JOSE-JWS-FMT(1)

NAME¶

jose-jws-fmt - Converts a JWS between serialization formats

SYNOPSIS¶

jose jws fmt -i JWS [-I PAY] [-o JWS] [-O PAY] [-c]

The jose jws fmt command converts a JWS into alternative serialization formats. For example, it can:

1.Attach payload to a detached JWS.

2.Detach payload from a JWS.

3.Convert JWS Compact Serialization to JWS JSON Serialization.

4.Convert JWS JSON Serialization to JWS Compact Serialization.

•-i JSON, --input=JSON : Parse JWS from JSON

•-i FILE, --input=FILE : Read JWS from FILE

•-i -, --input=-: Read JWS from standard input

•-I FILE, --detached=FILE : Read decoded payload from FILE

•-I -, --detached=- : Read decoded payload from standard input

•-o FILE, --output=FILE : Write JWS to FILE

•-o -, --output=- : Write JWS to stdout (default)

•-O FILE, --detach=FILE : Detach payload and decode to FILE

•-O -, --detach=- : Detach payload and decode to standard output

•-c, --compact : Output JWS using compact serialization

Attach payload to a detached JWS and emit JWS Compact Serialization:

$ jose jws fmt -i msg.jws -I msg.txt -o compact.jws -c

Detach payload from a JWS:

$ jose jws fmt -i msg.jws -o detached.jws -O msg.txt

Nathaniel McCallum <npmccallum@redhat.com>