node-jws 
An implementation of JSON Web Signatures.
This was developed against
draft-ietf-jose-json-web-signature-08 and implements the
entire spec except X.509 Certificate Chain
signing/verifying (patches welcome).
There are both synchronous (jws.sign,
jws.verify) and streaming (jws.createSign,
jws.createVerify) APIs.
Install
$ npm install jwsUsage
jws.ALGORITHMS
Array of supported algorithms. The following algorithms are currently supported.
| alg Parameter Value | Digital Signature or MAC Algorithm |
|---|---|
| HS256 | HMAC using SHA-256 hash algorithm |
| HS384 | HMAC using SHA-384 hash algorithm |
| HS512 | HMAC using SHA-512 hash algorithm |
| RS256 | RSASSA using SHA-256 hash algorithm |
| RS384 | RSASSA using SHA-384 hash algorithm |
| RS512 | RSASSA using SHA-512 hash algorithm |
| PS256 | RSASSA-PSS using SHA-256 hash algorithm |
| PS384 | RSASSA-PSS using SHA-384 hash algorithm |
| PS512 | RSASSA-PSS using SHA-512 hash algorithm |
| ES256 | ECDSA using P-256 curve and SHA-256 hash algorithm |
| ES384 | ECDSA using P-384 curve and SHA-384 hash algorithm |
| ES512 | ECDSA using P-521 curve and SHA-512 hash algorithm |
| none | No digital signature or MAC value included |
jws.sign(options)
(Synchronous) Return a JSON Web Signature for a header and a payload.
Options:
headerpayloadsecretorprivateKeyencoding(Optional, defaults to ‘utf8’)
header must be an object with an alg
property. header.alg must be one a value found in
jws.ALGORITHMS. See above for a table of supported
algorithms.
If payload is not a buffer or a string, it will be
coerced into a string using JSON.stringify.
Example
const signature = jws.sign({
header: { alg: 'HS256' },
payload: 'h. jon benjamin',
secret: 'has a van',
});jws.verify(signature, algorithm, secretOrKey)
(Synchronous) Returns true or false for
whether a signature matches a secret or key.
signature is a JWS Signature. header.alg
must be a value found in jws.ALGORITHMS. See above for a
table of supported algorithms. secretOrKey is a string or
buffer containing either the secret for HMAC algorithms, or the PEM
encoded public key for RSA and ECDSA.
Note that the "alg" value from the signature header is
ignored.
jws.decode(signature)
(Synchronous) Returns the decoded header, decoded payload, and signature parts of the JWS Signature.
Returns an object with three properties, e.g.
{ header: { alg: 'HS256' },
payload: 'h. jon benjamin',
signature: 'YOWPewyGHKu4Y_0M_vtlEnNlqmFOclqp4Hy6hVHfFT4'
}jws.createSign(options)
Returns a new SignStream object.
Options:
header(required)payloadkey||privateKey||secretencoding(Optional, defaults to ‘utf8’)
Other than header, all options expect a string or a
buffer when the value is known ahead of time, or a stream for
convenience.
key/privateKey/secret may also be
an object when using an encrypted private key, see the crypto
documentation.
Example:
// This...
jws.createSign({
header: { alg: 'RS256' },
privateKey: privateKeyStream,
payload: payloadStream,
}).on('done', function(signature) {
// ...
});
// is equivalent to this:
const signer = jws.createSign({
header: { alg: 'RS256' },
});
privateKeyStream.pipe(signer.privateKey);
payloadStream.pipe(signer.payload);
signer.on('done', function(signature) {
// ...
});jws.createVerify(options)
Returns a new VerifyStream object.
Options:
signaturealgorithmkey||publicKey||secretencoding(Optional, defaults to ‘utf8’)
All options expect a string or a buffer when the value is known ahead of time, or a stream for convenience.
Example:
// This...
jws.createVerify({
publicKey: pubKeyStream,
signature: sigStream,
}).on('done', function(verified, obj) {
// ...
});
// is equivilant to this:
const verifier = jws.createVerify();
pubKeyStream.pipe(verifier.publicKey);
sigStream.pipe(verifier.signature);
verifier.on('done', function(verified, obj) {
// ...
});Class: SignStream
A Readable Stream that emits a single data event (the
calculated signature) when done.
Event: ‘done’
function (signature) { }
signer.payload
A Writable Stream that expects the JWS payload. Do
not use if you passed a payload option to the
constructor.
Example:
payloadStream.pipe(signer.payload);signer.secret
signer.key
signer.privateKey
A Writable Stream. Expects the JWS secret for HMAC, or
the privateKey for ECDSA and RSA. Do not use if you passed a
secret or key option to the constructor.
Example:
privateKeyStream.pipe(signer.privateKey);Class: VerifyStream
This is a Readable Stream that emits a single data
event, the result of whether or not that signature was valid.
Event: ‘done’
function (valid, obj) { }
valid is a boolean for whether or not the signature is
valid.
verifier.signature
A Writable Stream that expects a JWS Signature. Do
not use if you passed a signature option to the
constructor.
verifier.secret
verifier.key
verifier.publicKey
A Writable Stream that expects a public key or secret.
Do not use if you passed a key or
secret option to the constructor.
TODO
It feels like there should be some convenience options/APIs for defining the algorithm rather than having to define a header object with
{ alg: 'ES512' }or whatever every time.X.509 support, ugh
License
MIT
Copyright (c) 2013-2015 Brian J. Brennan
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