A new Request for Comments is now available in online RFC libraries. RFC 7515
Title: JSON Web Signature (JWS) Author: M. Jones, J. Bradley, N. Sakimura Status: Standards Track Stream: IETF Date: May 2015 Mailbox: m...@microsoft.com, ve7...@ve7jtb.com, n-sakim...@nri.co.jp Pages: 59 Characters: 131110 Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso: None I-D Tag: draft-ietf-jose-json-web-signature-41.txt URL: https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7515 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17487/RFC7515 JSON Web Signature (JWS) represents content secured with digital signatures or Message Authentication Codes (MACs) using JSON-based data structures. Cryptographic algorithms and identifiers for use with this specification are described in the separate JSON Web Algorithms (JWA) specification and an IANA registry defined by that specification. Related encryption capabilities are described in the separate JSON Web Encryption (JWE) specification. This document is a product of the Javascript Object Signing and Encryption Working Group of the IETF. This is now a Proposed Standard. STANDARDS TRACK: This document specifies an Internet Standards Track protocol for the Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the Official Internet Protocol Standards (https://www.rfc-editor.org/standards) for the standardization state and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. This announcement is sent to the IETF-Announce and rfc-dist lists. To subscribe or unsubscribe, see https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce https://mailman.rfc-editor.org/mailman/listinfo/rfc-dist For searching the RFC series, see https://www.rfc-editor.org/search For downloading RFCs, see https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc.html Requests for special distribution should be addressed to either the author of the RFC in question, or to rfc-edi...@rfc-editor.org. Unless specifically noted otherwise on the RFC itself, all RFCs are for unlimited distribution. The RFC Editor Team Association Management Solutions, LLC