JWK

English

Noun

JWK (countable and uncountable, plural JWKs)

  1. (computer security) Initialism of JSON Web Key, a JSON representation of a key typically used to verify JSON Web Tokens (JWTs).
    • 2015 May, M. Jones, “JSON Web Key (JWK)”, in RFC Editor, →DOI, →ISSN, RFC 7517:
      JWKs and JWK Sets are used in the JSON Web Signature [JWS] and JSON Web Encryption [JWE] specifications.

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