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Set the Shared JWE Unprotected Header

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Demonstrates Jwe.SetUnprotectedHeader, which sets the shared JWE unprotected header from a JsonObject.

Background. The unprotected header is shared by all recipients but, unlike the protected header, is not integrity-protected. It is carried in the JSON serialization forms of a JWE.

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<?php

use Chilkat2\JsonObject;
use Chilkat2\Jwe;
use Chilkat2\StringBuilder;

$jwe = new Jwe();

// Protected header: AES key-wrap with AES-256-GCM content encryption.
$header = new JsonObject();
$header->UpdateString('alg', 'A256KW');
$header->UpdateString('enc', 'A256GCM');
try {
    $jwe->SetProtectedHeader($header);

    // 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=';
    $jwe->SetWrappingKey(0, $base64Key, 'base64');

    // Set the shared JWE unprotected header.  It is shared by all recipients but, unlike the protected
    // header, is not integrity-protected.
    $unprotected = new JsonObject();
    $unprotected->UpdateString('cty', 'text/plain');
    $jwe->SetUnprotectedHeader($unprotected);

    $sbContent = new StringBuilder();
    $sbContent->Append('This is the secret content.');
    $sbJwe = new StringBuilder();
    $jwe->EncryptSb($sbContent, 'utf-8', $sbJwe);
} catch (\Chilkat2\Exception $e) {
    echo $e->getMessage(), "\n";
    exit;
}

echo $sbJwe->GetAsString(), "\n";