square/go-jose
An implementation of JOSE standards (JWE, JWS, JWT) in Go observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: archived no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4310
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1331
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1956 stars · 276 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A Go library implementing the JOSE standards (JWE, JWS, JWT) for JSON-based signing and encryption. This Square repository is deprecated and archived; development continues at go-jose/go-jose.
Use cases
- sign and verify JWTs in Go
- encrypt payloads with JWE
- validate JSON web tokens from OAuth providers
- implement JWS signatures for API requests
- migrate from square/go-jose to go-jose/go-jose
When to choose
- you are maintaining legacy code already pinned to square/go-jose v1/v2
When to avoid
- starting any new Go project needing JOSE/JWT support
- you need security fixes or updates
- you want maintained software
Facets
library · maturity abandoned
cryptography serialization auth security developer-tools apis go cross-platform jose jwt jws jwe deprecated use-go-jose-go-jose-instead
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/square/go-jose · fetched 2026-08-28 · 5bcac5c71923
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| square/go-jose | main | 10 |
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