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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 75f3bb9839ed..b9ff57df4be3 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,9 +1,14 @@ alcoholic_jwt ============= +[](https://travis-ci.org/aprilabank/alcoholic_jwt) + This is a library for **validation** of **RS256** JWTs using keys from a JWKS. Nothing more, nothing less. +RS256 is the most commonly used asymmetric signature mechanism for +JWTs, encountered in for example [Google][]'s or [Aprila][]'s APIs. + The name of the library stems from the potential side-effects of trying to use the other Rust libraries that are made for similar purposes. @@ -51,5 +56,7 @@ This library aims to only use trustworthy off-the-shelf components to do the work. Cryptographic operations are provided by the `openssl` crate, JSON-serialisation is provided by `serde_json`. +[Google]: https://www.google.com/ +[Aprila]: https://www.aprila.no/ [JWKS]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7517 [`kid` claim]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7515#section-4.1.4 |