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JWS Using RSASSA-PSS using SHA-256 and MGF1 with SHA-256

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Creates and validates a JSON Web Signature (JWS) using RSASSA-PSS using SHA-256 and MGF1 with SHA-256.

Chilkat supports all of the following JWS algorithms:

   +--------------+-------------------------------+--------------------+
   | "alg" Param  | Digital Signature or MAC      | Implementation     |
   | Value        | Algorithm                     | Requirements       |
   +--------------+-------------------------------+--------------------+
   | HS256        | HMAC using SHA-256            | Required           |
   | HS384        | HMAC using SHA-384            | Optional           |
   | HS512        | HMAC using SHA-512            | Optional           |
   | RS256        | RSASSA-PKCS1-v1_5 using       | Recommended        |
   |              | SHA-256                       |                    |
   | RS384        | RSASSA-PKCS1-v1_5 using       | Optional           |
   |              | SHA-384                       |                    |
   | RS512        | RSASSA-PKCS1-v1_5 using       | Optional           |
   |              | SHA-512                       |                    |
   | ES256        | ECDSA using P-256 and SHA-256 | Recommended+       |
   | ES384        | ECDSA using P-384 and SHA-384 | Optional           |
   | ES512        | ECDSA using P-521 and SHA-512 | Optional           |
   | PS256        | RSASSA-PSS using SHA-256 and  | Optional           |
   |              | MGF1 with SHA-256             |                    |
   | PS384        | RSASSA-PSS using SHA-384 and  | Optional           |
   |              | MGF1 with SHA-384             |                    |
   | PS512        | RSASSA-PSS using SHA-512 and  | Optional           |
   |              | MGF1 with SHA-512             |                    |
   +--------------+-------------------------------+--------------------+

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<?php

include("chilkat.php");

$success = false;

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

// Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.66 or greater.

// Use the following RSA key loaded from JWK format.
$sbJwk = new CkStringBuilder();
$sbJwk->Append('{\'kty\':\'RSA\',');
$sbJwk->Append('\'n\':\'ofgWCuLjybRlzo0tZWJjNiuSfb4p4fAkd_wWJcyQoTbji9k0l8W26mPddx');
$sbJwk->Append('HmfHQp-Vaw-4qPCJrcS2mJPMEzP1Pt0Bm4d4QlL-yRT-SFd2lZS-pCgNMs');
$sbJwk->Append('D1W_YpRPEwOWvG6b32690r2jZ47soMZo9wGzjb_7OMg0LOL-bSf63kpaSH');
$sbJwk->Append('SXndS5z5rexMdbBYUsLA9e-KXBdQOS-UTo7WTBEMa2R2CapHg665xsmtdV');
$sbJwk->Append('MTBQY4uDZlxvb3qCo5ZwKh9kG4LT6_I5IhlJH7aGhyxXFvUK-DWNmoudF8');
$sbJwk->Append('NAco9_h9iaGNj8q2ethFkMLs91kzk2PAcDTW9gb54h4FRWyuXpoQ\',');
$sbJwk->Append('\'e\':\'AQAB\',');
$sbJwk->Append('\'d\':\'Eq5xpGnNCivDflJsRQBXHx1hdR1k6Ulwe2JZD50LpXyWPEAeP88vLNO97I');
$sbJwk->Append('jlA7_GQ5sLKMgvfTeXZx9SE-7YwVol2NXOoAJe46sui395IW_GO-pWJ1O0');
$sbJwk->Append('BkTGoVEn2bKVRUCgu-GjBVaYLU6f3l9kJfFNS3E0QbVdxzubSu3Mkqzjkn');
$sbJwk->Append('439X0M_V51gfpRLI9JYanrC4D4qAdGcopV_0ZHHzQlBjudU2QvXt4ehNYT');
$sbJwk->Append('CBr6XCLQUShb1juUO1ZdiYoFaFQT5Tw8bGUl_x_jTj3ccPDVZFD9pIuhLh');
$sbJwk->Append('BOneufuBiB4cS98l2SR_RQyGWSeWjnczT0QU91p1DhOVRuOopznQ\',');
$sbJwk->Append('\'p\':\'4BzEEOtIpmVdVEZNCqS7baC4crd0pqnRH_5IB3jw3bcxGn6QLvnEtfdUdi');
$sbJwk->Append('YrqBdss1l58BQ3KhooKeQTa9AB0Hw_Py5PJdTJNPY8cQn7ouZ2KKDcmnPG');
$sbJwk->Append('BY5t7yLc1QlQ5xHdwW1VhvKn-nXqhJTBgIPgtldC-KDV5z-y2XDwGUc\',');
$sbJwk->Append('\'q\':\'uQPEfgmVtjL0Uyyx88GZFF1fOunH3-7cepKmtH4pxhtCoHqpWmT8YAmZxa');
$sbJwk->Append('ewHgHAjLYsp1ZSe7zFYHj7C6ul7TjeLQeZD_YwD66t62wDmpe_HlB-TnBA');
$sbJwk->Append('-njbglfIsRLtXlnDzQkv5dTltRJ11BKBBypeeF6689rjcJIDEz9RWdc\',');
$sbJwk->Append('\'dp\':\'BwKfV3Akq5_MFZDFZCnW-wzl-CCo83WoZvnLQwCTeDv8uzluRSnm71I3Q');
$sbJwk->Append('CLdhrqE2e9YkxvuxdBfpT_PI7Yz-FOKnu1R6HsJeDCjn12Sk3vmAktV2zb');
$sbJwk->Append('34MCdy7cpdTh_YVr7tss2u6vneTwrA86rZtu5Mbr1C1XsmvkxHQAdYo0\',');
$sbJwk->Append('\'dq\':\'h_96-mK1R_7glhsum81dZxjTnYynPbZpHziZjeeHcXYsXaaMwkOlODsWa');
$sbJwk->Append('7I9xXDoRwbKgB719rrmI2oKr6N3Do9U0ajaHF-NKJnwgjMd2w9cjz3_-ky');
$sbJwk->Append('NlxAr2v4IKhGNpmM5iIgOS1VZnOZ68m6_pbLBSp3nssTdlqvd0tIiTHU\',');
$sbJwk->Append('\'qi\':\'IYd7DHOhrWvxkwPQsRM2tOgrjbcrfvtQJipd-DlcxyVuuM9sQLdgjVk2o');
$sbJwk->Append('y26F0EmpScGLq2MowX7fhd_QJQ3ydy5cY7YIBi87w93IKLEdfnbJtoOPLU');
$sbJwk->Append('W0ITrJReOgo1cq9SbsxYawBgfp_gh6A5603k2-ZQwVK0JKSHuLFkuQ3U\'');
$sbJwk->Append('}');

$rsaKey = new CkPrivateKey();
// Note: This example loads the RSA key from JWK format.  Any format can be loaded
// into the private key object. (See the online reference documentation..)
$success = $rsaKey->LoadJwk($sbJwk->getAsString());
if ($success == false) {
    print $rsaKey->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Create the JWS Protected Header
$jwsProtHdr = new CkJsonObject();
$jwsProtHdr->AppendString('alg','PS256');

$jws = new CkJws();

// Set the protected header:
$signatureIndex = 0;
$jws->SetProtectedHeader($signatureIndex,$jwsProtHdr);

// Set the RSA key:
$jws->SetPrivateKey($signatureIndex,$rsaKey);

// 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->get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
    print $jws->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

print 'JWS: ' . $jwsCompact . "\n";

// Note: RSA PSS padding uses random values, so the output will be different each time a signature is produced.
// sample output:
// JWS: eyJhbGciOiJQUzI1NiJ9.SW4gb3VyIHZpbGxhZ2UsIGZvbGtzIHNheSBHb2QgY3J1bWJsZXMgdXAgdGhlIG9sZCBtb29uIGludG8gc3RhcnMu.TRWhwRo5dMv9-8OzrInfJTwmUGYgjLfHk8lqF072ND-FmLWEBnUTOpY8oJXp8FdWw2SalbdOeNlrtlJjwk4XK8Ql2iJ_2qMCtxsvLPhKBOqFoAF4aBvTOEDVJDxf0DaBSiydEEtfTVV2iwBcjWabu5J2XieR5y7QZQtuHsn7T3qKBvCcCejN3Y2oqAT3qMHvu1fTms1r_91wBn_K7Wjd9UkZ1n02qQcUHJznR_OF2BgN7_KWIDAF9ZS9keoju2NPpPelO4yxa2XUPnehY3G7dHKoCxUEQR4d2Xc5voqDASTVCDqQS4PVOZdvT3Ein6-SanAlCwbWBbkvT8g6-5PImQ

// Now load the JWS, validate, and recover the original text.
$jws2 = new CkJws();

// Load the JWS.
$success = $jws2->LoadJws($jwsCompact);

$rsaPubKey = new CkPublicKey();
$rsaKey->ToPublicKey($rsaPubKey);

// Set the RSA public key used for validation.
$signatureIndex = 0;
$jws2->SetPublicKey($signatureIndex,$rsaPubKey);

// Validate the 1st (and only) signature at index 0..
$v = $jws2->Validate($signatureIndex);
if ($v < 0) {
    // Perhaps Chilkat was not unlocked or the trial expired..
    print 'Method call failed for some other reason.' . "\n";
    print $jws2->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

if ($v == 0) {
    print 'Invalid signature.  The RSA key was incorrect, the JWS was invalid, or both.' . "\n";
    exit;
}

// If we get here, the signature was validated..
print 'Signature validated.' . "\n";

// Recover the original content:
print $jws2->getPayload('utf-8') . "\n";

// Examine the protected header:
$joseHeader = new CkJsonObject();
$jws2->GetProtectedH($signatureIndex,$joseHeader);
$joseHeader->put_EmitCompact(false);

print 'Protected (JOSE) header:' . "\n";
print $joseHeader->emit() . "\n";

// Output:

// 	Signature validated.
// 	In our village, folks say God crumbles up the old moon into stars.
// 	Protected (JOSE) header:
// 	{ 
// 	  "alg": "PS256"
// 	}

?>