JWSSigner (Nimbus JOSE + JWT v9.31)

All Superinterfaces:

JCAAware<JCAContext>, JOSEProvider, JWSProvider

All Known Implementing Classes:

ECDSASigner, Ed25519Signer, MACSigner, RSASSASigner
```
public interface JWSSigner
extends JWSProvider
```
JSON Web Signature (JWS) signer.

Version:

2015-04-21

Author:

Vladimir Dzhuvinov

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Base64URL`	`sign(JWSHeader header, byte[] signingInput)`	Signs the specified `input` of a `JWS object`.

Methods inherited from interface com.nimbusds.jose.jca.JCAAware
getJCAContext

Methods inherited from interface com.nimbusds.jose.JWSProvider
supportedJWSAlgorithms

- Method Detail
  - sign
```
Base64URL sign(JWSHeader header,
               byte[] signingInput)
        throws JOSEException
```
    Signs the specified input of a JWS object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    header - The JSON Web Signature (JWS) header. Must specify a supported JWS algorithm and must not be null.
    
    signingInput - The input to sign. Must not be null.
    
    Returns:
    
    The resulting signature part (third part) of the JWS object.
    
    Throws:
    
    JOSEException - If the JWS algorithm is not supported, if a critical header parameter is not supported or marked for deferral to the application, or if signing failed for some other internal reason.