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Load a Private Key from a JWK

Demonstrates the Chilkat PrivateKey.LoadJwk method, which loads a private key from JWK (JSON Web Key) JSON. The only argument is the JWK JSON string. Supported key types are RSA, EC, and Ed25519 (kty=OKP).

Background: JWK is the JSON key format used throughout modern web security — JWT signing, OAuth, OpenID Connect — so this loader is what you use to consume a key from a JWK Set or an identity provider. A private JWK includes the private parameters (d and, for RSA, the CRT values); a public-only JWK omits them. As JSON in the clear, a private JWK must be handled as sensitive material.

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#include <CkPrivateKeyW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

    //  Demonstrates the PrivateKey.LoadJwk method, which loads a private key from JWK (JSON Web Key)
    //  JSON.  The only argument is the JWK JSON string.  Supported key types are RSA, EC, and
    //  Ed25519 (kty=OKP).

    CkPrivateKeyW privKey;

    //  A private JWK.  For a real key, "d" (and the other private parameters) would be present.
    const wchar_t *jwk = L"{\"kty\":\"EC\",\"crv\":\"P-256\",\"x\":\"...\",\"y\":\"...\",\"d\":\"...\"}";

    success = privKey.LoadJwk(jwk);
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",privKey.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"Loaded a %s private key.\n",privKey.keyType());
    }