Re: New issue: Header type for JWT format values

Hi Atul,

For the benefit of everyone who isn't familiar with JWTs, could you give a reference to the definition of their data structure?

Cheers,


> On 21 Jul 2025, at 8:28 pm, Atul Tulshibagwale <atul@sgnl.ai> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> We are currently working on a draft for Transaction Tokens, which envisions a new HTTP Request Header called "Txn-Token". The header value is expected to be a JWT.
> 
> We were debating (see comments here and the attached screenshot) which HTTP Structured Header Type would be appropriate for such a value. We do not want to enclose the value in quotes, so the STRING type cannot be used. The JWTs also might be a bit long (> 1024 bytes).
> 
> What is this group's guidance for proposals that want to add HTTP Headers that have JWT as their values?
> 
> Thanks,
> Atul
> 
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