I think it's application/jwt per http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-oauth-json-web-token-31#section-10.3.1
On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 5:11 AM, Prabath Siriwardena <[email protected]> wrote: > Is there a Content-Type defined for JWT already...? > > application/json Content-Type won't work - since the structure of the JWT > is not JSON... > > Appreciate a lot any pointers..? > > Can we define content type called application/jwt or application/json+jwt > > Thanks & regards, > -Prabath > > On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 11:13 AM, Prabath Siriwardena <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I have the following SOAP use case... >> >> 1. Using WS-Trust - I authenticate to the STS - and get a SAML Bearer >> Token with the required set of claims.. >> 2. I use this as a supporting token to access a SOAP service. >> 3. SOAP service will validate the signature of the SAML token and if it >> is valid - I will be able to access it. >> >> Now I am thinking of implementing the same in the following manner for >> REST APIs. >> >> 1. Using OpenID Connect talk to the token endpoint with client credential >> grant type and get a signed ID token with the required set of claims. >> 2. Set the JWT token in an HTTP header and talk to the secured API. >> 3. API should validate the signature of the JWT and if its valid and if >> it trusts the issuer - should let me in. >> >> But - I find some limitations in spec to implement my REST use case. >> >> 1. OpenID Connect specification does not talk about client credentials >> grant type ? at the same time it does not say its a MUST to use >> authorization code or implicit. >> >> 2. AFAIK there is no HTTP binding to pass a JWT - please let me know if >> there is any? >> >> Appreciate your thoughts on this... >> >> >> Thanks & Regards, >> Prabath >> >> Twitter : @prabath >> LinkedIn : http://www.linkedin.com/in/prabathsiriwardena >> >> Mobile : +94 71 809 6732 >> >> http://blog.facilelogin.com >> http://blog.api-security.org >> > > > > -- > Thanks & Regards, > Prabath > > Twitter : @prabath > LinkedIn : http://www.linkedin.com/in/prabathsiriwardena > > Mobile : +94 71 809 6732 > > http://blog.facilelogin.com > http://blog.api-security.org > > _______________________________________________ > jose mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/jose > >
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