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Visual Basic 6.0

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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Visual Basic 6.0
Dim success As Long
success = 0

Dim jwe As New ChilkatJwe

'  Protected header: AES key-wrap with AES-256-GCM content encryption.
Dim header As New ChilkatJsonObject
success = header.UpdateString("alg","A256KW")
success = header.UpdateString("enc","A256GCM")
success = jwe.SetProtectedHeader(header)
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print jwe.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

'  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.
Dim base64Key As String
base64Key = "YWJjZGVmZ2hpamtsbW5vcHFyc3R1dnd4eXowMTIzNDU="
success = jwe.SetWrappingKey(0,base64Key,"base64")
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print jwe.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

'  Set the shared JWE unprotected header.  It is shared by all recipients but, unlike the protected
'  header, is not integrity-protected.
Dim unprotected As New ChilkatJsonObject
success = unprotected.UpdateString("cty","text/plain")
success = jwe.SetUnprotectedHeader(unprotected)
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print jwe.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Dim sbContent As New ChilkatStringBuilder
success = sbContent.Append("This is the secret content.")
Dim sbJwe As New ChilkatStringBuilder
success = jwe.EncryptSb(sbContent,"utf-8",sbJwe)
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print jwe.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Debug.Print sbJwe.GetAsString()