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2.5 KiB
[!WARNING] The current LibJWT code is under heavy reconstruction and is changing wildly from the API and ABI of v2 and prior. There's still a lot going on here, and there are no guarantees that this new API is set in stone. Users beware.
💡 Supported Standards
| Standard | RFC | Description |
|---|---|---|
JWT |
📄 RFC-7519 | JSON Web Token |
JWA |
📄 RFC-7518 | JSON Web Algorithms |
JWS and JWE |
📄 RFC-7518 | Specific types of JWA |
JWK and JWKS |
📄 RFC-7517 | JSON Web Key & Sets |
Note
Throughout this documentation you will see links such as the ones above to RFC documents. These are relevant to that particular part of the library and are helpful to understand some of the specific standards that shaped the development of LibJWT.
🚧 Build Prerequisites
Required
Crypto support
- OpenSSL (>= 3.0.0)
- GnuTLS (>= 3.6.0)
Note
OpenSSL is required and used for JWK(S) operations. GnuTLS is optional for use in signing and verifying if configured.
Optional
- Check Library (>= 0.9.10) for unit testing
- Doxygen (>= 1.13.0) for documentation
📚 Docs and Source
🔗 Stable
📦 Pre-built Packages
LibJWT is available in most Linux distributions as well as through Homebrew for Linux, macOS, and Windows.
🔨 Build Instructions
With CMake:
$ mkdir build
$ cd build
$ cmake ..
$ make