JWE Class

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Create, Encrypt and Decrypt JSON Web Encryption (JWE) messages.

Syntax

ipworksencrypt.jwe()

Remarks

The JWE class supports encrypting and decrypting JSON Web Encryption (JWE) messages.

Specify any payload via input properties and use Encrypt to create a JWE message using a variety of algorithms including ECDH, RSA, and AES. Use Decrypt to decrypt the payload of any received JWE message. The following algorithms are supported:

RSA1_5
RSA-OAEP
RSA-OAEP-256
A128KW
A192KW
A256KW
dir
ECDH-ES
ECDH-ES+A128KW
ECDH-ES+A192KW
ECDH-ES+A256KW
A128GCMKW
A192GCMKW
A256GCMKW
PBES2-HS256+A128KW
PBES2-HS384+A192KW
PBES2-HS512+A256KW

See EncryptionAlgorithm for more details about supported algorithms.

Encrypting

The Encrypt method may be used to encrypt a payload with a variety of algorithms. JSON Web Encryption (JWE) is performed by first generating a random key used to encrypt the content. The content encryption key is used to encrypt the content using the algorithm specified by ContentEncryptionAlgorithm. The content encryption key is then encrypted itself using the algorithm specified by EncryptionAlgorithm. The content encryption key is not directly exposed in the API as it is randomly generated.

After calling this method the compact serialized JWE string is written to the specified output location. For instance:

eyJhbGciOiJBMjU2R0NNS1ciLCJlbmMiOiJBMTI4Q0JDLUhTMjU2IiwiaXYiOiJMa0tNeTZ5Qlpfbzh6QW92IiwidGFnIjoiSmpMTkRsV3l3bWt3V2pMa0NLU0xxQSJ9.wiwySYm6fXZre-3IdT1tb_02KMQDrMICwUawVf7Gjhc.k84s7ne8J41QnA5BQ31k_A.kjIveRjjNYV4x92CVE9Agw.uAygkyeO2KWeFQIy9JLU0A

The class is agnostic of the payload that is encrypted. Any value may be encrypted. KeyId may be set to include an identifier to help the receiving party identify the key or certificate used to encrypt the data. The following properties are applicable when calling this method:

EncryptionAlgorithm (required)
Key (conditional - required for AES)
KeyPassword (conditional - required for PBES)
Certificate (conditional - required for ECDH and RSA)
ContentEncryptionAlgorithm
CompressionAlgorithm
Header*
Overwrite

Input and Output Properties

The class 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:

InputFile
InputMessage

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

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

Notes for AES Algorithms (A128KW, A192KW, A256KW, A128GCMKW, A192GCMKW, A256GCMKW)

When EncryptionAlgorithm is set to a AES algorithm Key must be set to a key of appropriate length for the algorithm. For instance a 256 bit key would be used for A256KW.

The example below uses the EzRand class to generate a key, but the key may be created using any method. The key must be known by both parties in order for encryption and decryption to take place.

//Generate a 256 bit (32 byte) key Ezrand rand = new Ezrand(); rand.RandBytesLength = 32; rand.GetNextBytes(); byte[] key = rand.RandBytesB; //Encrypt the payload using A256KW Jwe jwe = new Jwe(); jwe.KeyB = key; jwe.InputMessage = "test data"; jwe.EncryptionAlgorithm = JweEncryptionAlgorithms.eaA256KW; jwe.Encrypt(); string encryptedData = jwe.OutputMessage;

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

byte[] key = new byte[] { 164, 60, 194, 0, 161, 189, 41, 38, 130, 89, 141, 164, 45, 170, 159, 209, 69, 137, 243, 216, 191, 131, 47, 250, 32, 107, 231, 117, 37, 158, 225, 234 }; //Encrypt the payload using A256KW Jwe jwe = new Jwe(); jwe.KeyB = key; jwe.InputMessage = "test data"; jwe.EncryptionAlgorithm = JweEncryptionAlgorithms.eaA256KW; jwe.Encrypt(); string encryptedData = jwe.OutputMessage;

Notes for RSA Algorithms (RSA1_5, RSA-OEAP, RSA-OAEP-256)

The RSA based algorithms use asymmetric encryption. Encrypting is done with a public key and decryption is done with a private key. The public certificate should be in PEM (base64) format. For instance:

Jwe jwe = new Jwe(); jwe.Certificate = new Certificate("..\\recipient.cer"); jwe.InputMessage = "test data"; jwe.EncryptionAlgorithm = JweEncryptionAlgorithms.eaRSA_OAEP; jwe.Encrypt(); string encryptedData = jwe.OutputMessage;

Notes for ECDH Algorithms (ECDH-ES, ECDH-ES+A128KW, ECDH-ES+A192KW, ECDH-ES+A256KW)

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

Jwe jwe = new Jwe(); jwe.Certificate = new Certificate(CertStoreTypes.cstPublicKeyFile, pubKeyFile, "", "*"); jwe.InputMessage = "test data"; jwe.EncryptionAlgorithm = JweEncryptionAlgorithms.eaECDH_ES_A256KW; jwe.Encrypt(); string encryptedData = jwe.OutputMessage;

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

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 ecc = new Ecc(); ecc.Key.RxB = x_bytes; ecc.Key.RyB = y_bytes; string pubKey = ecc.Key.PublicKey; Jwe jwe = new Jwe(); jwe.Certificate = new Certificate(CertStoreTypes.cstPublicKeyFile, pubKey, "", "*"); jwe.InputMessage = "test data"; jwe.EncryptionAlgorithm = JweEncryptionAlgorithms.eaECDH_ES_A256KW; jwe.Encrypt(); string encryptedData = jwe.OutputMessage;

Notes for PBES Algorithms (PBES2-HS256+A128KW, PBES2-HS384+A192KW, PBES2-HS512+A256KW

PBES algorithms derive a content encryption key from the KeyPassword property. Set KeyPassword to a shared secret.

Jwe jwe = new Jwe(); jwe.KeyPassword = "secret"; jwe.InputMessage = "test data"; jwe.EncryptionAlgorithm = JweEncryptionAlgorithms.eaPBES2_HS512_A256KW; jwe.Encrypt(); string encryptedData = jwe.OutputMessage;

Notes for Direct Shared Keys

When EncryptionAlgorithm is set to Direct the Key property must be set to a valid symmetric key that will be used directly by the ContentEncryptionAlgorithm. In this case a content encryption key is not generated randomly, the Key is used instead. The length of the specified Key must be valid for the selected ContentEncryptionAlgorithm. For instance:

//Generate a 256 bit (32 byte) key Ezrand rand = new Ezrand(); rand.RandBytesLength = 32; rand.GetNextBytes(); byte[] key = rand.RandBytesB; Jwe jwe = new Jwe(); jwe.EncryptionAlgorithm = JweEncryptionAlgorithms.eaDir; jwe.ContentEncryptionAlgorithm = JweContentEncryptionAlgorithms.ceaA256GCM; jwe.KeyB = key; jwe.InputMessage = "test data"; jwe.Encrypt(); string encryptedData = jwe.OutputMessage;

Decrypting

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

The type and format of the private key depends on the algorithm used to encrypt the data. The following table summarizes the relationship:


Algorithm	Private Key Location
AES	Key
RSA and ECDH	Certificate
PBES	KeyPassword

If the correct Key or Certificate is not known ahead of time the KeyId parameter of the RecipientInfo event may be used to identify the correct key.

If this method returns without error decryption was successful. If decryption fails then this method . After calling this method the payload will be present in the OutputMessage or file specified by OutputFile and the Header* properties 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:

Certificate (conditional - required for RSA and ECDH)
Key (conditional - required for AES)
ContentEncryptionAlgorithm (only if StrictValidation is True)
EncryptionAlgorithm (only if StrictValidation is True)
Header*
Overwrite
StrictValidation

Input and Output Properties

The class 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:

InputFile
InputMessage

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

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

Notes for AES Algorithms (A128KW, A192KW, A256KW, A128GCMKW, A192GCMKW, A256GCMKW)

To decrypt messages that use AES encryption Key must be set to a key of appropriate length for the algorithm. For instance a 256 bit key would be used for A256KW.

The key must be known by both parties in order for encryption and decryption to take place.

byte[] key = new byte[] { 164, 60, 194, 0, 161, 189, 41, 38, 130, 89, 141, 164, 45, 170, 159, 209, 69, 137, 243, 216, 191, 131, 47, 250, 32, 107, 231, 117, 37, 158, 225, 234 }; Jwe jwe = new Jwe(); jwe.KeyB = key; jwe.InputMessage = encryptedData; jwe.Decrypt(); string decryptedData = jwe.OutputMessage;

Notes for RSA Algorithms (RSA1_5, RSA-OEAP, RSA-OAEP-256)

The RSA based algorithms use asymmetric encryption. Encrypting is done with a public key and decryption is done with a private key. The certificate with private key must be specified. For instance:

Jwe jwe = new Jwe(); jwe.Certificate = new Certificate(CertStoreTypes.cstPFXFile, "..\\jwt.pfx", "password", "*"); jwe.InputMessage = encryptedData; jwe.Decrypt(); string decryptedData = jwe.OutputMessage;

Notes for ECDH Algorithms (ECDH-ES, ECDH-ES+A128KW, ECDH-ES+A192KW, ECDH-ES+A256KW)

ECDH algorithms require a valid ECC private key to decrypt the message. If the key was originally created with the ECC class the PEM encoded PrivateKey may be used directly with the Certificate property.

Jwe jwe = new Jwe(); jwe.Certificate = new Certificate(CertStoreTypes.cstPEMKeyFile, privKeyFile, "", "*"); jwe.InputMessage = encryptedData; jwe.Decrypt(); string decryptedData = jwe.OutputMessage;

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

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; Jwe jwe = new Jwe(); jwe.Certificate = new Certificate(CertStoreTypes.cstPEMKeyBlob, privKey, "", "*"); jwe.InputMessage = encryptedData; jwe.Decrypt(); string decryptedData = jwe.OutputMessage;

Notes for PBES Algorithms (PBES2-HS256+A128KW, PBES2-HS384+A192KW, PBES2-HS512+A256KW

PBES algorithms derive a content encryption key from the KeyPassword property. Set KeyPassword to the shared secret.

Jwe jwe = new Jwe(); jwe.KeyPassword = "secret"; jwe.InputMessage = encryptedData; jwe.Decrypt(); string decryptedData = jwe.OutputMessage;

Notes for Direct Shared Keys

When Direct encryption is used the Key property must be set to a valid symmetric key that will be used directly by the ContentEncryptionAlgorithm. For instance:

Other Functionality

In addition to standard encrypting and decrypting the class also supports a variety of other features including:

Adding custom header parameters with AddHeaderParam
Enforcing algorithm restrictions when decrypting by setting StrictValidation
Inspect the JWE headers without decrypting by calling Parse

Property List

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


Certificate	The certificate used for encryption or decryption.
ContentEncryptionAlgorithm	The algorithm used to encrypt the content.
EncryptionAlgorithm	The key encryption algorithm.
HeaderParams	The JOSE header parameters.
InputFile	The file to process.
InputMessage	The message to process.
Key	The secret key for the AES algorithm.
KeyId	The Id of the key used to encrypt the message.
KeyPassword	The key password used in the PBES algorithm.
OutputFile	The output file when encrypting or decrypting.
OutputMessage	The output message after processing.
Overwrite	Indicates whether or not the class should overwrite files.

Method List

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


AddHeaderParam	Adds additional header parameters.
Config	Sets or retrieves a configuration setting.
Decrypt	Decrypts the payload.
Encrypt	Encrypts the payload with the specified algorithms.
Parse	Parses the compact serialized JWE string.
Reset	Resets the class.

Event List

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


Error	Information about errors during data delivery.
HeaderParam	Fires once for each JOSE header parameter.
RecipientInfo	Fired with information about the recipient key of the encrypted message.

Config Settings

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


CompressionAlgorithm	The compression algorithm to use.
PartyUInfo	Information about the producer of the message.
PartyVInfo	Information about the recipient of the message.
PBES2Count	The PBKDF2 iteration count.
PBES2SaltLength	The salt input value length.
RawHeader	Holds the raw JOSE header.
StrictValidation	Requires specific algorithm when decrypting.
BuildInfo	Information about the product's build.
CodePage	The system code page used for Unicode to Multibyte translations.
LicenseInfo	Information about the current license.
MaskSensitive	Whether sensitive data is masked in log messages.
UseInternalSecurityAPI	Tells the class whether or not to use the system security libraries or an internal implementation.

JWE.Certificate Property

The certificate used for encryption or decryption.

Syntax

getCertificate(): Certificate;
setCertificate(certificate: Certificate): void;

Default Value

Remarks

This property specifies a certificate for encryption or decryption.

When calling Encrypt and EncryptionAlgorithm is set to an RSA or ECDH algorithm this property must be set to a public certificate of the recipient.

When calling Decrypt and the message was encrypted using an RSA or ECDH EncryptionAlgorithm this property specifies the certificate with private key used to decrypt the message.

Please refer to the Certificate type for a complete list of fields.

JWE.ContentEncryptionAlgorithm Property

The algorithm used to encrypt the content.

Syntax

getContentEncryptionAlgorithm(): JweContentEncryptionAlgorithms;
setContentEncryptionAlgorithm(contentEncryptionAlgorithm: JweContentEncryptionAlgorithms): void;

enum JweContentEncryptionAlgorithms {
  ceaA128CBC_HS256,
  ceaA192CBC_HS384,
  ceaA256CBC_HS512,
  ceaA128GCM,
  ceaA192GCM,
  ceaA256GCM
}

Default Value

Remarks

This property specifies the algorithm used to encrypt the content.

The following values are supported.


Algorithm	Description
0 (ceaA128CBC_HS256 - default)	AES_128_CBC_HMAC_SHA_256 authenticated encryption algorithm
1 (ceaA192CBC_HS384)	AES_192_CBC_HMAC_SHA_384 authenticated encryption algorithm
2 (ceaA256CBC_HS512)	AES_256_CBC_HMAC_SHA_512 authenticated encryption algorithm
3 (ceaA128GCM)	AES GCM using 128-bit key
4 (ceaA192GCM)	AES GCM using 192-bit key
5 (ceaA256GCM)	AES GCM using 256-bit key

JWE.EncryptionAlgorithm Property

The key encryption algorithm.

Syntax

getEncryptionAlgorithm(): JweEncryptionAlgorithms;
setEncryptionAlgorithm(encryptionAlgorithm: JweEncryptionAlgorithms): void;

enum JweEncryptionAlgorithms {
  eaRSA1_5,
  eaRSA_OAEP,
  eaRSA_OAEP_256,
  eaA128KW,
  eaA192KW,
  eaA256KW,
  eaDir,
  eaECDH_ES,
  eaECDH_ES_A128KW,
  eaECDH_ES_A192KW,
  eaECDH_ES_A256KW,
  eaA128GCMKW,
  eaA192GCMKW,
  eaA256GCMKW,
  eaPBES2_HS256_A128KW,
  eaPBES2_HS384_A192KW,
  eaPBES2_HS512_A256KW
}

Default Value

Remarks

This property specifies the algorithm used to encrypt the randomly generated content encryption key.

When using an AES algorithm Key must be specified. When using an RSA or ECDH algorithm Certificate must be specified. When using a PBES algorithm KeyPassword must be specified;. Possible values are:


Algorithm	Description	Key Location
0 (eaRSA1_5 - default)	RSAES-PKCS1-v1_5	Cert*
1 (eaRSA_OAEP)	RSAES OAEP using default parameters	Cert*
2 (eaRSA_OAEP_256)	RSAES OAEP using SHA-256 and MGF1 with SHA-256	Cert*
3 (eaA128KW)	AES Key Wrap with default initial using 128-bit key	Key
4 (eaA192KW)	AES Key Wrap with default initial using 192-bit key	Key
5 (eaA256KW)	AES Key Wrap with default initial using 256-bit key	Key
6 (eaDir)	Direct use of a shared symmetric key as the CEK	Key
7 (eaECDH_ES)	Elliptic Curve Ephemeral Static key agreement using Concat KDF	Cert*
8 (eaECDH_ES_A128KW)	ECDH-ES using Concat KDF and CEK wrapped with A128KW	Cert*
9 (eaECDH_ES_A192KW)	ECDH-ES using Concat KDF and CEK wrapped with A192KW	Cert*
10 (eaECDH_ES_A256KW)	ECDH-ES using Concat KDF and CEK wrapped with A256KW	Cert*
11 (eaA128GCMKW)	Key wrapping with AES GCM using 128-bit key	Key
12 (eaA192GCMKW)	Key wrapping with AES GCM using 192-bit key	Key
13 (eaA256GCMKW)	Key wrapping with AES GCM using 256-bit key	Key
14 (eaPBES2_HS256_A128KW)	PBES2 with HMAC SHA-256 and A128KW	KeyPassword
15 (eaPBES2_HS384_A192KW)	PBES2 with HMAC SHA-384 and A192KW	KeyPassword
16 (eaPBES2_HS512_A256KW)	PBES2 with HMAC SHA-512 and A256KW	KeyPassword

When set to an ECDH algorithm the following settings are also applicable:

PartyUInfo
PartyVInfo

When set to a PBES algorithm the following settings are also applicable:

PBES2Count
PBES2SaltLength

JWE.HeaderParams Property

The JOSE header parameters.

Syntax

getHeaderParams(): HeaderParamList;
setHeaderParams(headerParams: HeaderParamList): void;

Default Value

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.

Please refer to the HeaderParam type for a complete list of fields.

JWE.InputFile Property

The file to process.

Syntax

getInputFile(): string;
setInputFile(inputFile: string): void;

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 class 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:

InputFile
InputMessage

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

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

JWE.InputMessage Property

The message to process.

Syntax

getInputMessage(): Uint8Array;
setInputMessage(inputMessage: Uint8Array): void;

Default Value

Remarks

This property specifies the message to be processed.

Input and Output Properties

The class 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:

InputFile
InputMessage

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

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

JWE.Key Property

The secret key for the AES algorithm.

Syntax

getKey(): Uint8Array;
setKey(key: Uint8Array): void;

Default Value

Remarks

This property specifies the key used for AES encryption and decryption.

When EncryptionAlgorithm is set to an AES algorithm this property must hold the symmetric key used for encryption and decryption. The size of the key must match the size of the algorithm. For instance when selecting the algorithm A256GCMKW (AES 256) the size of the key must also be 256 bits (32 bytes).

In the case where EncryptionAlgorithm is set to Direct this key is used directly with the algorithm specified by ContentEncryptionAlgorithm and must be an appropriate size for the selected ContentEncryptionAlgorithm.

JWE.KeyId Property

The Id of the key used to encrypt the message.

Syntax

getKeyId(): string;
setKeyId(keyId: string): void;

Default Value

Remarks

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

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

JWE.KeyPassword Property

The key password used in the PBES algorithm.

Syntax

getKeyPassword(): string;
setKeyPassword(keyPassword: string): void;

Default Value

Remarks

This property specifies the key password used to derive a key when using a PBES EncryptionAlgorithm.

This is only applicable to PBES algorithms and must be set before calling Encrypt or Decrypt.

JWE.OutputFile Property

The output file when encrypting or decrypting.

Syntax

getOutputFile(): string;
setOutputFile(outputFile: string): void;

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 class 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:

InputFile
InputMessage

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

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

JWE.OutputMessage Property

The output message after processing.

Syntax

getOutputMessage(): Uint8Array;

Default Value

Remarks

This property will be populated with the output from the operation if OutputFile is not set.

Input and Output Properties

The class 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:

InputFile
InputMessage

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

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

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

JWE.Overwrite Property

Indicates whether or not the class should overwrite files.

Syntax

isOverwrite(): boolean;
setOverwrite(overwrite: boolean): void;

Default Value

FALSE

Remarks

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

JWE.addHeaderParam Method

Adds additional header parameters.

Syntax

async jwe.addHeaderParam(name : string, value : string, dataType : number): Promise<void>

Remarks

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

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)

To add additional parameters to the JOSE header use this method. For instance to create this header:

{
	"alg": "A256GCMKW",
	"crit": [
		"exp"
	],
	"enc": "A128CBC-HS256",
	"exp": 12345687,
	"iv": "SFZ9o0KKN8qF8yod",
	"tag": "tREHGKuViLo7s3QpRTulkg",
	"type": "JWT"
}

The following code can be used:

Jwe jwe = new Jwe(); jwe.EncryptionAlgorithm = JweEncryptionAlgorithms.eaA256GCMKW; jwe.KeyB = key; jwe.AddHeaderParam("type", "JWT", 2); jwe.AddHeaderParam("crit", "[\"exp\"]", 1); jwe.AddHeaderParam("exp", "12345687", 3); jwe.InputMessage = "test"; jwe.Encrypt(); string encryptedData = jwe.OutputMessage;

Note: When calling Encrypt the class will automatically add headers based on the selected EncryptionAlgorithm and other properties that may be set.

Parameters Automatically Set:


Header Param	Property
`alg`	EncryptionAlgorithm
`enc`	ContentEncryptionAlgorithm
`kid`	KeyId
`zip`	CompressionAlgorithm
`p2c`	PBES2Count (PBES Algorithms Only)
`apu`	PartyUInfo (ECDH Algorithms Only)
`apv`	PartyVInfo (ECDH Algorithms Only)
`iv`	N/A - Automatically Generated (AES Algorithms Only)
`tag`	N/A - Automatically Generated (AES Algorithms Only)
`p2s`	N/A - Automatically Generated (PBES Algorithms Only)
`epk`	N/A - Automatically Generated (ECDH Algorithms Only)

JWE.config Method

Sets or retrieves a configuration setting.

Syntax

async jwe.config(configurationString : string): Promise<string>

Remarks

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

These settings are similar in functionality to properties, but they are rarely used. In order to avoid "polluting" the property namespace of the class, 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.

JWE.decrypt Method

Decrypts the payload.

Syntax

async jwe.decrypt(): Promise<void>

Remarks

This method decrypts the input data.

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

The type and format of the private key depends on the algorithm used to encrypt the data. The following table summarizes the relationship:


Algorithm	Private Key Location
AES	Key
RSA and ECDH	Certificate
PBES	KeyPassword

If the correct Key or Certificate is not known ahead of time the KeyId parameter of the RecipientInfo event may be used to identify the correct key.

The following properties are applicable when calling this method:

Certificate (conditional - required for RSA and ECDH)
Key (conditional - required for AES)
ContentEncryptionAlgorithm (only if StrictValidation is True)
EncryptionAlgorithm (only if StrictValidation is True)
Header*
Overwrite
StrictValidation

Input and Output Properties

The class 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:

InputFile
InputMessage

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

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