Payload as String

[mawhtin]

Hi Panva,

Any chance of supporting a String type payload? Currently it has to be a JSON object.

I looked at the specs, and it doesn't explicitly demand a JSON object.

jsonwebtoken library by Auth0 supports String type payloads, but I prefer jose.

If you're wondering, our use case needs the JWS as short as possible. Every byte counts.

[panva]

I looked at the specs, and it doesn't explicitly demand a JSON object.

Sure does.

JSON Web Token (JWT)
A string representing a set of claims as a JSON object that is
encoded in a JWS or JWE

JWT Claims Set
A JSON object that contains the claims conveyed by the JWT.

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Any chance of supporting a String type payload? Currently it has to be a JSON object.

What about the other existing APIs in jose for JWS?

• Class: CompactSign
• Class: FlattenedSign

[mawhtin]

Thanks, appreciate it!