Skip to content

Conversation

@xrissoula
Copy link
Contributor

Description

This PR introduces documentation on JSON Web X (JWX) standards in Polykey, covering:

  • The role of JWT, JWS, JWE, JWK, and JWA
  • Why Polykey persists and transmits cryptographic data using JWX
  • Comparisons with PKCS standards and alternative formats like PASETO

This document explains how Polykey leverages the interoperability of JSON-based cryptographic standards to enhance security and usability.

Issues Fixed

Tasks

  • 1. Added json-webx-standards.md to docs/reference/
  • 2. Structured content for clarity and easy reference
  • 3. Verified accuracy of technical claims

Final checklist

  • Domain specific tests
  • Full tests
  • Updated inline-comment documentation
  • Lint fixed
  • Squash and rebased
  • Sanity check the final build

@xrissoula xrissoula added the documentation Improvements or additions to documentation label Mar 12, 2025
@xrissoula xrissoula requested a review from CMCDragonkai March 12, 2025 07:51
@xrissoula xrissoula self-assigned this Mar 12, 2025
@xrissoula
Copy link
Contributor Author

This PR is closed in favor of #135

@xrissoula xrissoula closed this Mar 17, 2025
Sign up for free to join this conversation on GitHub. Already have an account? Sign in to comment

Labels

documentation Improvements or additions to documentation

Development

Successfully merging this pull request may close these issues.

2 participants