RFC7516: JSON Web Encryption¶

This section contains the generic implementation of RFC7516. Find how to use it in JWE Guide.

API Reference¶

authlib.jose.rfc7516.JWE¶: alias of authlib.jose.rfc7516.jwe.JsonWebEncryption

class authlib.jose.rfc7516.JWEAlgorithm¶: Interface for JWE algorithm. JWA specification (RFC7518) SHOULD implement the algorithms for JWE with this base implementation.

class authlib.jose.rfc7516.JWEEncAlgorithm¶

encrypt(msg, aad, iv, key)¶

Encrypt the given “msg” text.

Parameters:	msg – text to be encrypt in bytes aad – additional authenticated data in bytes iv – initialization vector in bytes key – encrypted key in bytes
Returns:	(ciphertext, iv, tag)

decrypt(ciphertext, aad, iv, tag, key)¶

Decrypt the given cipher text.

Parameters:	ciphertext – ciphertext in bytes aad – additional authenticated data in bytes iv – initialization vector in bytes tag – authentication tag in bytes key – encrypted key in bytes
Returns:	message