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JSON Web Token becomes a standard
JSON Web Token becomes a standard
JSON Web Token (JWT) is now an official IETF standard and is given the RFC 7519 designation. The spec suite that defines the cryptography mechanisms for securing the JWTs (and may be used to secure other types of digital objects) has...
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Why is OOP and type safety good for security. But only if done right
Why is OOP and type safety good for security. But only if done right
Languages such as Java that are object-oriented and type safe can greatly enhance the security of apps and services....
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Nimbus JOSE + JWT 3.0, redesigned and with AES key wrap support
Nimbus JOSE + JWT 3.0, redesigned and with AES key wrap support
Thanks to Melisa Halsband, a contributor from CertiVox UK, the Nimbus library can now handle JSON Web Tokens (JWT)...
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Nimbus JOSE + JWT 2.26.1
Nimbus JOSE + JWT 2.26.1
A new maintenance release of the Nimbus JOSE + JWT library was pushed to Maven Central today. It bears the version...
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RSA-OAEP-256 encryption added to the Nimbus JOSE+JWT library
RSA-OAEP-256 encryption added to the Nimbus JOSE+JWT library
We would like to announce the release of Nimbus JOSE+JWT 2.26, the popular open source library for JWS signatures,...
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The JOSE and JWT specs win innovation award at the 2014 European Identity Conference
The JOSE and JWT specs win innovation award at the 2014 European Identity Conference
We just received news from Mike Jones at the European Identity Conference that the JOSE and JWT specs have received...
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Nimbus JOSE + JWT 2.24
Nimbus JOSE + JWT 2.24
Android developers can rejoice about the new 2.24 release of the Nimbus JOSE + JWT library. It removes the Apache...
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Nimbus JOSE + JWT 2.23 enables JCA provider injection
Nimbus JOSE + JWT 2.23 enables JCA provider injection
The Nimbus JOSE + JWT library received a major upgrade today, under release 2.23. Summary: Developers can know...
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Self-contained access tokens in Connect2id
Self-contained access tokens in Connect2id
This post explains the format of self-contained access tokens issued by the Connect2id server. It complements an...
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JSON Web Key (JWK) selectors
JSON Web Key (JWK) selectors
Release 2.21 of the Nimbus Java library for encoding and decoding JSON Web Tokens (JWT) includes a handy selector for...
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The Nimbus JOSE+JWT library adds PS256, PS384 and PS512 signature support
The Nimbus JOSE+JWT library adds PS256, PS384 and PS512 signature support
Release 2.20 of the Nimbus JOSE+JWT library adds support for the JWS PS256, PS384 and PS512 signature...
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Nimbus JOSE+JWT 2.18
Nimbus JOSE+JWT 2.18
We just pushed a new release of the Nimbus JOSE + JWT library to Maven Central which updates the library to the...
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First peek at our upcoming OpenID Connect server
First peek at our upcoming OpenID Connect server
Those who have followed our activity in the OpenID Connect work group would know that we’ve been working hard on...
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