RFC 7520 · INFORMATIONAL · 2015
MON · 15 JUN 2026
Examples of Protecting Content Using JSON Object Signing and Encryption
Overview
RFC 7520, “Examples of Protecting Content Using JSON Object Signing and Encryption”, is an Informational document published in May 2015 by M. Miller. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document contains a set of examples using JSON Object Signing and Encryption (JOSE) technology to protect data. These examples present a representative sampling of JSON Web Key (JWK) objects as well as various JSON Web Signature (JWS) and JSON Web Encryption (JWE) results given similar inputs.
What “Informational” means
Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.
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