Recent Revisions to This Document

24.10

Fixed error in the JWE token for message level encryption (MLE). See Message-Level Encryption Using JSON Web Tokens.

24.09

Fixed signature header parameter "keyid" typo. See Update Header Fields.

24.08

Removed support for message level encryption (MLE) when setting up an HTTP signature message. See Set Up HTTP Signature Message.

24.07

This update contains editorial changes.

24.06

The guide has undergone a major reorganization.

24.05

Corrected typo.
Updated the creating validation string example for generating an HTTP signature hash using the
\n
 newline switch. For more information, see Construct Messages Using HTTP Signature Security.

24.04

Updated JSON Web Token Construction
Updated the Constructing Messages Using JSON Web Tokens Section.
Minor update to Message Level Encryption
Added note to Enabling MLE Encryption about the P12 certificate.

24.03

Update token signature to use the Key ID (kid).
Replaced x5c signature with kid when creating a token signature.
Added Message Level Encryption
Message Level Encryption (MLE) was added to the guide. See Construct Messages Using HTTP Signature Security

24.02

Updated the link to the IETF HTTP Working Group website. See Construct Messages Using HTTP Signature Security.

24.01

Message Elements
Added the message elements required to send a successful message. See Elements of a JSON Web Token Message