JOSE Suite

JSON Web Key Set (JWKS)
JSON Web Token (JWT)	is a JSON object containing a claim, which is to be transferred between parties usually used in conjunction with OAuth/OIDC Link to original
JSON Web Key (JWK)	JSON Web Key (JWK) - a JSON object that contains a cryptographic key that is used to verify the signature of a JWT issued by the STS JSON Web Key Set (JWKS) - a JSON object containing a SET of JWKs Link to original
JSON Web Algorithms (JWA)	are cryptographic algorithms and identifiers to be used with: JWT & JWK Link to original
Security Tokens Service (STS)	also referred to as OAuth Server or OIDC Provider STS issues/generates JWTs which are signed and/or encrypted by its own private-key other entities, upon receiving a JWT can verify its signature by using STS’s public-key STS exposes this public-key via a JWKS endpoint (e.g. `https://STS-DOMAIN.com/.well-known/jwks.json)` that returns a set of JWKs Link to original

Putting it All Together