Jws Lianja Reference Documentation

Jws

Current Version: 10.0.0

An API for JSON Web Signature (JWS). Provides the ability to create and verify JWSs.

Object Creation

loObject = createobject("CkJws")

Properties

DebugLogFilePath
DebugLogFilePath As Character

If set to a file path, causes each Chilkat method or property call to automatically append it's LastErrorText to the specified log file. The information is appended such that if a hang or crash occurs, it is possible to see the context in which the problem occurred, as well as a history of all Chilkat calls up to the point of the problem. The VerboseLogging property can be set to provide more detailed information.

This property is typically used for debugging the rare cases where a Chilkat method call hangs or generates an exception that halts program execution (i.e. crashes). A hang or crash should generally never happen. The typical causes of a hang are:

  1. a timeout related property was set to 0 to explicitly indicate that an infinite timeout is desired,
  2. the hang is actually a hang within an event callback (i.e. it is a hang within the application code), or
  3. there is an internal problem (bug) in the Chilkat code that causes the hang.

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LastErrorHtml
LastErrorHtml As Character (read-only)

Provides information in HTML format about the last method/property called. If a method call returns a value indicating failure, or behaves unexpectedly, examine this property to get more information.

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LastErrorText
LastErrorText As Character (read-only)

Provides information in plain-text format about the last method/property called. If a method call returns a value indicating failure, or behaves unexpectedly, examine this property to get more information.

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LastErrorXml
LastErrorXml As Character (read-only)

Provides information in XML format about the last method/property called. If a method call returns a value indicating failure, or behaves unexpectedly, examine this property to get more information.

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LastMethodSuccess
LastMethodSuccess As Boolean

Indicate whether the last method call succeeded or failed. A value of .T. indicates success, a value of .F. indicates failure. This property is automatically set for method calls. It is not modified by property accesses. The property is automatically set to indicate success for the following types of method calls:

  • Any method that returns a string.
  • Any method returning a Chilkat object, binary bytes, or a date/time.
  • Any method returning a standard boolean status value where success = .T. and failure = .F..
  • Any method returning an integer where failure is defined by a return value less than zero.

Note: Methods that do not fit the above requirements will always set this property equal to .T.. For example, a method that returns no value (such as a "void" in C++) will technically always succeed.

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NumSignatures
NumSignatures As Numeric (read-only)
Introduced in version 9.5.0.66

The number of signatures contained in this JWS.

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PreferCompact
PreferCompact As Boolean
Introduced in version 9.5.0.66

Controls whether to use the JWS Compact Serialization or JWS JSON Serialization when creating JWSs. The default value is .T., which is to choose the compact serialization when possible. If multiple signatures exist, or if any unprotected headers exist, then JWS JSON Serialization is used regardless of this property setting.

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PreferFlattened
PreferFlattened As Boolean
Introduced in version 9.5.0.66

Controls whether to use the flattened or general JWE JSON Serialization when creating JWSs. The default value is .T., which is to choose the flattened serialization when possible. If multiple signatures exist, then the general (non-flattened) JWS JSON Serialization is used regardless of this property setting.

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VerboseLogging
VerboseLogging As Boolean

If set to .T., then the contents of LastErrorText (or LastErrorXml, or LastErrorHtml) may contain more verbose information. The default value is .F.. Verbose logging should only be used for debugging. The potentially large quantity of logged information may adversely affect peformance.

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Version
Version As Character (read-only)

Version of the component/library, such as "9.5.0.94"

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Methods

CreateJws
CreateJws() As Character
Introduced in version 9.5.0.66

Creates and returns the JWS containing one or more signatures according to the previously set payload, headers, and keys.

Returns .F. on failure

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CreateJwsSb
CreateJwsSb(sbJws As CkStringBuilder) As Boolean
Introduced in version 9.5.0.66

Creates and returns the JWS by appending it to the contents of sbJws.

Returns .T. for success, .F. for failure.

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GetPayload
GetPayload(charset As Character) As Character
Introduced in version 9.5.0.66

Returns the JWS payload. The charset specifies the byte representation to be used in interpreting the bytes of the payload. (For example, "utf-8", "windows-1252", "utf-16", etc.)

Returns .F. on failure

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GetPayloadBd
GetPayloadBd(binData As CkBinData) As Boolean
Introduced in version 9.5.0.66

Returns the JWS payload by appending it to the binData.

Returns .T. for success, .F. for failure.

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GetPayloadSb
GetPayloadSb(charset As Character, sbPayload As CkStringBuilder) As Boolean
Introduced in version 9.5.0.66

Returns the JWS payload by appending it to the sbPayload. The charset specifies the byte representation to be used in interpreting the bytes of the payload. (For example, "utf-8", "windows-1252", "utf-16", etc.)

Returns .T. for success, .F. for failure.

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GetProtectedHeader
GetProtectedHeader(index As Numeric) As CkJsonObject
Introduced in version 9.5.0.66

Returns the protected header for the Nth signature. The index is the index of the signature. The 1st signature is at index 0. In most cases, a JWS contains a single signature at index 0.

Returns .F. on failure

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GetUnprotectedHeader
GetUnprotectedHeader(index As Numeric) As CkJsonObject
Introduced in version 9.5.0.66

Returns the optional unprotected header for the Nth signature. The index is the index of the signature. The 1st signature is at index 0. In most cases, a JWS contains a single signature at index 0.

Returns .F. on failure

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LoadJws
LoadJws(jwsStr As Character) As Boolean
Introduced in version 9.5.0.66

Loads a JWS contained in jwsStr.

Returns .T. for success, .F. for failure.

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LoadJwsSb
LoadJwsSb(sbJws As CkStringBuilder) As Boolean
Introduced in version 9.5.0.66

Loads a JWS from the contents of sbJws.

Returns .T. for success, .F. for failure.

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SetMacKey
SetMacKey(index As Numeric, key As Character, encoding As Character) As Boolean
Introduced in version 9.5.0.66

Sets the MAC key to be used for creating or validating a signature for the algorithms "HS256", "HS384", or "HS512". The key is an encoded string representation of the MAC key bytes. The encoding is an encoding, such as "base64url", "base64", "hex", etc. The 1st signature is at index 0. (Most JWSs only contain a single signature.)

Returns .T. for success, .F. for failure.

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SetMacKeyBd
SetMacKeyBd(index As Numeric, key As CkBinData) As Boolean
Introduced in version 9.5.0.66

Sets the MAC key to be used for creating or validating a signature for the algorithms "HS256", "HS384", or "HS512". The key contains the binary bytes of the MAC key for the Nth signature. The 1st signature is at index 0.

Returns .T. for success, .F. for failure.

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SetPayload
SetPayload(payload As Character, charset As Character, includeBom As Boolean) As Boolean
Introduced in version 9.5.0.66

Sets the JWS payload from the contents of payload. The charset specifies the byte representation to be used for the string that is to be the payload. (For example, "utf-8", "windows-1252", "utf-16", etc.). If includeBom is .T., then the byte-order-mark (BOM), also known as preamble, if one exists for the given charset, is included in the payload. Normally, includeBom should be set to .F..

Returns .T. for success, .F. for failure.

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SetPayloadBd
SetPayloadBd(binData As CkBinData) As Boolean
Introduced in version 9.5.0.66

Sets the JWS payload from the contents of binData.

Returns .T. for success, .F. for failure.

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SetPayloadSb
SetPayloadSb(sbPayload As CkStringBuilder, charset As Character, includeBom As Boolean) As Boolean
Introduced in version 9.5.0.66

Sets the JWS payload from the contents of sbPayload. The charset specifies the byte representation to be used for the string that is to be the payload. (For example, "utf-8", "windows-1252", "utf-16", etc.). If includeBom is .T., then the byte-order-mark (BOM), also known as preamble, if one exists for the given charset, is included in the payload. Normally, includeBom should be set to .F..

Returns .T. for success, .F. for failure.

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SetPrivateKey
SetPrivateKey(index As Numeric, privKey As CkPrivateKey) As Boolean
Introduced in version 9.5.0.66

Sets the private key (ECC or RSA) to be used in creating a signature for the following algorithms:

RS256
RS384
RS512
ES256
ES384
ES512
PS256
PS384
PS512
The JWS algorithms are described in RFC 7518, section 3.1. Here is a summary:
   +--------------+-------------------------------+--------------------+
   | "alg" Param  | Digital Signature or MAC      | Implementation     |
   | Value        | Algorithm                     | Requirements       |
   +--------------+-------------------------------+--------------------+
   | HS256        | HMAC using SHA-256            | Required           |
   | HS384        | HMAC using SHA-384            | Optional           |
   | HS512        | HMAC using SHA-512            | Optional           |
   | RS256        | RSASSA-PKCS1-v1_5 using       | Recommended        |
   |              | SHA-256                       |                    |
   | RS384        | RSASSA-PKCS1-v1_5 using       | Optional           |
   |              | SHA-384                       |                    |
   | RS512        | RSASSA-PKCS1-v1_5 using       | Optional           |
   |              | SHA-512                       |                    |
   | ES256        | ECDSA using P-256 and SHA-256 | Recommended+       |
   | ES384        | ECDSA using P-384 and SHA-384 | Optional           |
   | ES512        | ECDSA using P-521 and SHA-512 | Optional           |
   | PS256        | RSASSA-PSS using SHA-256 and  | Optional           |
   |              | MGF1 with SHA-256             |                    |
   | PS384        | RSASSA-PSS using SHA-384 and  | Optional           |
   |              | MGF1 with SHA-384             |                    |
   | PS512        | RSASSA-PSS using SHA-512 and  | Optional           |
   |              | MGF1 with SHA-512             |                    |
   | none         | No digital signature or MAC   | Optional           |
   |              | performed                     |                    |
   +--------------+-------------------------------+--------------------+

Returns .T. for success, .F. for failure.

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SetProtectedHeader
SetProtectedHeader(index As Numeric, json As CkJsonObject) As Boolean
Introduced in version 9.5.0.66

Sets a signature's protected header. The index is the index of the signature. The 1st signature is at index 0. In most cases, a JWS contains a single signature at index 0.

Returns .T. for success, .F. for failure.

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SetPublicKey
SetPublicKey(index As Numeric, pubKey As CkPublicKey) As Boolean
Introduced in version 9.5.0.66

Sets the public key (ECC or RSA) to be used in validating a signature for the following algorithms:

RS256
RS384
RS512
ES256
ES384
ES512
PS256
PS384
PS512

Returns .T. for success, .F. for failure.

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SetUnprotectedHeader
SetUnprotectedHeader(index As Numeric, json As CkJsonObject) As Boolean
Introduced in version 9.5.0.66

Sets a signature's optional unprotected header. The index is the index of the signature. The 1st signature is at index 0. In most cases, a JWS contains a single signature at index 0.

Returns .T. for success, .F. for failure.

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Validate
Validate(index As Numeric) As Numeric
Introduced in version 9.5.0.66

Validates the Nth signature or MAC using the Nth public key or MAC key.

Returns 1 if the signature was validated, thus verifying that the signer used the same MAC key or the matching private key.
Returns 0 if the incorrect public key or MAC key was provided.
Returns -1 for any other error, such as if no public key or MAC key was previously set for the given index.

Prior to calling this method, a program should provide the public key or MAC key via the SetPublicKey, SetMacKey, or SetMacKeyBd methods.

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