jws 0.1.3

python-jws
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A Python implementation of [JSON Web Signatures draft 02](http://self-issued.info/docs/draft-jones-json-web-signature.html)

Also now works on Python 3.3+ as well as Python 2.7+. However, it's a naive conversion to support both Python 2 and Python 3 so there may well be hidden bugs.

Installing
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And in an interpreter:

>>> import jws
>>> header = { 'alg': 'F7U12' }
>>> payload = { 'claim': 'wutt' }
>>> sig = jws.sign(header, payload, '<trollface>')
Traceback (most recent call last):
....
jws.exceptions.AlgorithmNotImplemented: "F7U12" not implemented.
>>>
>>> import sillycrypto
>>> sig = jws.sign(header, payload, '<trollface>')
>>> jws.verify(header, payload, sig, '<trollface>')
True
>>> jws.verify(header, payload, sig, 'y u no verify?')
Traceback (most recent call last):
....
jws.exceptions.SignatureError: nope


Other Stuff
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Check out
https://github.com/brianloveswords/python-jws/blob/master/examples/minijwt.py
for a 14-line implemention of JWT.

See
https://github.com/brianloveswords/python-jws/blob/master/examples/ragecrypto.py
for a rage-comic inspired cryptography extension.

TODO
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* Write about all the rad stuff that can be done around headers (as extensible as crypto algos)
* Pull in JWK support


Tests
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use nosetests

License
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MIT