jose module

The jose module provides APIs to encrypt and decrypt messages and to sign and verify messages. Encryption and decryption use JSON Web Encryption (JWE) specifications. Signing and verifying messages use JSON Web Signature (JWS) specifications.

To access the functions in the jose module, use the require('jose') statement.

APIs to encrypt messages according to the JWE specifications.

jose.createJWEEncrypter()
jose.createJWEHeader()
jose.getJWEAlg()
jose.getJWEEnc()
jose.isJWEHeader()
JWEEncrypter class
JWEHeader class

APIs to decrypt messages according to the JWE specifications.

jose.createJWEDecrypter()
jose.isJWEObject()
jose.parse()
JWEDecrypter class
JWEObject class
JWERecipient class

APIs to sign messages according to the JWS specifications.

jose.createJWSHeader()
jose.createJWSSigner()
jose.getJWSAlg()
jose.isJWSHeader()
JWSHeader class
JWSSigner class

APIs to verify messages according to the JWS specifications.

jose.createJWSVerifier()
jose.isJWSObject()
jose.parse()
JWSObject class
JWSSignedHeader class
JWSVerifier class