jose
JWA, JWS, JWE, JWT, JWK, JWKS for Node.js, Browser, Cloudflare Workers, Deno, Bun, and other Web-interoperable runtimes
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.
Support from the community to continue maintaining and improving this module is welcome. If you find the module useful, please consider supporting the project by becoming a sponsor.
jose
has no dependencies and it exports tree-shakeable ESM. CJS is also supported.
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')
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
jwtVerify
function -
Signing using the
SignJWT
class - Utility functions
- Decoding Token's Protected Header
- Decoding JWT Claims Set prior to its validation
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
jwtDecrypt
function -
Encryption using the
EncryptJWT
class - Utility functions
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
Version | Security Fixes 🔑 | Other Bug Fixes 🐞 | New Features ⭐ |
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v5.x | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
v4.x | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
v2.x | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |