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AES-CMAC

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Demonstrates using the AES-CMAC algorithm, which is a keyed hash function similar to HMAC and Poly1305.

Note: Chilkat added AES-CMAC in version 9.5.0.95.

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Dim success As Boolean
success = False

// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

Dim crypt As New Chilkat.Crypt2

// Set the MAC algorithm to AES-CMAC
crypt.MacAlgorithm = "aes-cmac"

// AES-CMAC always uses a 16-byte (128-bit) MAC key.
Dim keyHex As String
keyHex = "2b7e151628aed2a6abf7158809cf4f3c"
success = crypt.SetMacKeyEncoded(keyHex,"hex")

// Let's compute the AES-CMAC for the test vector at https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc4493#appendix-A
// Here we have 64 bytes in hex representation.
Dim messageBytes As String
messageBytes = "6bc1bee22e409f96e93d7e117393172aae2d8a571e03ac9c9eb76fac45af8e5130c81c46a35ce411e5fbc1191a0a52eff69f2445df4f9b17ad2b417be66c3710"

Dim bd As New Chilkat.BinData
success = bd.AppendEncoded(messageBytes,"hex")

// Compute the AES-CMAC for the bytes contained in bd and return the AES-CMAC in hex representation.
crypt.EncodingMode = "hex_lower"
Dim cmac As String
cmac = crypt.MacBdENC(bd)
System.DebugLog(cmac)
// Output should be: 51f0bebf7e3b9d92fc49741779363cfe

// Now do the same for a string:
Dim plainText As String
plainText = "'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves" + EndOfLine.Unix + "Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:" + EndOfLine.Unix + "All mimsy were the borogoves," + EndOfLine.Unix + "And the mome raths outgrabe."
Dim encTag As String
encTag = crypt.MacStringENC(plainText)
System.DebugLog(encTag)

// Output should be: 4fca1fcbd265048d247f99ab57fa3ceb