VBScript

JWE using PBES2 Key Wrapping

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Demonstrates how to create and decrypt a JWE that using PBES2 key wrapping.

This example demonstrates PBES2 with HMAC SHA-256 and A128KW wrapping. It is also possible to do the following by simply changing the "alg" parameter:

• PBES2 with HMAC SHA-384 and A192KW wrapping
• PBES2 with HMAC SHA-512 and A256KW wrapping

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.66 or greater.

VBScript

Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)

success = 0

' This requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

' Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.66 or greater.

plaintext = "Live long and prosper."

set jwe = CreateObject("Chilkat.Jwe")

' First build the JWE Protected Header..
set jweProtHdr = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = jweProtHdr.AppendString("alg","PBES2-HS256+A128KW")
success = jweProtHdr.AppendString("enc","A128GCM")

' PBES2 requires two additional parameters:
' 1) A random salt parameter ("p2s") containing 8 or more bytes in base64url format.
' 2) An iteration count parameter ("p2c").  A minimum count of 1000 is recommended.
'    The iteration count is intended to make the PBES2 computation more expensive (time consuming)
'    to prevent brute-force attacks.
set prng = CreateObject("Chilkat.Prng")
success = jweProtHdr.AppendString("p2s",prng.GenRandom(16,"base64url"))
success = jweProtHdr.AppendString("p2c","1000")

outFile.WriteLine("JWE Protected Header: " & jweProtHdr.Emit())
outFile.WriteLine("--")

' Don't forget to actually provide the protected header to the JWE object:
success = jwe.SetProtectedHeader(jweProtHdr)

' Set the PBES2 password
recipientIndex = 0
success = jwe.SetPassword(recipientIndex,"top secret")

' Encrypt and return the JWE:
strJwe = jwe.Encrypt(plaintext,"utf-8")
If (jwe.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(jwe.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

' Show the JWE we just created:
outFile.WriteLine(strJwe)

' Decrypt the JWE.
set jwe2 = CreateObject("Chilkat.Jwe")
success = jwe2.LoadJwe(strJwe)
If (success <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(jwe2.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

' Set the PBES2 password
success = jwe2.SetPassword(recipientIndex,"top secret")

' Decrypt.
originalPlaintext = jwe2.Decrypt(0,"utf-8")
If (jwe2.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(jwe2.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

outFile.WriteLine("original text: ")
outFile.WriteLine(originalPlaintext)

' Sample output:

' JWE Protected Header: {"alg":"PBES2-HS256+A128KW","enc":"A128GCM","p2s":"z39rTEfRy1T1Yn_D1mZRlg","p2c":"1000"}
' --
' eyJhbGciOiJQQkVTMi1IUzI1NitBMTI4S1ciLCJlbmMiOiJBMTI4R0NNIiwicDJzIjoiejM5clRFZlJ5MVQxWW5fRDFtWlJsZyIsInAyYyI6IjEwMDAifQ.koYt6PrFmYwcwdcT7ZcvXHA1d-Xez5h4.luGlbvEnZp-7IsBOj42Yhw.YMTcfLf8Qe4zazozGV2OAu3cUdQ8Kg.rWub47ESWkc6IqZJTvSTmg
' original text: 
' Live long and prosper.

outFile.Close