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namshi/jose
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JSON Object Signing and Encryption library for PHP.

7.2.3(9y ago)1.8k99.6M—8.3%131[9 issues](https://github.com/namshi/jose/issues)[3 PRs](https://github.com/namshi/jose/pulls)20MITPHPPHP >=5.5

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NAMSHI | JOSE
=============

[](#namshi--jose)

Deprecation notice
------------------

[](#deprecation-notice)

> Hi there,
>
> as much as we'd like to be able to work on all of the OSS in the world, we don't actively use this library anymore This means that new features / bugfixes / etc will only be merged based on pull requests from external contributors, and we strongly recommend you look for a long-term alternative.
>
> If you're looking for an actively maintained library check [firebase/php-jwt](https://github.com/firebase/php-jwt) out!

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This library provides a lightweight implementation of the JWS ([JSON Web Signature](http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-jones-json-web-signature-04)) specification.

Prerequisites
-------------

[](#prerequisites)

This library needs PHP 5.5+ and the library OpenSSL.

It has been tested using `PHP5.5` to `PHP7.0` and `HHVM`.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

You can install the library directly from composer / [packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/namshi/jose):

```
"namshi/jose": "7.0.*"

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Using it is pretty straightforward: imagine that you want to offer a service the ability to authenticate a user via a cookie, and the service is built with javascript; what you would need to do is to generate a JWS (after verifying the credentials once), store it as a cookie and then pass it from your JavaScript app everytime you want to authenticate that user.

First, generate the JWS:

```