Terminology and summary
The preceding sections introduced a lot of new terms, which can be overwhelming. Therefore, before we move forward, let's quickly review and expand on some of the terminology used.
A claim is made up of a key-value pair of a claim name and claim value. A group of claims represented as a JSON object is a claim set; individual claims within a claim set may also be referred to as members of a claim set.
A JSON Web Token (JWT) is a string that includes the JOSE Header and the claim set, and is signed and (optionally) encrypted.
To generate the signature, the server must sign the header and claim set using algorithms specified in the JSON Web Algorithms (JWA) specification, which uses cryptographic keys as defined in the ...
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