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Set the JWE Protected Header

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Demonstrates Jwe.SetProtectedHeader, which sets the integrity-protected JWE header from a JsonObject. The header specifies the key-management algorithm (alg) and content-encryption algorithm (enc).

Background. The protected header is integrity-protected and applies to all recipients. It is configured before encrypting.

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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

$success = $false

$jwe = New-Object Chilkat.Jwe

#  Build the JWE protected header.  The "alg" member names the key-management algorithm and the "enc"
#  member names the content-encryption algorithm.
$header = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$header.UpdateString("alg","A256KW")
$header.UpdateString("enc","A256GCM")

#  Set the protected header on the JWE.  The protected header is integrity-protected and applies to
#  all recipients.
$success = $jwe.SetProtectedHeader($header)
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($jwe.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$("Protected header set.")