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RFC 9278: JWK Thumbprint URI

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This specification registers a kind of URI that represents a JSON Web Key (JWK) Thumbprint value. JWK Thumbprints are defined in RFC 7638. This enables JWK Thumbprints to be used, for instance, as key identifiers in contexts requiring URIs.

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RFC9278
Published
August 2022
Authors
M. Jones; K. Yasuda
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
sec
Pages
6
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