React Native

JWE using PBES2 Key Wrapping

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Demonstrates how to create and decrypt a JWE that using PBES2 key wrapping.

This example demonstrates PBES2 with HMAC SHA-256 and A128KW wrapping. It is also possible to do the following by simply changing the "alg" parameter:

• PBES2 with HMAC SHA-384 and A192KW wrapping
• PBES2 with HMAC SHA-512 and A256KW wrapping

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

React Native

import { JsonObject, Jwe, Prng } from '@chilkat/react-native'

function chilkatExample() {
  // 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.

  const plaintext = 'Live long and prosper.';

  const jwe = new Jwe();

  // First build the JWE Protected Header..
  const jweProtHdr = new JsonObject();
  jweProtHdr.appendString('alg', 'PBES2-HS256+A128KW');
  jweProtHdr.appendString('enc', 'A128GCM');

  // PBES2 requires two additional parameters:
  // 1) A random salt parameter ("p2s") containing 8 or more bytes in base64url format.
  // 2) An iteration count parameter ("p2c").  A minimum count of 1000 is recommended.
  //    The iteration count is intended to make the PBES2 computation more expensive (time consuming)
  //    to prevent brute-force attacks.
  const prng = new Prng();
  jweProtHdr.appendString('p2s', prng.genRandom(16, 'base64url'));
  jweProtHdr.appendString('p2c', '1000');

  console.log(`JWE Protected Header: ${jweProtHdr.emit()}`);
  console.log('--');

  // Don't forget to actually provide the protected header to the JWE object:
  jwe.setProtectedHeader(jweProtHdr);

  // Set the PBES2 password
  const recipientIndex = 0;
  jwe.setPassword(recipientIndex, 'top secret');

  // Encrypt and return the JWE:
  let strJwe: string;
  try {
    strJwe = jwe.encrypt(plaintext, 'utf-8');
  } catch {
    console.log(jwe.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  // Show the JWE we just created:
  console.log(strJwe);

  // Decrypt the JWE.
  const jwe2 = new Jwe();
  try {
    jwe2.loadJwe(strJwe);
  } catch {
    console.log(jwe2.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  // Set the PBES2 password
  jwe2.setPassword(recipientIndex, 'top secret');

  // Decrypt.
  let originalPlaintext: string;
  try {
    originalPlaintext = jwe2.decrypt(0, 'utf-8');
  } catch {
    console.log(jwe2.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  console.log('original text: ');
  console.log(originalPlaintext);

  // Sample output:

  // JWE Protected Header: {"alg":"PBES2-HS256+A128KW","enc":"A128GCM","p2s":"z39rTEfRy1T1Yn_D1mZRlg","p2c":"1000"}
  // --
  // eyJhbGciOiJQQkVTMi1IUzI1NitBMTI4S1ciLCJlbmMiOiJBMTI4R0NNIiwicDJzIjoiejM5clRFZlJ5MVQxWW5fRDFtWlJsZyIsInAyYyI6IjEwMDAifQ.koYt6PrFmYwcwdcT7ZcvXHA1d-Xez5h4.luGlbvEnZp-7IsBOj42Yhw.YMTcfLf8Qe4zazozGV2OAu3cUdQ8Kg.rWub47ESWkc6IqZJTvSTmg
  // original text: 
  // Live long and prosper.
}