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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.

Background. Public-key JWS signs with a private key so that anyone holding the corresponding public key can verify the signature.

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<?php

$success = 0;

$jws = new COM("Chilkat.Jws");

//  Protected header specifying RSASSA-PKCS1-v1_5 with SHA-256 (RS256).
$header = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$header->UpdateString('alg','RS256');
$success = $jws->SetProtectedHeader(0,$header);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $jws->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

$bIncludeBom = 0;
$success = $jws->SetPayload('This is the content to sign.','utf-8',$bIncludeBom);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $jws->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

//  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 = new COM("Chilkat.PrivateKey");
$success = $privKey->LoadPemFile('qa_data/signer_privkey.pem');
if ($success == 0) {
    print $privKey->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

$success = $jws->SetPrivateKey(0,$privKey);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $jws->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

$jwsCompact = $jws->createJws();
if ($jws->LastMethodSuccess == 0) {
    print $jws->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

print $jwsCompact . "\n";

?>