JSON Web Encryption
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JSON Web Encryption (JWE) is a standard for securely encrypting arbitrary data as JSON-based tokens, commonly used in modern web security protocols and identity frameworks.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| JSON Web Encryption canonical | 6 |
| JSON-based object encryption | 1 |
| JWE Ciphertext | 1 |
| JWE Encrypted Key | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7934243 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: JSON Web Encryption Context triple: [OpenID Connect, relatedStandard, JSON Web Encryption]
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A.
JSON Web Tokens (JWT)
JSON Web Tokens (JWT) are a compact, URL-safe standard for securely transmitting digitally signed claims between parties, commonly used for stateless authentication and authorization in web applications.
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B.
JWT
JWT is a historic global advertising agency, originally known as J. Walter Thompson, recognized as one of the pioneers of modern marketing and brand communications.
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C.
XML Encryption
XML Encryption is a W3C standard that defines a method for encrypting digital content within XML documents to ensure data confidentiality in transit and storage.
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D.
RFC 4627
RFC 4627 is the original IETF specification that formally defined the JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) data interchange format.
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E.
javax.crypto
javax.crypto is a Java package that provides the framework and implementations for cryptographic operations such as encryption, decryption, key generation, and secure random number generation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: JSON Web Encryption Target entity description: JSON Web Encryption (JWE) is a standard for securely encrypting arbitrary data as JSON-based tokens, commonly used in modern web security protocols and identity frameworks.
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A.
JSON Web Tokens (JWT)
JSON Web Tokens (JWT) are a compact, URL-safe standard for securely transmitting digitally signed claims between parties, commonly used for stateless authentication and authorization in web applications.
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B.
JWT
JWT is a historic global advertising agency, originally known as J. Walter Thompson, recognized as one of the pioneers of modern marketing and brand communications.
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C.
XML Encryption
XML Encryption is a W3C standard that defines a method for encrypting digital content within XML documents to ensure data confidentiality in transit and storage.
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D.
RFC 4627
RFC 4627 is the original IETF specification that formally defined the JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) data interchange format.
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E.
javax.crypto
javax.crypto is a Java package that provides the framework and implementations for cryptographic operations such as encryption, decryption, key generation, and secure random number generation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
IETF standard
ⓘ
encryption format ⓘ web security standard ⓘ |
| abbreviation | JWE ⓘ |
| category | application-layer security ⓘ |
| component |
JWE Authentication Tag
ⓘ
JWE Ciphertext ⓘ
linked to:
JSON Web Encryption
JWE Encrypted Key ⓘ
linked to:
JSON Web Encryption
JWE Header ⓘ
linked to:
JWE
JWE Initialization Vector ⓘ
linked to:
JWE
|
| definedInRFC | RFC 7516 ⓘ |
| fullName | JSON Web Encryption ⓘ |
| governingBody | Internet Engineering Task Force ⓘ |
| headerField |
alg
ⓘ
cty ⓘ enc ⓘ kid ⓘ typ ⓘ zip ⓘ |
| partOf | JOSE ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
represent encrypted content as JSON-based tokens
ⓘ
securely encrypt arbitrary data ⓘ |
| provides |
authentication
ⓘ
confidentiality ⓘ integrity ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| relatedStandard |
JSON Web Key
ⓘ
JSON Web Signature ⓘ JSON Web Token ⓘ
linked to:
JSON Web Tokens (JWT)
|
| serializationForm |
Compact Serialization
ⓘ
JSON Serialization ⓘ |
| supports |
authenticated encryption
ⓘ
content encryption ⓘ integrity protection ⓘ key management ⓘ |
| supportsContentEncryptionAlgorithmType |
AES CBC with HMAC
ⓘ
AES GCM ⓘ
linked to:
AES-GCM
|
| supportsKeyManagementAlgorithmType |
asymmetric key encryption
ⓘ
direct key agreement ⓘ key agreement with key wrapping ⓘ key wrapping ⓘ symmetric key encryption ⓘ |
| usedFor |
protecting claims in JSON Web Tokens
ⓘ
secure transmission of sensitive data in APIs ⓘ |
| usedIn |
OAuth 2.0 ecosystems
ⓘ
OpenID Connect ecosystems ⓘ
linked to:
OpenID Connect
identity frameworks ⓘ web security protocols ⓘ |
| usesDataFormat | JSON ⓘ |
| usesEncoding | Base64url encoding ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: JSON Web Encryption Description of subject: JSON Web Encryption (JWE) is a standard for securely encrypting arbitrary data as JSON-based tokens, commonly used in modern web security protocols and identity frameworks.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: JSON Web Encryption
linked to: JSON Web Encryption
linked to: JSON Web Encryption