ApplicationText-based

`application/jose`

JOSE

Reference for application/jose, the MIME type for JSON Object Signing and Encryption used in web security tokens.

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HTTP Content-Type Header

HTTP Header

Content-Type: application/jose; charset=utf-8

Quick Facts

MIME Type	application/jose
Category	Application
Type	Text-based (human-readable)

Common Usage

JOSE (JSON Object Signing and Encryption) is a framework for securing JSON data. It encompasses JWS (signing), JWE (encryption), JWK (keys), and JWA (algorithms).

Used for OAuth 2.0 tokens, OpenID Connect, and secure data exchange between services.

Code Examples

HTML

<!-- Set MIME type in meta or fetch headers -->
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="application/jose">

Node.js

// Express.js
app.get('/file', (req, res) => {
  res.type('application/jose');
  res.send(data);
});

// Node.js http
res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'application/jose' });

nginx

# nginx.conf — add to types block or use default
types {
    application/jose  jose;
}

# Or set for a specific location
location /api/ {
    default_type application/jose;
}