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JSON Web Encryption

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JSON Web Encryption (JWE) is an IETF standard providing a standardised syntax for the exchange of encrypted data, based on JSON and Base64. It is defined by RFC7516. Along with JSON Web Signature (JWS), it is one of the two possible formats of a JWT (JSON Web Token).