com.nimbusds.jose
Interface JWSSigner

All Superinterfaces:

JWSAlgorithmProvider

All Known Implementing Classes:

ECDSASigner, MACSigner, RSASSASigner

public interface JWSSigner
extends JWSAlgorithmProvider

Interface for signing JSON Web Signature (JWS) objects.

Callers can query the signer to determine its algorithm capabilities.

Version:

$version$ (2012-10-04)

Author:

Vladimir Dzhuvinov

Method Summary

Base64URL

sign(ReadOnlyJWSHeader header, byte[] signableContent) Signs the specified signable content of a JWS object.

Methods inherited from interface com.nimbusds.jose.JWSAlgorithmProvider

supportedAlgorithms

Method Detail

sign

Base64URL sign(ReadOnlyJWSHeader header,
               byte[] signableContent)
               throws JOSEException

Signs the specified signable content of a JWS object.

Parameters:

header - The JSON Web Signature (JWS) header. Must specify a supported JWS algorithm and must not be null.

signableContent - The content to sign. Must not be null.

Returns:

The resulting signature part (third part) of the JWS object.

Throws:

JOSEException - If the JWS algorithm is not supported or if signing failed for some other reason.