Node.js implementation of JSON Web Token (JWT) with support for signatures (JWS), encryption (JWE) and web keys (JWK).
"JSON Web Token (JWT) is a means of representing claims to be transferred between two parties. The claims in a JWT are encoded as a JSON object that may be digitally signed using JSON Web Signature (JWS) and/or encrypted using JSON Web Encryption (JWE)."
The suggested pronunciation of JWT is the same as the English word "jot".
This package is aimed to implements the following IETF drafts:
- JWT draft-jones-json-web-token-10
- JWA draft-ietf-jose-json-web-algorithms-02
- JWS draft-ietf-jose-json-web-signature-02
- JWE draft-ietf-jose-json-web-encryption-02
- JWK draft-ietf-jose-json-web-key-02
But currently we only support JWT with JWS and the following JWA signing algorithms
- NONE
- HMAC
- HS256
- HS384
- HS512
- RSA
- RS256
- RS384
- RS512
As we move forward we will add additional JWA algorithms and support for JWE. Please submit any comments and suggestions.
The code is implemented using CoffeeScript
We try to keep dependencies to a minimum but pleae refer to the package.json for the full set of dependencies.
Unless stated elsewhere, file headers or otherwise, the license as stated bellow:
(The MIT License)
Copyright (c) 2012 Bernardo Gomez Palacio <bernardo.gomezpalacio@gmail.com>, Kazuhito Hokamura <k.hokamura@gmail.com>
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