jose
jose is JavaScript module for JSON Object Signing and Encryption, providing support for JSON Web Tokens (JWT), JSON Web Signature (JWS), JSON Web Encryption (JWE), JSON Web Key (JWK), JSON Web Key Set (JWKS), and more. The module is designed to work across various Web-interoperable runtimes including Node.js, browsers, Cloudflare Workers, Deno, Bun, and others.
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Dependencies: 0
jose has no dependencies and it exports tree-shakeable ESM. CJS is also supported.
Documentation
jose is distributed via npmjs.com, deno.land/x, cdnjs.com, jsdelivr.com, and github.com.
example ESM import
import * as jose from 'jose'example CJS require
const jose = require('jose')JSON Web Tokens (JWT)
The jose module supports JSON Web Tokens (JWT) and provides functionality for signing and verifying tokens, as well as their JWT Claims Set validation.
- JWT Claims Set Validation & Signature Verification using the
jwtVerifyfunction - Signing using the
SignJWTclass - Utility functions
- Decoding Token's Protected Header
- Decoding JWT Claims Set prior to its validation
Encrypted JSON Web Tokens
The jose module supports encrypted JSON Web Tokens and provides functionality for encrypting and decrypting tokens, as well as their JWT Claims Set validation.
- Decryption & JWT Claims Set Validation using the
jwtDecryptfunction - Encryption using the
EncryptJWTclass - Utility functions
Key Utilities
The jose module supports importing, exporting, and generating keys and secrets in various formats, including PEM formats like SPKI, X.509 certificate, and PKCS #8, as well as JSON Web Key (JWK).
- Key Import Functions
- Key and Secret Generation Functions
- Key Export Functions
JSON Web Signature (JWS)
The jose module supports signing and verification of JWS messages with arbitrary payloads in Compact, Flattened JSON, and General JSON serialization syntaxes.
- Signing - Compact, Flattened JSON, General JSON
- Verification - Compact, Flattened JSON, General JSON
- Utility functions
JSON Web Encryption (JWE)
The jose module supports encryption and decryption of JWE messages with arbitrary plaintext in Compact, Flattened JSON, and General JSON serialization syntaxes.
- Encryption - Compact, Flattened JSON, General JSON
- Decryption - Compact, Flattened JSON, General JSON
- Utility functions
Other
The following are additional features and utilities provided by the jose module:
- Calculating JWK Thumbprint
- Calculating JWK Thumbprint URI
- Verification using a JWK Embedded in a JWS Header
- Unsecured JWT
- JOSE Errors
Implemented specifications
The jose module implements the following specifications:
- JSON Web Signature (JWS) - RFC7515
- JSON Web Encryption (JWE) - RFC7516
- JSON Web Key (JWK) - RFC7517
- JSON Web Algorithms (JWA) - RFC7518
- JSON Web Token (JWT) - RFC7519
- JSON Web Key Thumbprint - RFC7638
- JSON Web Key Thumbprint URI - RFC9278
- JWS Unencoded Payload Option - RFC7797
- CFRG Elliptic Curve ECDH and Signatures - RFC8037
- secp256k1 EC Key curve support - RFC8812
The algorithm implementations have been tested using test vectors from their respective specifications as well as RFC7520.
Supported Runtimes
The jose module is compatible with JavaScript runtimes that support the utilized Web API globals and standard built-in objects or are Node.js.
The following runtimes are supported (this is not an exhaustive list):
Please note that certain algorithms may not be available depending on the runtime used. You can find a list of available algorithms for each runtime in the specific issue links provided above.
Supported Versions
| Version | Security Fixes 🔑 | Other Bug Fixes 🐞 | New Features ⭐ |
|---|---|---|---|
| v5.x | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| v4.x | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| v2.x | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |