Validate a JWS with a Public Key

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Demonstrates Jws.SetPublicKey, which sets the public key used to validate a signature of a loaded JWS.

The file path is relative to the application's current working directory. An absolute path may also be used. Supply the path appropriate to your own environment.

Dim success As Boolean = False

Dim jws As New Chilkat.Jws

'  Load the JWS compact serialization.
Dim jwsCompact As String = "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.VGhpcyBpcyB0aGUgY29udGVudCB0byBzaWduLg.<signature>"
success = jws.LoadJws(jwsCompact)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(jws.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


'  The file path is relative to the application's current working directory.  An absolute path
'  may also be used.  Supply the path appropriate to your own environment.
'  Load the signer's public key and set it for validating signature 0.
Dim pubKey As New Chilkat.PublicKey
success = pubKey.LoadFromFile("qa_data/signer_pubkey.pem")
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(pubKey.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If

success = jws.SetPublicKey(0,pubKey)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(jws.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


'  Validate the signature.  Validate returns 1 when valid, 0 when not, or a negative value on error.
Dim v As Integer = jws.Validate(0)
If (v < 0) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(jws.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If

If (v <> 1) Then
    Debug.WriteLine("The signature is not valid.")
    Exit Sub
End If

Debug.WriteLine("The signature is valid.")