Load a public key to export.  LoadFromFile inspects the content, so it accepts DER, PEM, XML,
  //  JWK, and other supported representations.
  pubKey := TPublicKey.Create;
  success := pubKey.LoadFromFile('qa_data/public.pem');
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(pubKey.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  //  Export the public key as a compact JWK (JSON Web Key).  Binary values use Base64url without
  //  padding, and the member order is stable across calls.
  jwk := pubKey.GetJwk();
  if (pubKey.LastMethodSuccess = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(pubKey.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;
  WriteLn(jwk);


  pubKey.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.