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JSON Web Signature
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<p>A JSON Web Signature (abbreviated JWS) is an <a href="/facts/Internet_Engineering_Task_Force/tIcCsFhX">IETF</a>-proposed standard (<a href="/facts/RFC_(identifier)/esftTvE7">RFC</a> <a href="https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7515">7515</a>) for <a href="/facts/Digital_signature/tY7e2pnW">signing</a> arbitrary data. This is used as the basis for a variety of web-based technologies including <a href="/facts/JSON_Web_Token/jfuUc1hv">JSON Web Token</a>. </p>