---
name: "jose"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "jose"
version: "15-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/jose"
---

# jose(1)

Toolkit for performing JSON Object Signing and Encryption

## NAME

jose - Toolkit for performing JSON Object Signing and Encryption

## SYNOPSIS

**jose alg** \[-k KIND\]

**jose b64 dec** -i B64 \[-O BIN\]

**jose b64 enc** -I BIN \[-o B64\]

**jose jwe dec** -i JWE \[-I CT\] -k JWK \[-p\] \[-O PT\]

**jose jwe enc** \[-i JWE\] -I PT -k JWK \[-p\] \[-r RCP\] \[-o JWE\] \[-O CT\] \[-c\]

**jose jwe fmt** -i JWE \[-I CT\] \[-o JWE\] \[-O CT\] \[-c\]

**jose jwk exc** \[-i JWK\] -l JWK -r JWK \[-o JWK\]

**jose jwk gen** -i JWK \[-o JWK\]

**jose jwk pub** -i JWK \[-o JWK\]

**jose jwk thp** -i JWK \[-a ALG\] \[-o THP\]

**jose jwk use** -i JWK \[-a\] \[-r\] -u OP

**jose jws fmt** -i JWS \[-I PAY\] \[-o JWS\] \[-O PAY\] \[-c\]

**jose jws sig** \[-i JWS\] \[-I PAY\] \[-s SIG\] -k JWK \[-o JWS\] \[-O PAY\] \[-c\]

**jose jws ver** -i JWS \[-I PAY\] -k JWK \[-O PAY\] \[-a\]

## OVERVIEW

José is a C-language implementation of the Javascript Object Signing and Encryption standards. Specifically, José aims towards implementing the following standards:

• RFC 7515 - JSON Web Signature (JWS)

• RFC 7516 - JSON Web Encryption (JWE)

• RFC 7517 - JSON Web Key (JWK)

• RFC 7518 - JSON Web Algorithms (JWA)

• RFC 7519 - JSON Web Token (JWT)

• RFC 7520 - Examples of Protecting Content Using JOSE

• RFC 7638 - JSON Web Key (JWK) Thumbprint

The José command line utility provides facilities for the following:

• URL-safe Base64 Encoding & Decoding

• Key Generation and Management

• Encryption & Decryption

• Signing & Verification

## AUTHOR

Nathaniel McCallum \<npmccallum@redhat.com\>

## SEE ALSO

[**jose-alg**(1)](/jose-alg/1.md), [**jose-b64-dec**(1)](/jose-b64-dec/1.md), [**jose-b64-enc**(1)](/jose-b64-enc/1.md), [**jose-jwe-dec**(1)](/jose-jwe-dec/1.md), [**jose-jwe-enc**(1)](/jose-jwe-enc/1.md), [**jose-jwe-fmt**(1)](/jose-jwe-fmt/1.md), [**jose-jwk-exc**(1)](/jose-jwk-exc/1.md), [**jose-jwk-gen**(1)](/jose-jwk-gen/1.md), [**jose-jwk-pub**(1)](/jose-jwk-pub/1.md), [**jose-jwk-thp**(1)](/jose-jwk-thp/1.md), [**jose-jwk-use**(1)](/jose-jwk-use/1.md), [**jose-jws-fmt**(1)](/jose-jws-fmt/1.md), [**jose-jws-sig**(1)](/jose-jws-sig/1.md), [**jose-jws-ver**(1)](/jose-jws-ver/1.md)