RS256

cryptographysecurity

Stands for: RSA signature with SHA-256 (JWA identifier)

A JWT signing algorithm: RSA with SHA-256.

RS256 is a JSON Web Algorithm identifier (RFC 7518) for an RSA signature using SHA-256. It is one of the most common JWT signing algorithms, paired with a public key published in a JWKS.

Also known as: rs256

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