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RFC 9901: Selective Disclosure for JSON Web Tokens

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This specification defines a mechanism for the selective disclosure of individual elements of a JSON data structure used as the payload of a JSON Web Signature (JWS). The primary use case is the selective disclosure of JSON Web Token (JWT) claims.

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Document ID
RFC9901
Published
November 2025
Authors
D. Fett; K. Yasuda; B. Campbell
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
sec
Pages
88
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