jose/docs/classes/jws_compact_sign.compactsign.md

Class: CompactSign

jws/compact/sign.CompactSign

The CompactSign class is a utility for creating Compact JWS strings.

example ESM import

import { CompactSign } from 'jose/jws/compact/sign'

example CJS import

const { CompactSign } = require('jose/jws/compact/sign')

example Usage

const encoder = new TextEncoder()

const jws = await new CompactSign(encoder.encode('It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door.'))
  .setProtectedHeader({ alg: 'ES256' })
  .sign(privateKey)

console.log(jws)

Table of contents

Constructors

• constructor

Methods

• setProtectedHeader
• sign

Constructors

constructor

+ new CompactSign(payload: Uint8Array): CompactSign

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
payload	Uint8Array	Binary representation of the payload to sign.

Returns: CompactSign

Defined in: jws/compact/sign.ts:31

Methods

setProtectedHeader

▸ setProtectedHeader(protectedHeader: JWSHeaderParameters): CompactSign

Sets the JWS Protected Header on the Sign object.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
protectedHeader	JWSHeaderParameters	JWS Protected Header.

Returns: CompactSign

Defined in: jws/compact/sign.ts:45

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sign

▸ sign(key: KeyLike, options?: SignOptions): Promise<string>

Signs and resolves the value of the Compact JWS string.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
key	KeyLike	Private Key or Secret to sign the JWS with.
options?	SignOptions	JWS Sign options.

Returns: Promise<string>

Defined in: jws/compact/sign.ts:56