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Create a JWS

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Demonstrates Jws.CreateJws, which creates and returns a JWS from the current payload, headers, and signing key.

Background. JWS (JSON Web Signature) integrity-protects a payload with a signature or MAC. The header alg names the algorithm; this example uses HMAC-SHA256 (HS256) with a symmetric MAC key.

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Dim success As Boolean = False

Dim jws As New Chilkat.Jws

'  Set the protected header for signer 0, specifying the signature algorithm (alg).
Dim header As New Chilkat.JsonObject
header.UpdateString("alg","HS256")
success = jws.SetProtectedHeader(0,header)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(jws.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


'  Set the payload to be signed.
Dim bIncludeBom As Boolean = False
success = jws.SetPayload("This is the content to sign.","utf-8",bIncludeBom)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(jws.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


'  Provide the HMAC key (base64) for signer 0.  In production, obtain the key from a secure source
'  rather than hard-coding it.
Dim base64Key As String = "YWJjZGVmZ2hpamtsbW5vcHFyc3R1dnd4eXowMTIzNDU="
success = jws.SetMacKey(0,base64Key,"base64")
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(jws.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


'  Create the JWS from the current payload, headers, and signing key.  The returned string is the
'  JWS (compact serialization by default).
Dim jwsCompact As String = jws.CreateJws()
If (jws.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(jws.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If

Debug.WriteLine(jwsCompact)