JOSE Working Group M. Jones
Internet-Draft Microsoft
Intended status: Standards Track December 27, 2012
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JSON Web Encryption JSON Serialization (JWE-JS)
draft-jones-jose-jwe-json-serialization-04
Abstract
The JSON Web Encryption JSON Serialization (JWE-JS) is a means of
representing encrypted content using JavaScript Object Notation
(JSON) data structures. This specification describes a means of
representing secured content as a JSON data object (as opposed to the
JWE specification, which uses a compact serialization with a URL-safe
representation). It enables the same content to be encrypted to
multiple parties (unlike JWE). Cryptographic algorithms and
identifiers used with this specification are described in the
separate JSON Web Algorithms (JWA) specification. The JSON
Serialization for related digital signature and MAC functionality is
described in the separate JSON Web Signature JSON Serialization
(JWS-JS) specification.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.1. Notational Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2. Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3. JSON Serialization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
4. Example JWE-JS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
5. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
6. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
7. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
7.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
7.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Appendix A. Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Appendix B. Open Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Appendix C. Document History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Author's Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
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1. Introduction
The JSON Web Encryption JSON Serialization (JWE-JS) is a format for
representing encrypted content as a JavaScript Object Notation (JSON)
[RFC4627] object. It enables the same content to be encrypted to
multiple parties (unlike JWE [JWE].) The encryption mechanisms are
independent of the type of content being encrypted. Cryptographic
algorithms and identifiers used with this specification are described
in the separate JSON Web Algorithms (JWA) [JWA] specification. The
JSON Serialization for related digital signature and MAC
functionality is described in the separate JSON Web Signature JSON
Serialization (JWS-JS) [JWS-JS] specification.
1.1. Notational Conventions
The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
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