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RFC 8747: Proof-of-Possession Key Semantics for CBOR Web Tokens (CWTs)

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This specification describes how to declare in a CBOR Web Token (CWT) (which is defined by RFC 8392) that the presenter of the CWT possesses a particular proof-of-possession key. Being able to prove possession of a key is also sometimes described as being the holder-of-key. This specification provides equivalent functionality to "Proof-of-Possession Key Semantics for JSON Web Tokens (JWTs)" (RFC 7800) but using Concise Binary Object Representation (CBOR) and CWTs rather than JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) and JSON Web Tokens (JWTs).

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Document ID
RFC8747
Published
March 2020
Authors
M. Jones; L. Seitz; G. Selander; S. Erdtman; H. Tschofenig
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
sec
Pages
14
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