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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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#include <CkJweW.h>
#include <CkJsonObjectW.h>
#include <CkStringBuilderW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

    CkJweW jwe;

    //  Protected header: AES key-wrap with AES-256-GCM content encryption.
    CkJsonObjectW header;
    header.UpdateString(L"alg",L"A256KW");
    header.UpdateString(L"enc",L"A256GCM");
    success = jwe.SetProtectedHeader(header);
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",jwe.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    //  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.
    const wchar_t *base64Key = L"YWJjZGVmZ2hpamtsbW5vcHFyc3R1dnd4eXowMTIzNDU=";
    success = jwe.SetWrappingKey(0,base64Key,L"base64");
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",jwe.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    //  Set the shared JWE unprotected header.  It is shared by all recipients but, unlike the protected
    //  header, is not integrity-protected.
    CkJsonObjectW unprotected;
    unprotected.UpdateString(L"cty",L"text/plain");
    success = jwe.SetUnprotectedHeader(unprotected);
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",jwe.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    CkStringBuilderW sbContent;
    sbContent.Append(L"This is the secret content.");
    CkStringBuilderW sbJwe;
    success = jwe.EncryptSb(sbContent,L"utf-8",sbJwe);
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",jwe.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"%s\n",sbJwe.getAsString());
    }