Swift – HMAC SHA256 in Swift 4

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I have a string and a key, which i want to generate an HMAC SHA256 from it. Although i'm using 2 libs

IDZSwiftCommonCrypto and CryptoSwift

and this answer

Nothing really worked for me. My source of truth are those 2 websites

https://myeasywww.appspot.com/utility/free/online/Crypt_Decrypt-MD5-AES-HMAC-SHA-DES-RABBIT/en?command=UTILITY&ID=2

and

https://www.freeformatter.com/hmac-generator.html#ad-output

Which they always generate the correct hash key for my case.
Any idea in what can work here? Some code samples

For IDZSwiftCommonCrypto

func getHMacSHA256(forMessage message: String, key: String) -> String? {
    let hMacVal = HMAC(algorithm: HMAC.Algorithm.sha256, key: key).update(string: message)?.final()
    if let encryptedData = hMacVal {
        let decData = NSData(bytes: encryptedData, length: Int(encryptedData.count))
        let base64String = decData.base64EncodedString(options: .lineLength64Characters)
        print("base64String: \(base64String)")
        return base64String
    } else {
        return nil
    }
}

And for CryptoSwift

    let password: Array<UInt8> = Array(payload.utf8)
    let salt: Array<UInt8> = Array("somekey".utf8)

    let signedBody = try? HKDF(password: password, salt: salt, variant: .sha256).calculate()

But nothing really works like the sources of truth.Any idea?

Best Answer

If you target iOS 13.0+ or macOS 10.15+, use Apple's CryptoKit

import CryptoKit

let secretString = "my-secret"
let key = SymmetricKey(data: secretString.data(using: .utf8)!)

let string = "An apple a day keeps anyone away, if you throw it hard enough"

let signature = HMAC<SHA256>.authenticationCode(for: string.data(using: .utf8)!, using: key)
print(Data(signature).map { String(format: "%02hhx", $0) }.joined()) // 1c161b971ab68e7acdb0b45cca7ae92d574613b77fca4bc7d5c4effab89dab67

Using Objective-C Classes in Swift

If you have an existing class that you'd like to use, perform Step 2 and then skip to Step 5. (For some cases, I had to add an explicit #import <Foundation/Foundation.h to an older Objective-C File.)

Step 1: Add Objective-C Implementation -- .m

Add a .m file to your class, and name it CustomObject.m.

Step 2: Add Bridging Header

When adding your .m file, you'll likely be hit with a prompt that looks like this:

A macOS sheet-style dialog from Xcode asking if you would "like to configure an Objective-C bridging header"

Click Yes!

If you did not see the prompt, or accidentally deleted your bridging header, add a new .h file to your project and name it <#YourProjectName#>-Bridging-Header.h.

In some situations, particularly when working with Objective-C frameworks, you don't add an Objective-C class explicitly and Xcode can't find the linker. In this case, create your .h file named as mentioned above, then make sure you link its path in your target's project settings like so:

An animation demonstrating the above paragraph

Note:

It's best practice to link your project using the $(SRCROOT) macro so that if you move your project, or work on it with others using a remote repository, it will still work. $(SRCROOT) can be thought of as the directory that contains your .xcodeproj file. It might look like this:

$(SRCROOT)/Folder/Folder/<#YourProjectName#>-Bridging-Header.h

Step 3: Add Objective-C Header -- .h

Add another .h file and name it CustomObject.h.

Step 4: Build your Objective-C Class

In CustomObject.h

#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>

@interface CustomObject : NSObject

@property (strong, nonatomic) id someProperty;

- (void) someMethod;

@end

In CustomObject.m

#import "CustomObject.h"

@implementation CustomObject 

- (void) someMethod {
    NSLog(@"SomeMethod Ran");
}

@end

Step 5: Add Class to Bridging-Header

In YourProject-Bridging-Header.h:

#import "CustomObject.h"

Step 6: Use your Object

In SomeSwiftFile.swift:

var instanceOfCustomObject = CustomObject()
instanceOfCustomObject.someProperty = "Hello World"
print(instanceOfCustomObject.someProperty)
instanceOfCustomObject.someMethod()

There is no need to import explicitly; that's what the bridging header is for.

Using Swift Classes in Objective-C

Step 1: Create New Swift Class

Add a .swift file to your project, and name it MySwiftObject.swift.

In MySwiftObject.swift:

import Foundation

@objc(MySwiftObject)
class MySwiftObject : NSObject {

    @objc
    var someProperty: AnyObject = "Some Initializer Val" as NSString

    init() {}

    @objc
    func someFunction(someArg: Any) -> NSString {
        return "You sent me \(someArg)"
    }
}

Step 2: Import Swift Files to ObjC Class

In SomeRandomClass.m:

#import "<#YourProjectName#>-Swift.h"

The file:<#YourProjectName#>-Swift.h should already be created automatically in your project, even if you can not see it.

Step 3: Use your class

MySwiftObject * myOb = [MySwiftObject new];
NSLog(@"MyOb.someProperty: %@", myOb.someProperty);
myOb.someProperty = @"Hello World";
NSLog(@"MyOb.someProperty: %@", myOb.someProperty);

NSString * retString = [myOb someFunctionWithSomeArg:@"Arg"];

NSLog(@"RetString: %@", retString);

Notes:

If Code Completion isn't behaving as you expect, try running a quick build with ⌘⇧R to help Xcode find some of the Objective-C code from a Swift context and vice versa.
If you add a .swift file to an older project and get the error dyld: Library not loaded: @rpath/libswift_stdlib_core.dylib, try completely restarting Xcode.
While it was originally possible to use pure Swift classes (Not descendents of NSObject) which are visible to Objective-C by using the @objc prefix, this is no longer possible. Now, to be visible in Objective-C, the Swift object must either be a class conforming to NSObjectProtocol (easiest way to do this is to inherit from NSObject), or to be an enum marked @objc with a raw value of some integer type like Int. You may view the edit history for an example of Swift 1.x code using @objc without these restrictions.

Swift – #ifdef replacement in the Swift language

Yes you can do it.

In Swift you can still use the "#if/#else/#endif" preprocessor macros (although more constrained), as per Apple docs. Here's an example:

#if DEBUG
    let a = 2
#else
    let a = 3
#endif

Now, you must set the "DEBUG" symbol elsewhere, though. Set it in the "Swift Compiler - Custom Flags" section, "Other Swift Flags" line. You add the DEBUG symbol with the -D DEBUG entry.

As usual, you can set a different value when in Debug or when in Release.

I tested it in real code and it works; it doesn't seem to be recognized in a playground though.

You can read my original post here.

IMPORTANT NOTE: -DDEBUG=1 doesn't work. Only -D DEBUG works. Seems compiler is ignoring a flag with a specific value.