The Compact JWS token entity

A compact JWS (JSON Web Signature) token object used to authenticate a staff member to an inTandem app via a JWKS (JSON Web Key Set) process. The token is signed by the staff's private key and can be verified using the platform's public key. It contains information about the staff member, the actor generating the token, and the app.

Properties

Name	Description	Type	Example
uid	Unique identifier of the compactJWSToken token	string	`eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLA0KIC`
token	The JWS token used to authenticate the staff member to the app. The token contains information about the staff member, the actor generating the token, and the app itself.	string	`eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLA0KICJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJqb2UiLA0KICJleHAiOjEzMDA4MTkzODAsDQogImh0dHA6Ly9leGFtcGxlLmNvbS9pc19yb290Ijp0cnVlfQ.dBjftJeZ4CVP-mB92K27uhbUJU1p1r_wW1gFWFOEjXk`
expiry_date	the date in which the token will expire	date-time	2021-07-20T14:00:00.000Z
app_code_name	The code name of the app that the token is generated for	string	quickbooks

Example

{
    "uid": "eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLA0KIC",
    "token": "eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLA0KICJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJqb2UiLA0KICJleHAiOjEzMDA4MTkzODAsDQogImh0dHA6Ly9leGFtcGxlLmNvbS9pc19yb290Ijp0cnVlfQ.dBjftJeZ4CVP-mB92K27uhbUJU1p1r_wW1gFWFOEjXk",
    "expiry_date": "2021-07-20T14:00:00.000Z",
  	"app_code_name": "quickbooks"
}

Sample content of an unpacked token

{  
    "token": {
        "business_uid": "762pz89b34jv4fv0",
        "directory_uid": "inlo4rm3ntd886s6",
        "actor_uid": "300",
        "actor_type": "admin",
        "sub": "3ka35wxrqmjmny2w",
        "sub_type": "staff",
        "iss": "intandem",
        "aud": "test-app",
        "kid": "535bce9a-ce95-4a48-80e8-a0460b4c4c56",
        "iat": 1736771778,
        "exp": 1736772078,
        "jti": "0.269nwvrbckz"
    }  
}

business_uid - the uid of the business account using this token
directory_uid - the uid of the directory the business account belongs to
actor_uid - the actor sending this message. same as sub, if this is not an impersonation session
actor_type - the actor type (typically staff, can be directory or operator if impersonating)
sub- the token subject, i.e. the staff ID
sub_type - the type of actor of the subject (typically staff)
iss- the token issuer, typically “inTandem”
aud- the token audience, this is the app code name
kid- id of the key used to sign the JWT (useful for verifying the token)
iat- the token issuance timestamp
exp- the token expiry date (i.e. the iat plus the hardcoded ticket expiration duration)
jti- the token identifier