Overview#

JSON Web Signature (JWS) is a means of representing signed content using JSON data structures.

Related encryption capabilities are described in the separate JSON Web Encryption (JWE) specification.

Several algorithms are defined in JSON Web Algorithms (JWA)

JSON Web Signature is used for digital Signature of JSON Web Tokens

JSON Web Signature is defined in RFC 7515

More Information#

There might be more information for this subject on one of the following:

• CBOR Web Token
• Client Secret
• Id_token_signing_alg_values_supported
• Identity Token
• JOSE-Cookbook
• JSON Identity Suite
• JSON Web Algorithms
• JSON Web Encryption
• JSON Web Token Claims
• JSON Web Tokens
• JWS
• JWT Data Exchange
• Javascript Object Signing and Encryption
• Nested JWT
• OpenID Connect
• Openid-configuration
• RFC 7515
• RFC 7797
• Request_object_signing_alg
• Request_object_signing_alg_values_supported
• Security Event Token
• Sub_jwk
• Token_endpoint_auth_signing_alg_values_supported
• Userinfo_signing_alg_values_supported
• Why OAuth 2.0
• Why Use Tokens