RFC 7523: JSON Web Token (JWT) Profile for OAuth 2.0 Client Authentication and Authorization Grants
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This specification defines the use of a JSON Web Token (JWT) Bearer Token as a means for requesting an OAuth 2.0 access token as well as for client authentication.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC7523
- Published
- May 2015
- Authors
- M. Jones; B. Campbell; C. Mortimore
- Status
- PROPOSED STANDARD
- Stream
- IETF
- Area
- sec
- Pages
- 12
- Also known as
- —
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Related documents
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- RFC 9101The OAuth 2.0 Authorization Framework: JWT-Secured Authorization Request (JAR)Current
August 2021
- RFC 7521Assertion Framework for OAuth 2.0 Client Authentication and Authorization GrantsCurrent
May 2015
- RFC 7519JSON Web Token (JWT)Updated
May 2015
- RFC 8693OAuth 2.0 Token ExchangeCurrent
January 2020
- RFC 7522Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) 2.0 Profile for OAuth 2.0 Client Authentication and Authorization GrantsCurrent
May 2015
- RFC 7165Use Cases and Requirements for JSON Object Signing and Encryption (JOSE)Current
April 2014
- RFC 8392CBOR Web Token (CWT)Current
May 2018
- RFC 8414OAuth 2.0 Authorization Server MetadataCurrent
June 2018
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