simple JWE converter

this module performs two basic tasks create and decrypt JWE tokens.

the creation process also encodes the JWE as base64.

requires a PEM formatted public cert or private key to encrypt or a PEM formatted private key to decrypt

installation

npm i jwe-handler

usage

create JWE

  try {
    generatedJwe = await createJWE( itemToEncrypt, jwaPem );
  } catch( err ) {
    logger.error( "error in generate JWE try block : ", err );
    throw err;
  }

decrypt JWE

  try {
    localClientRecord = await decryptJWE( clientToken, jwaPem );
  } catch( err ) {
    console.log( "error trying the decrypt : ", err );
    throw err
  }

author: bruno@hypermedia.tech

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