JWS Component

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Create, Sign and Verify JSON Web Signatures (JWS).

Syntax

nsoftware.IPWorksEncrypt.Jws

Remarks

The JWS component supports signing and verifying JSON Web Signatures (JWS).

Specify any payload via input properties and use Sign to create a JWS message using a variety of algorithms including HMAC, RSA, and ECDSA. Use Verify to verify the signature of any received JWS message. The following algorithms are supported:

• HS256
• HS384
• HS512
• RS256
• RS384
• RS512
• PS256
• PS384
• PS512
• ES256
• ES384
• ES512
• None

See Algorithm for more details about supported algorithms.

Signing

The Sign method may be used to sign a payload with a variety of algorithms. Before calling the Sign method set Algorithm to the algorithm which will be used to sign the message. The result of signing is a compact serialized JWS string. For instance:

eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.dGVzdA.o_JihJlCwvBO1AgY_Ao3_VBivdFmj3ufv3ZWAqYF4Ow

The component is agnostic of the payload that is signed. Any value may be signed. KeyId may be set to include an identifier to help the receiving party identify the key used to sign the message. The following properties are applicable when calling this method:

• Algorithm (required)
• Certificate (conditional - required for ECDSA and RSA)
• Key (conditional - required for HMAC)
• HeaderParams
• KeyId
• Overwrite

Input and Output Properties

The component will determine the source and destination of the input and output based on which properties are set.

The order in which the input properties are checked is as follows:

• SetInputStream
• InputFile
• InputMessage

When a valid source is found the search stops. The order in which the output properties are checked is as follows:

• SetOutputStream
• OutputFile
• OutputMessage: The output data is written to this property if no other destination is specified.

When using streams you may need to additionally set CloseInputStreamAfterProcessing or CloseOutputStreamAfterProcessing.

Notes for HMAC Algorithms (HS256, HS384, HS512)

When Algorithm is set to a HMAC algorithm Key must be set to a key of appropriate length for the algorithm. The Key should be the same number of bits as the algorithm being used. For instance a 256 bit key would be used for HS256.

The example code below uses the EzRand component to generate a key, but the key may be created using any means. The key must be known by both parties in order for signing and verification to take place.

//Generate a 256 bit (32 byte) key Ezrand ezrand = new Ezrand(); ezrand.RandBytesLength = 32; ezrand.GetNextBytes(); byte[] key = ezrand.RandBytesB; //Sign the payload using HS256 Jws jws = new Jws(); jws.Algorithm = JwsAlgorithms.jwsHS256; jws.InputMessage = "test data"; jws.KeyB = key; jws.Sign(); string signedData = jws.OutputMessage;

To use an existing HMAC key provide the bytes to the Key property. For instance:

//HMAC SHA-256 Key byte[] key = new byte[] { 170, 171, 221, 209, 7, 181, 48, 178, 48, 118, 242, 132, 36, 218, 74, 140, 216, 165, 161, 70, 11, 42, 246, 205, 235, 231, 19, 48, 87, 141, 122, 10 }; //Sign the payload using HS256 Jws jws = new Jws(); jws.Algorithm = JwsAlgorithms.jwsHS256; jws.InputMessage = "test data"; jws.KeyB = key; jws.Sign(); string signedData = jws.OutputMessage;

Notes for RSA Algorithms (RS256, RS384, RS512, PS256, PS384, PS512)

The RSA based algorithms use asymmetric encryption. Signing is done with a private key and verification is done with a public key. The private key may be in PFX or PEM format.

Jws jws = new Jws(); jws.Algorithm = JwsAlgorithms.jwsRS256; jws.Certificate = new Certificate(CertStoreTypes.cstPFXFile, "..\\jwt.pfx", "test", "*"); jws.InputMessage = "test"; jws.Sign(); string signedMessage = jws.OutputMessage;

Notes for ECDSA Algorithms (ES256, ES384, ES512)

ECDSA algorithms require a valid ECC private key to sign. The ECC component can be used to create or import an ECC key into the Certificate format accepted by the JWS component.

//Create an ECC key with SHA-256 Ecc ecc = new Ecc(); ecc.HashAlgorithm = EccHashAlgorithms.ehaSHA256; ecc.CreateKey(); string privKey = ecc.Key.PrivateKey; //Sign the payload using ES256 Jws jws = new Jws(); jws.Algorithm = JwsAlgorithms.jwsES256; jws.Certificate = new Certificate(CertStoreTypes.cstPEMKeyBlob, privKey, "", "*"); jws.InputMessage = "test"; jws.Sign(); string signedMessage = jws.OutputMessage;

To use an existing ECC Key populate the Rx, Ry, and K values of Key property in the ECC component first. For instance:

//Import an existing ECC private key Ecc ecc = new Ecc(); byte[] x_bytes = new byte[] { 171, 170, 196, 151, 94, 196, 231, 12, 128, 232, 17, 61, 45, 105, 41, 209, 192, 187, 112, 242, 110, 178, 95, 240, 36, 55, 83, 171, 190, 176, 78, 13 }; byte[] y_bytes = new byte[] { 197, 75, 134, 245, 245, 28, 199, 9, 7, 117, 1, 54, 49, 178, 135, 252, 62, 89, 35, 180, 117, 80, 231, 23, 110, 250, 28, 124, 219, 253, 224, 156 }; byte[] k_bytes = new byte[] { 81, 65, 201, 24, 235, 249, 162, 148, 169, 150, 109, 181, 61, 238, 145, 122, 31, 30, 151, 94, 239, 90, 222, 217, 63, 103, 54, 2, 176, 232, 248, 168 }; ecc.Key.RxB = x_bytes; ecc.Key.RyB = y_bytes; ecc.Key.KB = k_bytes; string privKey = ecc.Key.PrivateKey; //Sign the payload using ES256 Jws jws = new Jws(); jws.Algorithm = JwsAlgorithms.jwsES256; jws.Certificate = new Certificate(CertStoreTypes.cstPEMKeyBlob, privKey, "", "*"); jws.InputMessage = "test"; jws.Sign(); string signedMessage = jws.OutputMessage;

Notes for Unsecured (none)

To create a JWS token without any security set Algorithm to jwsNone.

Jws jws = new Jws(); jws.Algorithm = JwsAlgorithms.jwsNone; jws.InputMessage = "test"; jws.Sign(); string unsecuredMessage = jws.OutputMessage;

Signature Verification

The Verify method may be used to verify a received JWS message. Before calling the Verify method set InputMessage or InputFile to a valid compact serialized JWS string. For instance:

eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.dGVzdA.o_JihJlCwvBO1AgY_Ao3_VBivdFmj3ufv3ZWAqYF4Ow

Key or Certificate should be set to the HMAC key or public certificate respectively. If the correct Key or Certificate is not known ahead of time the KeyId parameter of the SignerInfo event may be used to identify the correct key.

If this method returns without error verification was successful. If verification fails then this method throws an exception. After calling this method the payload will be present in the OutputMessage or file specified by OutputFile and the HeaderParams property will contain the headers. Headers of the parsed message are also available through the HeaderParam event.

The following properties are applicable when calling this method:

• Key (conditional - required for HMAC)
• Certificate (conditional - required for ECDSA and RSA)
• Algorithm (only if StrictValidation is True)
• Overwrite
• StrictValidation

Input and Output Properties

The component will determine the source and destination of the input and output based on which properties are set.

The order in which the input properties are checked is as follows:

• SetInputStream
• InputFile
• InputMessage

When a valid source is found the search stops. The order in which the output properties are checked is as follows:

• SetOutputStream
• OutputFile
• OutputMessage: The output data is written to this property if no other destination is specified.

When using streams you may need to additionally set CloseInputStreamAfterProcessing or CloseOutputStreamAfterProcessing.

Notes for HMAC Algorithms (HS256, HS384, HS512)

When verifying a message originally signed with a HMAC algorithm Key must be set to the same key used during signing. The key must be known by both parties in order for signing and verification to take place.

byte[] key = new byte[] { 170, 171, 221, 209, 7, 181, 48, 178, 48, 118, 242, 132, 36, 218, 74, 140, 216, 165, 161, 70, 11, 42, 246, 205, 235, 231, 19, 48, 87, 141, 122, 10 }; Jws jws = new Jws(); jws.KeyB = key; jws.InputMessage = signedData; jws.Verify(); string verifiedPayload = jws.OutputMessage;

Notes for RSA Algorithms (RS256, RS384, RS512, PS256, PS384, PS512)

The RSA based algorithms use asymmetric encryption. Signing is done with a private key and verification is done with a public key. The public key is typically in PEM format.

Jws jws = new Jws(); jws.Certificate = new Certificate("..\\jwt.cer"); jws.InputMessage = signedData; jws.Verify(); string verifiedPayload = jws.OutputMessage;

Notes for ECDSA Algorithms (ES256, ES384, ES512)

ECDSA algorithms require a valid ECC public key to verify the message. If the key was originally created with the ECC component the PEM encoded PublicKey may be used directly with the Certificate property. An example PEM encoded public certificate created by the ECC component:

-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----
MIIBMjCB7AYHKoZIzj0CATCB4AIBATAsBgcqhkjOPQEBAiEA/////wAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAD///////////////8wRAQg/////wAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD///////////////wEIFrG
NdiqOpPns+u9VXaYhrxlHQawzFOw9jvOPD4n0mBLBEEEaxfR8uEsQkf4vOblY6RA8ncDfYEt
6zOg9KE5RdiYwpZP40Li/hp/m47n60p8D54WK84zV2sxXs7LtkBoN79R9QIhAP////8AAAAA
//////////+85vqtpxeehPO5ysL8YyVRAgEBA0EEIC5rbLp11Mnz6cBXLLriaDIov3rm8RAY
x/OR0bOKiff0cQy+sLVaxjseqFk/+Xvl4ORSv5Z6HdHv5GyEpA0UoA==
-----END PUBLIC KEY-----

Jws jws = new Jws(); jws.Certificate = new Certificate(CertStoreTypes.cstPublicKeyFile, pubKey, "", "*"); jws.InputMessage = signedData; jws.Verify(); string verifiedPayload = jws.OutputMessage;

To use an ECC public key created by other means the ECC component may be used to import the key parameters. Populate the Rx and Ry of the ECC component first to obtain the PEM formatted public key. For instance:

//Import an existing ECC public key Ecc ecc = new Ecc(); byte[] x_bytes = new byte[] { 171, 170, 196, 151, 94, 196, 231, 12, 128, 232, 17, 61, 45, 105, 41, 209, 192, 187, 112, 242, 110, 178, 95, 240, 36, 55, 83, 171, 190, 176, 78, 13 }; byte[] y_bytes = new byte[] { 197, 75, 134, 245, 245, 28, 199, 9, 7, 117, 1, 54, 49, 178, 135, 252, 62, 89, 35, 180, 117, 80, 231, 23, 110, 250, 28, 124, 219, 253, 224, 156 }; ecc.Key.RxB = x_bytes; ecc.Key.RyB = y_bytes; string pubKey = ecc.Key.PublicKey; Jws jws = new Jws(); jws.Certificate = new Certificate(CertStoreTypes.cstPublicKeyFile, pubKey, "", "*"); jws.InputMessage = signedData; jws.Verify(); string verifiedPayload = jws.OutputMessage;

Notes for Unsecured (none)

To parse a JWS token without any security call the Sign method without setting Key or Certificate.

Jws jws = new Jws(); jws.InputMessage = signedData; jws.Verify(); string unsecuredPayload = jws.OutputMessage;

Other Functionality

In addition to standard signing and verifying the component also supports a variety of other features including:

• Adding custom header parameters with AddHeaderParam
• Enforcing algorithm restrictions when verifying by setting StrictValidation
• Inspect the JWS without verifying by calling Parse

Property List

The following is the full list of the properties of the component with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.

Method List

The following is the full list of the methods of the component with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.

Event List

The following is the full list of the events fired by the component with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.

Config Settings

The following is a list of config settings for the component with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.

Algorithm Property (JWS Component)

The algorithm used when signing.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public JwsAlgorithms Algorithm { get; set; }

enum JwsAlgorithms {
  jwsHS256,
  jwsHS384,
  jwsHS512,
  jwsRS256,
  jwsRS384,
  jwsRS512,
  jwsES256,
  jwsES384,
  jwsES512,
  jwsPS256,
  jwsPS384,
  jwsPS512,
  jwsES256K,
  jwsNone
}

Public Property Algorithm As JwsAlgorithms

Enum JwsAlgorithms
  jwsHS256
  jwsHS384
  jwsHS512
  jwsRS256
  jwsRS384
  jwsRS512
  jwsES256
  jwsES384
  jwsES512
  jwsPS256
  jwsPS384
  jwsPS512
  jwsES256K
  jwsNone
End Enum

Default Value

0

Remarks

This property specifies the algorithm to use when signing.

When signing with an HMAC algorithm Key must be specified. When an RSA or ECDSA algorithm is selected Certificate must be set before calling Sign and Certificate must be set before calling Verify. The following values are supported:

Note: This setting is also applicable when StrictValidation is enabled before calling Verify.

Certificate Property (JWS Component)

The certificate used for signing or verification.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public Certificate Certificate { get; set; }

Public Property Certificate As Certificate

Remarks

This property specifies a certificate used for signing or verification.

When calling Sign and Algorithm is set to an RSA or ECDSA algorithm this property must be set to a certificate with private key.

When calling Verify and the algorithm used is RSA or ECDSA this property must be set to the public certificate of the signer.

HeaderParams Property (JWS Component)

The JOSE header parameters.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public HeaderParamList HeaderParams { get; }

Public Property HeaderParams As HeaderParamList

Remarks

This property specifies the JOSE header parameters. This may be populated before calling Sign or Encrypt. This is populated with the parsed header values after calling Verify, Decrypt, or Parse.

This property is not available at design time.

InputFile Property (JWS Component)

The file to process.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public string InputFile { get; set; }

Public Property InputFile As String

Default Value

""

Remarks

This property specifies the file to be processed. Set this property to the full or relative path to the file which will be processed.

Input and Output Properties

The component will determine the source and destination of the input and output based on which properties are set.

The order in which the input properties are checked is as follows:

• SetInputStream
• InputFile
• InputMessage

When a valid source is found the search stops. The order in which the output properties are checked is as follows:

• SetOutputStream
• OutputFile
• OutputMessage: The output data is written to this property if no other destination is specified.

When using streams you may need to additionally set CloseInputStreamAfterProcessing or CloseOutputStreamAfterProcessing.

InputMessage Property (JWS Component)

The message to process.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public string InputMessage { get; set; }
public byte[] InputMessageB { get; set; }

Public Property InputMessage As String
Public Property InputMessageB As Byte()

Default Value

""

Remarks

This property specifies the message to be processed.

Input and Output Properties

The component will determine the source and destination of the input and output based on which properties are set.

The order in which the input properties are checked is as follows:

• SetInputStream
• InputFile
• InputMessage

When a valid source is found the search stops. The order in which the output properties are checked is as follows:

• SetOutputStream
• OutputFile
• OutputMessage: The output data is written to this property if no other destination is specified.

When using streams you may need to additionally set CloseInputStreamAfterProcessing or CloseOutputStreamAfterProcessing.

Key Property (JWS Component)

The secret key for the hash algorithm.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public string Key { get; set; }
public byte[] KeyB { get; set; }

Public Property Key As String
Public Property KeyB As Byte()

Default Value

""

Remarks

This property holds the secret key used when creating the hash. The key can be arbitrarily long.

Note: This property is only applicable when Algorithm is set to an HMAC algorithm.

It is recommended that the length of the key be equal to or larger than the hash size of the algorithm. Use of keys shorter than the hash size is discouraged.

Sizes (in bytes)

Key Length Details

As mentioned above it is recommended to use a key size equal to the hash size. Use of keys larger than the hash size does not typically significantly increase the function strength. Keys of any length are technically valid however see the below processing rules to understand how keys of varying lengths are treated:

• If the key length is equal to the hash size (recommended) it is used without modification.
• If the key length is less than the hash size it is used without modification.
• If the key length is less than or equal to the block size it is used without modification.
• If the key length is larger than the block size is it first hashed with the same algorithm.

KeyId Property (JWS Component)

The Id of the key used to sign the message.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public string KeyId { get; set; }

Public Property KeyId As String

Default Value

""

Remarks

This property optionally specifies the Id of the key used to sign the message.

Any string value may be supplied here to help the other party identify the key used to sign the message. This may be set before calling the Sign method.

OutputFile Property (JWS Component)

The output file when encrypting or decrypting.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public string OutputFile { get; set; }

Public Property OutputFile As String

Default Value

""

Remarks

This property specifies the file to which the output will be written when Encrypt or Decrypt is called. This may be set to an absolute or relative path.

This property is only applicable to Encrypt and Decrypt.

Input and Output Properties

The component will determine the source and destination of the input and output based on which properties are set.

The order in which the input properties are checked is as follows:

• SetInputStream
• InputFile
• InputMessage

When a valid source is found the search stops. The order in which the output properties are checked is as follows:

• SetOutputStream
• OutputFile
• OutputMessage: The output data is written to this property if no other destination is specified.

When using streams you may need to additionally set CloseInputStreamAfterProcessing or CloseOutputStreamAfterProcessing.

OutputMessage Property (JWS Component)

The output message after processing.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public string OutputMessage { get; }
public byte[] OutputMessageB { get; }

Public ReadOnly Property OutputMessage As String
Public ReadOnly Property OutputMessageB As Byte()

Default Value

""

Remarks

This property will be populated with the output from the operation if OutputFile and SetOutputStream are not set.

Input and Output Properties

The component will determine the source and destination of the input and output based on which properties are set.

The order in which the input properties are checked is as follows:

• SetInputStream
• InputFile
• InputMessage

When a valid source is found the search stops. The order in which the output properties are checked is as follows:

• SetOutputStream
• OutputFile
• OutputMessage: The output data is written to this property if no other destination is specified.

When using streams you may need to additionally set CloseInputStreamAfterProcessing or CloseOutputStreamAfterProcessing.

This property is read-only and not available at design time.

Overwrite Property (JWS Component)

Indicates whether or not the component should overwrite files.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public bool Overwrite { get; set; }

Public Property Overwrite As Boolean

Default Value

False

Remarks

This property indicates whether or not the component will overwrite OutputFile. If Overwrite is False, an error will be thrown whenever OutputFile exists before an operation. The default value is False.

AddHeaderParam Method (JWS Component)

Adds additional header parameters.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public void AddHeaderParam(string name, string value, int dataType);

Async Version
public async Task AddHeaderParam(string name, string value, int dataType);
public async Task AddHeaderParam(string name, string value, int dataType, CancellationToken cancellationToken);

Public Sub AddHeaderParam(ByVal name As String, ByVal value As String, ByVal dataType As Integer)

Async Version
Public Sub AddHeaderParam(ByVal name As String, ByVal value As String, ByVal dataType As Integer) As Task
Public Sub AddHeaderParam(ByVal name As String, ByVal value As String, ByVal dataType As Integer, cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task

Remarks

This method is used to add additional header parameters before calling Sign.

The Name and Value parameters define the name and value of the parameter respectively. The DataType parameter specifies the JSON data type of the value. Possible values for DataType are:

• 0 (Object)
• 1 (Array)
• 2 (String)
• 3 (Number)
• 4 (Bool)
• 5 (Null)

{
  "alg": "HS512",
  "crit": [
    "exp"
  ],
  "exp": 12345687,
  "kid": "myKeyId",
  "type": "JWT"
}

The following code can be used:

jws.Algorithm = JwsAlgorithms.jwsHS512; jws.KeyId = "myKeyId"; jws.KeyB = key; jws.AddHeaderParam("type", "JWT", 2); jws.AddHeaderParam("crit", "[\"exp\"]", 1); jws.AddHeaderParam("exp", "12345687", 3); jws.InputMessage = "test"; jws.Sign(); string signedData = jws.OutputMessage;

Note: when calling Sign the component will automatically add some headers based on properties that are set.

Parameters Automatically Set:

Config Method (JWS Component)

Sets or retrieves a configuration setting.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public string Config(string configurationString);

Async Version
public async Task<string> Config(string configurationString);
public async Task<string> Config(string configurationString, CancellationToken cancellationToken);

Public Function Config(ByVal ConfigurationString As String) As String

Async Version
Public Function Config(ByVal ConfigurationString As String) As Task(Of String)
Public Function Config(ByVal ConfigurationString As String, cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task(Of String)

Remarks

Config is a generic method available in every component. It is used to set and retrieve configuration settings for the component.

These settings are similar in functionality to properties, but they are rarely used. In order to avoid "polluting" the property namespace of the component, access to these internal properties is provided through the Config method.

To set a configuration setting named PROPERTY, you must call Config("PROPERTY=VALUE"), where VALUE is the value of the setting expressed as a string. For boolean values, use the strings "True", "False", "0", "1", "Yes", or "No" (case does not matter).

To read (query) the value of a configuration setting, you must call Config("PROPERTY"). The value will be returned as a string.

Parse Method (JWS Component)

Parses the compact serialized JWS string.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public void Parse();

Async Version
public async Task Parse();
public async Task Parse(CancellationToken cancellationToken);

Public Sub Parse()

Async Version
Public Sub Parse() As Task
Public Sub Parse(cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task

Remarks

This method parses, but does not verify, the JWS string.

Take care when using this method as no signature verification is performed. This method may be helpful in cases where information about the signature is contained within the payload, or for any other reason where the signature is not important.

If verification is desired, use Verify instead. It is not necessary to call this method before calling Verify. Verify will both parse and verify the message.

When calling this method the headers and payload are parsed. The HeaderParam and SignerInfo events will fire and the HeaderParams property will be populated. The payload will be written to the specified output location.

Input and Output Properties

The component will determine the source and destination of the input and output based on which properties are set.

The order in which the input properties are checked is as follows:

• SetInputStream
• InputFile
• InputMessage

When a valid source is found the search stops. The order in which the output properties are checked is as follows:

• SetOutputStream
• OutputFile
• OutputMessage: The output data is written to this property if no other destination is specified.

When using streams you may need to additionally set CloseInputStreamAfterProcessing or CloseOutputStreamAfterProcessing.

Reset Method (JWS Component)

Resets the component

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public void Reset();

Async Version
public async Task Reset();
public async Task Reset(CancellationToken cancellationToken);

Public Sub Reset()

Async Version
Public Sub Reset() As Task
Public Sub Reset(cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task

Remarks

When called, the component will reset all of its properties to their default values.

SetInputStream Method (JWS Component)

Sets the stream from which the component will read data.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public void SetInputStream(System.IO.Stream inputStream);

Async Version
public async Task SetInputStream(System.IO.Stream inputStream);
public async Task SetInputStream(System.IO.Stream inputStream, CancellationToken cancellationToken);

Public Sub SetInputStream(ByVal InputStream As System.IO.Stream)

Async Version
Public Sub SetInputStream(ByVal InputStream As System.IO.Stream) As Task
Public Sub SetInputStream(ByVal InputStream As System.IO.Stream, cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task

Remarks

This method may be used to set a stream from which data will be read.

Input and Output Properties

The component will determine the source and destination of the input and output based on which properties are set.

The order in which the input properties are checked is as follows:

• SetInputStream
• InputFile
• InputMessage

When a valid source is found the search stops. The order in which the output properties are checked is as follows:

• SetOutputStream
• OutputFile
• OutputMessage: The output data is written to this property if no other destination is specified.

When using streams you may need to additionally set CloseInputStreamAfterProcessing or CloseOutputStreamAfterProcessing.

SetOutputStream Method (JWS Component)

Sets the stream to which the component will write data.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public void SetOutputStream(System.IO.Stream outputStream);

Async Version
public async Task SetOutputStream(System.IO.Stream outputStream);
public async Task SetOutputStream(System.IO.Stream outputStream, CancellationToken cancellationToken);

Public Sub SetOutputStream(ByVal OutputStream As System.IO.Stream)

Async Version
Public Sub SetOutputStream(ByVal OutputStream As System.IO.Stream) As Task
Public Sub SetOutputStream(ByVal OutputStream As System.IO.Stream, cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task

Remarks

This method may be used to specify a stream to which data will be written.

Input and Output Properties

The component will determine the source and destination of the input and output based on which properties are set.

The order in which the input properties are checked is as follows:

• SetInputStream
• InputFile
• InputMessage

When a valid source is found the search stops. The order in which the output properties are checked is as follows:

• SetOutputStream
• OutputFile
• OutputMessage: The output data is written to this property if no other destination is specified.

When using streams you may need to additionally set CloseInputStreamAfterProcessing or CloseOutputStreamAfterProcessing.

Sign Method (JWS Component)

Signs the payload with the specified algorithm.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public void Sign();

Async Version
public async Task Sign();
public async Task Sign(CancellationToken cancellationToken);

Public Sub Sign()

Async Version
Public Sub Sign() As Task
Public Sub Sign(cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task

Remarks

This method signs the input with the specified Algorithm.

Before calling the Sign method set Algorithm to the algorithm which will be used to sign the message. The result of signing is a compact serialized JWS string. For instance:

eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.dGVzdA.o_JihJlCwvBO1AgY_Ao3_VBivdFmj3ufv3ZWAqYF4Ow

The component is agnostic of the payload that is signed. Any value may be signed. KeyId may be set to include an identifier to help the receiving party identify the key used to sign the message. The following properties are applicable when calling this method:

• Algorithm (required)
• Certificate (conditional - required for ECDSA and RSA)
• Key (conditional - required for HMAC)
• HeaderParams
• KeyId
• Overwrite

Input and Output Properties

The component will determine the source and destination of the input and output based on which properties are set.

The order in which the input properties are checked is as follows:

• SetInputStream
• InputFile
• InputMessage

When a valid source is found the search stops. The order in which the output properties are checked is as follows:

• SetOutputStream
• OutputFile
• OutputMessage: The output data is written to this property if no other destination is specified.

When using streams you may need to additionally set CloseInputStreamAfterProcessing or CloseOutputStreamAfterProcessing.

Notes for HMAC Algorithms (HS256, HS384, HS512)

When Algorithm is set to a HMAC algorithm Key must be set to a key of appropriate length for the algorithm. The Key should be the same number of bits as the algorithm being used. For instance a 256 bit key would be used for HS256.

The example code below uses the EzRand component to generate a key, but the key may be created using any means. The key must be known by both parties in order for signing and verification to take place.

//Generate a 256 bit (32 byte) key Ezrand ezrand = new Ezrand(); ezrand.RandBytesLength = 32; ezrand.GetNextBytes(); byte[] key = ezrand.RandBytesB; //Sign the payload using HS256 Jws jws = new Jws(); jws.Algorithm = JwsAlgorithms.jwsHS256; jws.InputMessage = "test data"; jws.KeyB = key; jws.Sign(); string signedData = jws.OutputMessage;

To use an existing HMAC key provide the bytes to the Key property. For instance:

//HMAC SHA-256 Key byte[] key = new byte[] { 170, 171, 221, 209, 7, 181, 48, 178, 48, 118, 242, 132, 36, 218, 74, 140, 216, 165, 161, 70, 11, 42, 246, 205, 235, 231, 19, 48, 87, 141, 122, 10 }; //Sign the payload using HS256 Jws jws = new Jws(); jws.Algorithm = JwsAlgorithms.jwsHS256; jws.InputMessage = "test data"; jws.KeyB = key; jws.Sign(); string signedData = jws.OutputMessage;

Notes for RSA Algorithms (RS256, RS384, RS512, PS256, PS384, PS512)

The RSA based algorithms use asymmetric encryption. Signing is done with a private key and verification is done with a public key. The private key may be in PFX or PEM format.

Jws jws = new Jws(); jws.Algorithm = JwsAlgorithms.jwsRS256; jws.Certificate = new Certificate(CertStoreTypes.cstPFXFile, "..\\jwt.pfx", "test", "*"); jws.InputMessage = "test"; jws.Sign(); string signedMessage = jws.OutputMessage;

Notes for ECDSA Algorithms (ES256, ES384, ES512)

ECDSA algorithms require a valid ECC private key to sign. The ECC component can be used to create or import an ECC key into the Certificate format accepted by the JWS component.

//Create an ECC key with SHA-256 Ecc ecc = new Ecc(); ecc.HashAlgorithm = EccHashAlgorithms.ehaSHA256; ecc.CreateKey(); string privKey = ecc.Key.PrivateKey; //Sign the payload using ES256 Jws jws = new Jws(); jws.Algorithm = JwsAlgorithms.jwsES256; jws.Certificate = new Certificate(CertStoreTypes.cstPEMKeyBlob, privKey, "", "*"); jws.InputMessage = "test"; jws.Sign(); string signedMessage = jws.OutputMessage;

To use an existing ECC Key populate the Rx, Ry, and K values of Key property in the ECC component first. For instance:

//Import an existing ECC private key Ecc ecc = new Ecc(); byte[] x_bytes = new byte[] { 171, 170, 196, 151, 94, 196, 231, 12, 128, 232, 17, 61, 45, 105, 41, 209, 192, 187, 112, 242, 110, 178, 95, 240, 36, 55, 83, 171, 190, 176, 78, 13 }; byte[] y_bytes = new byte[] { 197, 75, 134, 245, 245, 28, 199, 9, 7, 117, 1, 54, 49, 178, 135, 252, 62, 89, 35, 180, 117, 80, 231, 23, 110, 250, 28, 124, 219, 253, 224, 156 }; byte[] k_bytes = new byte[] { 81, 65, 201, 24, 235, 249, 162, 148, 169, 150, 109, 181, 61, 238, 145, 122, 31, 30, 151, 94, 239, 90, 222, 217, 63, 103, 54, 2, 176, 232, 248, 168 }; ecc.Key.RxB = x_bytes; ecc.Key.RyB = y_bytes; ecc.Key.KB = k_bytes; string privKey = ecc.Key.PrivateKey; //Sign the payload using ES256 Jws jws = new Jws(); jws.Algorithm = JwsAlgorithms.jwsES256; jws.Certificate = new Certificate(CertStoreTypes.cstPEMKeyBlob, privKey, "", "*"); jws.InputMessage = "test"; jws.Sign(); string signedMessage = jws.OutputMessage;

Notes for Unsecured (none)

To create a JWS token without any security set Algorithm to jwsNone.

Jws jws = new Jws(); jws.Algorithm = JwsAlgorithms.jwsNone; jws.InputMessage = "test"; jws.Sign(); string unsecuredMessage = jws.OutputMessage;

Verify Method (JWS Component)

Verifies the signature of the JWS token.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public void Verify();

Async Version
public async Task Verify();
public async Task Verify(CancellationToken cancellationToken);

Public Sub Verify()

Async Version
Public Sub Verify() As Task
Public Sub Verify(cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task

Remarks

This method verifies the signature of the JWS token.

Before calling the Verify method set InputMessage or InputFile to a valid compact serialized JWS string. For instance:

eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.dGVzdA.o_JihJlCwvBO1AgY_Ao3_VBivdFmj3ufv3ZWAqYF4Ow

Key or Certificate should be set to the HMAC key or public certificate respectively. If the correct Key or Certificate is not known ahead of time the KeyId parameter of the SignerInfo event may be used to identify the correct key.

If this method returns without error verification was successful. If verification fails then this method throws an exception. After calling this method the payload will be present in the OutputMessage or file specified by OutputFile and the HeaderParams property will contain the headers. Headers of the parsed message are also available through the HeaderParam event.

The following properties are applicable when calling this method:

• Key (conditional - required for HMAC)
• Certificate (conditional - required for ECDSA and RSA)
• Algorithm (only if StrictValidation is True)
• Overwrite
• StrictValidation

Input and Output Properties

The component will determine the source and destination of the input and output based on which properties are set.

The order in which the input properties are checked is as follows:

• SetInputStream
• InputFile
• InputMessage

When a valid source is found the search stops. The order in which the output properties are checked is as follows:

• SetOutputStream
• OutputFile
• OutputMessage: The output data is written to this property if no other destination is specified.

When using streams you may need to additionally set CloseInputStreamAfterProcessing or CloseOutputStreamAfterProcessing.

Notes for HMAC Algorithms (HS256, HS384, HS512)

When verifying a message originally signed with a HMAC algorithm Key must be set to the same key used during signing. The key must be known by both parties in order for signing and verification to take place.

byte[] key = new byte[] { 170, 171, 221, 209, 7, 181, 48, 178, 48, 118, 242, 132, 36, 218, 74, 140, 216, 165, 161, 70, 11, 42, 246, 205, 235, 231, 19, 48, 87, 141, 122, 10 }; Jws jws = new Jws(); jws.KeyB = key; jws.InputMessage = signedData; jws.Verify(); string verifiedPayload = jws.OutputMessage;

Notes for RSA Algorithms (RS256, RS384, RS512, PS256, PS384, PS512)

The RSA based algorithms use asymmetric encryption. Signing is done with a private key and verification is done with a public key. The public key is typically in PEM format.

Jws jws = new Jws(); jws.Certificate = new Certificate("..\\jwt.cer"); jws.InputMessage = signedData; jws.Verify(); string verifiedPayload = jws.OutputMessage;

Notes for ECDSA Algorithms (ES256, ES384, ES512)

ECDSA algorithms require a valid ECC public key to verify the message. If the key was originally created with the ECC component the PEM encoded PublicKey may be used directly with the Certificate property. An example PEM encoded public certificate created by the ECC component:

-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----
MIIBMjCB7AYHKoZIzj0CATCB4AIBATAsBgcqhkjOPQEBAiEA/////wAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAD///////////////8wRAQg/////wAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD///////////////wEIFrG
NdiqOpPns+u9VXaYhrxlHQawzFOw9jvOPD4n0mBLBEEEaxfR8uEsQkf4vOblY6RA8ncDfYEt
6zOg9KE5RdiYwpZP40Li/hp/m47n60p8D54WK84zV2sxXs7LtkBoN79R9QIhAP////8AAAAA
//////////+85vqtpxeehPO5ysL8YyVRAgEBA0EEIC5rbLp11Mnz6cBXLLriaDIov3rm8RAY
x/OR0bOKiff0cQy+sLVaxjseqFk/+Xvl4ORSv5Z6HdHv5GyEpA0UoA==
-----END PUBLIC KEY-----

Jws jws = new Jws(); jws.Certificate = new Certificate(CertStoreTypes.cstPublicKeyFile, pubKey, "", "*"); jws.InputMessage = signedData; jws.Verify(); string verifiedPayload = jws.OutputMessage;

To use an ECC public key created by other means the ECC component may be used to import the key parameters. Populate the Rx and Ry of the ECC component first to obtain the PEM formatted public key. For instance:

//Import an existing ECC public key Ecc ecc = new Ecc(); byte[] x_bytes = new byte[] { 171, 170, 196, 151, 94, 196, 231, 12, 128, 232, 17, 61, 45, 105, 41, 209, 192, 187, 112, 242, 110, 178, 95, 240, 36, 55, 83, 171, 190, 176, 78, 13 }; byte[] y_bytes = new byte[] { 197, 75, 134, 245, 245, 28, 199, 9, 7, 117, 1, 54, 49, 178, 135, 252, 62, 89, 35, 180, 117, 80, 231, 23, 110, 250, 28, 124, 219, 253, 224, 156 }; ecc.Key.RxB = x_bytes; ecc.Key.RyB = y_bytes; string pubKey = ecc.Key.PublicKey; Jws jws = new Jws(); jws.Certificate = new Certificate(CertStoreTypes.cstPublicKeyFile, pubKey, "", "*"); jws.InputMessage = signedData; jws.Verify(); string verifiedPayload = jws.OutputMessage;

Notes for Unsecured (none)

To parse a JWS token without any security call the Sign method without setting Key or Certificate.

Jws jws = new Jws(); jws.InputMessage = signedData; jws.Verify(); string unsecuredPayload = jws.OutputMessage;

Error Event (JWS Component)

Fired when information is available about errors during data delivery.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public event OnErrorHandler OnError;

public delegate void OnErrorHandler(object sender, JwsErrorEventArgs e);

public class JwsErrorEventArgs : EventArgs {
  public int ErrorCode { get; }
  public string Description { get; }
}

Public Event OnError As OnErrorHandler

Public Delegate Sub OnErrorHandler(sender As Object, e As JwsErrorEventArgs)

Public Class JwsErrorEventArgs Inherits EventArgs
  Public ReadOnly Property ErrorCode As Integer
  Public ReadOnly Property Description As String
End Class

Remarks

The Error event is fired in case of exceptional conditions during message processing. Normally the component throws an exception.

The ErrorCode parameter contains an error code, and the Description parameter contains a textual description of the error. For a list of valid error codes and their descriptions, please refer to the Error Codes section.

HeaderParam Event (JWS Component)

Fires once for each JOSE header parameter

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public event OnHeaderParamHandler OnHeaderParam;

public delegate void OnHeaderParamHandler(object sender, JwsHeaderParamEventArgs e);

public class JwsHeaderParamEventArgs : EventArgs {
  public string Name { get; }
  public string Value { get; }
  public int DataType { get; }
}

Public Event OnHeaderParam As OnHeaderParamHandler

Public Delegate Sub OnHeaderParamHandler(sender As Object, e As JwsHeaderParamEventArgs)

Public Class JwsHeaderParamEventArgs Inherits EventArgs
  Public ReadOnly Property Name As String
  Public ReadOnly Property Value As String
  Public ReadOnly Property DataType As Integer
End Class

Remarks

When Verify or Parse is called this event will fire once for each JOSE header parameter.

Name is the name of the parameter.

Value is the value of the parameter.

DataType specifies the JSON data type of the value. Possible values are:

• 0 (Object)
• 1 (Array)
• 2 (String)
• 3 (Number)
• 4 (Bool)
• 5 (Null)

SignerInfo Event (JWS Component)

Fires with information about the signature.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public event OnSignerInfoHandler OnSignerInfo;

public delegate void OnSignerInfoHandler(object sender, JwsSignerInfoEventArgs e);

public class JwsSignerInfoEventArgs : EventArgs {
  public string KeyId { get; }
  public string Algorithm { get; }
}

Public Event OnSignerInfo As OnSignerInfoHandler

Public Delegate Sub OnSignerInfoHandler(sender As Object, e As JwsSignerInfoEventArgs)

Public Class JwsSignerInfoEventArgs Inherits EventArgs
  Public ReadOnly Property KeyId As String
  Public ReadOnly Property Algorithm As String
End Class

Remarks

This event fires with information about the signature. This may be used to help identify the Key or Certificate to load in order to verify the signature. This event fires when Verify or Parse is called.

KeyId is the Id of the key as supplied by the signer that created the message. This may be empty.

Algorithm is the signature algorithm used to sign the message.

Certificate Type

This is the digital certificate being used.

Remarks

This type describes the current digital certificate. The certificate may be a public or private key. The fields are used to identify or select certificates.

Fields

Constructors

• C#
• VB.NET

public Certificate();

Public Certificate()

Creates a Certificate instance whose properties can be set. This is useful for use with CERTMGR when generating new certificates.

• C#
• VB.NET

public Certificate(string certificateFile);

Public Certificate(ByVal CertificateFile As String)

Opens CertificateFile and reads out the contents as an X.509 public key.

• C#
• VB.NET

public Certificate(byte[] certificateData);

Public Certificate(ByVal CertificateData As Byte())

Parses CertificateData as an X.509 public key.

• C#
• VB.NET

public Certificate(CertStoreTypes certStoreType, string store, string storePassword, string subject);

Public Certificate(ByVal CertStoreType As CertStoreTypes, ByVal Store As String, ByVal StorePassword As String, ByVal Subject As String)

CertStoreType identifies the type of certificate store to use. See StoreType for descriptions of the different certificate stores. Store is a file containing the certificate store. StorePassword is the password used to protect the store. After the store has been successfully opened, the component will attempt to find the certificate identified by Subject . This can be either a complete or a substring match of the X.509 certificate's subject Distinguished Name (DN).

• C#
• VB.NET

public Certificate(CertStoreTypes certStoreType, string store, string storePassword, string subject, string configurationString);

Public Certificate(ByVal CertStoreType As CertStoreTypes, ByVal Store As String, ByVal StorePassword As String, ByVal Subject As String, ByVal ConfigurationString As String)

CertStoreType identifies the type of certificate store to use. See StoreType for descriptions of the different certificate stores. Store is a file containing the certificate store. StorePassword is the password used to protect the store. ConfigurationString is a newline separated list of name-value pairs that may be used to modify the default behavior. Possible values include "PersistPFXKey", which shows whether or not the PFX key is persisted after performing operations with the private key. This correlates to the PKCS12_NO_PERSIST_KEY CryptoAPI option. The default value is True (the key is persisted). "Thumbprint" - an MD5, SHA-1, or SHA-256 thumbprint of the certificate to load. When specified, this value is used to select the certificate in the store. This is applicable to cstUser, cstMachine, cstPublicKeyFile, and cstPFXFile store types. "UseInternalSecurityAPI" shows whether the platform (default) or the internal security API is used when performing certificate-related operations. After the store has been successfully opened, the component will attempt to find the certificate identified by Subject . This can be either a complete or a substring match of the X.509 certificate's subject Distinguished Name (DN).

• C#
• VB.NET

public Certificate(CertStoreTypes certStoreType, string store, string storePassword, byte[] encoded);

Public Certificate(ByVal CertStoreType As CertStoreTypes, ByVal Store As String, ByVal StorePassword As String, ByVal Encoded As Byte())

CertStoreType identifies the type of certificate store to use. See StoreType for descriptions of the different certificate stores. Store is a file containing the certificate store. StorePassword is the password used to protect the store. After the store has been successfully opened, the component will load Encoded as an X.509 certificate and search the opened store for a corresponding private key.

• C#
• VB.NET

public Certificate(CertStoreTypes certStoreType, byte[] storeBlob, string storePassword, string subject);

Public Certificate(ByVal CertStoreType As CertStoreTypes, ByVal StoreBlob As Byte(), ByVal StorePassword As String, ByVal Subject As String)

CertStoreType identifies the type of certificate store to use. See StoreType for descriptions of the different certificate stores. StoreBlob is a string (binary- or Base64-encoded) containing the certificate data. StorePassword is the password used to protect the store. After the store has been successfully opened, the component will attempt to find the certificate identified by Subject . This can be either a complete or a substring match of the X.509 certificate's subject Distinguished Name (DN).

• C#
• VB.NET

public Certificate(CertStoreTypes certStoreType, byte[] storeBlob, string storePassword, string subject, string configurationString);

Public Certificate(ByVal CertStoreType As CertStoreTypes, ByVal StoreBlob As Byte(), ByVal StorePassword As String, ByVal Subject As String, ByVal ConfigurationString As String)

CertStoreType identifies the type of certificate store to use. See StoreType for descriptions of the different certificate stores. StoreBlob is a string (binary- or Base64-encoded) containing the certificate data. StorePassword is the password used to protect the store. After the store has been successfully opened, the component will attempt to find the certificate identified by Subject . This can be either a complete or a substring match of the X.509 certificate's subject Distinguished Name (DN).

• C#
• VB.NET

public Certificate(CertStoreTypes certStoreType, byte[] storeBlob, string storePassword, byte[] encoded);

Public Certificate(ByVal CertStoreType As CertStoreTypes, ByVal StoreBlob As Byte(), ByVal StorePassword As String, ByVal Encoded As Byte())

CertStoreType identifies the type of certificate store to use. See StoreType for descriptions of the different certificate stores. Store is a string (binary- or Base64-encoded) containing the certificate store. StorePassword is the password used to protect the store. After the store has been successfully opened, the component will load Encoded as an X.509 certificate and search the opened store for a corresponding private key.

HeaderParam Type

The JOSE header parameter.

Remarks

This type holds the JOSE header parameters. The fields define the name, value, and data type of the parameter.

Fields

Constructors

• C#
• VB.NET

public HeaderParam();

Public HeaderParam()

Creates a new header parameter with no name or value.

• C#
• VB.NET

public HeaderParam(string name, string value);

Public HeaderParam(ByVal Name As String, ByVal Value As String)

Creates a new header parameter. The DataType of the value will be a String.

• C#
• VB.NET

public HeaderParam(string name, string value, int dataType);

Public HeaderParam(ByVal Name As String, ByVal Value As String, ByVal DataType As Integer)

Creates a new header parameter with the specified DataType.

Config Settings (JWS Component)

JWS Config Settings

-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIIBujCCASOgAwIBAgICA+kwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQAwHTEbMBkGA1UEAxMSbnVuaXRDZXJ0
Q2hhaW5Sb290MCAXDTE4MTAxNTA5MDAxN1oYDzIxMTgwOTIxMDkwMDE3WjAmMSQwIgYDVQQD
...
Tr+wi0ouNo7ifWRcE83Z15PhfGn1nkfxMYj4rya5n+V0RVVcgFUdiolCI5o/sYq503a7kH16
JSF5Zw+TiMz/COM8R94=
-----END CERTIFICATE-----

-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIIBsTCCARqgAwIBAgICA+gwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQAwHTEbMBkGA1UEAxMSbnVuaXRDZXJ0
Q2hhaW5Sb290MCAXDTE4MTAxNTA5MDAxN1oYDzIxMTgwOTIxMDkwMDE3WjAdMRswGQYDVQQD
...
5u2K9PuJ3ySgL7AvYsqbB/e0/gw8j253SOU+gNTpFahOJsLGEJ43CRtaowkLnWEzs+OPnRfw
iQmqruw=
-----END CERTIFICATE-----

Base Config Settings

Trappable Errors (JWS Component)

JWS Errors