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Encrypt a JWE with a Password (PBES2)

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Demonstrates Jwe.SetPassword, which sets the PBES2 password for a recipient. The example uses PBES2-HS256+A128KW key management with AES-128-GCM content encryption.

Background. PBES2 derives a key-wrapping key from a password using a salt and iteration count, allowing password-based JWE encryption. The password should come from a secure source.

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Dim success As Boolean = False

Dim jwe As New Chilkat.Jwe

'  Protected header: PBES2 password-based key management with AES-128-GCM content encryption.
Dim header As New Chilkat.JsonObject
header.UpdateString("alg","PBES2-HS256+A128KW")
header.UpdateString("enc","A128GCM")
success = jwe.SetProtectedHeader(header)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(jwe.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


'  Set the PBES2 password for recipient 0.  The password should come from a secure source rather than
'  being hard-coded.
Dim password As String = "myPassword"
success = jwe.SetPassword(0,password)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(jwe.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Dim jweCompact As String = jwe.Encrypt("This is the secret content.","utf-8")
If (jwe.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(jwe.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If

Debug.WriteLine(jweCompact)