JAR (JWT Authorization Request) in Java: Complete Guide

Introduction to JAR (JWT Authorization Request)

JWT Authorization Request (JAR) is an OAuth 2.0 extension (RFC 9101) that allows authorization requests to be sent as signed and optionally encrypted JWTs. This provides integrity, authenticity, and confidentiality for authorization requests, preventing tampering and parameter injection attacks.

System Architecture Overview

JAR (JWT Authorization Request) Architecture
├── Request Types
│   ├── Request Object (signed JWT)
│   ├── Request URI (reference to JWT)
│   └── Encrypted Request (JWE)
├── JWT Structure
│   ├── Header (alg, enc, kid)
│   ├── Claims (response_type, client_id, redirect_uri, scope, state)
│   └── Signature/Encryption
├── Security Features
│   ├── Request Integrity
│   ├── Request Confidentiality
│   ├── Replay Prevention
│   └── Request Binding
└── Protocol Flow
├── Client Creates JAR
├── Authorization Server Validates
├── Parameters Extraction
└── Authorization Processing

Core Implementation

1. Maven Dependencies

<properties>
<nimbus.version>9.37.3</nimbus.version>
<bouncycastle.version>1.78</bouncycastle.version>
<spring.security.version>6.2.0</spring.security.version>
</properties>
<dependencies>
<!-- Nimbus JOSE + JWT for JWT operations -->
<dependency>
<groupId>com.nimbusds</groupId>
<artifactId>nimbus-jose-jwt</artifactId>
<version>${nimbus.version}</version>
</dependency>
<!-- Bouncy Castle for additional algorithms -->
<dependency>
<groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId>
<artifactId>bcprov-jdk18on</artifactId>
<version>${bouncycastle.version}</version>
</dependency>
<!-- Bouncy Castle PKIX/CMS -->
<dependency>
<groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId>
<artifactId>bcpkix-jdk18on</artifactId>
<version>${bouncycastle.version}</version>
</dependency>
<!-- Spring Security for OAuth2 support -->
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-security-oauth2-jose</artifactId>
<version>6.2.0</version>
</dependency>
<!-- Spring Web for REST APIs -->
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
<version>3.2.0</version>
</dependency>
<!-- Redis for request URI storage -->
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-redis</artifactId>
<version>3.2.0</version>
</dependency>
<!-- Testing -->
<dependency>
<groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
<artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
<version>5.10.1</version>
<scope>test</scope>
</dependency>
</dependencies>

2. JAR Request Object Builder

package com.oauth.jar;
import com.nimbusds.jose.*;
import com.nimbusds.jose.crypto.*;
import com.nimbusds.jose.jwk.*;
import com.nimbusds.jwt.*;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
import java.net.URI;
import java.security.PrivateKey;
import java.security.interfaces.RSAPrivateKey;
import java.time.Instant;
import java.util.*;
@Service
public class JARRequestBuilder {
/**
* JAR Request Object claims
*/
public static class JARClaims {
private String responseType;
private String clientId;
private URI redirectUri;
private String scope;
private String state;
private String nonce;
private String codeChallenge;
private String codeChallengeMethod;
private Map<String, Object> customClaims;
// Builder pattern
public static class Builder {
private JARClaims claims = new JARClaims();
public Builder responseType(String responseType) {
claims.responseType = responseType;
return this;
}
public Builder clientId(String clientId) {
claims.clientId = clientId;
return this;
}
public Builder redirectUri(URI redirectUri) {
claims.redirectUri = redirectUri;
return this;
}
public Builder scope(String scope) {
claims.scope = scope;
return this;
}
public Builder state(String state) {
claims.state = state;
return this;
}
public Builder nonce(String nonce) {
claims.nonce = nonce;
return this;
}
public Builder codeChallenge(String codeChallenge, String method) {
claims.codeChallenge = codeChallenge;
claims.codeChallengeMethod = method;
return this;
}
public Builder customClaim(String name, Object value) {
if (claims.customClaims == null) {
claims.customClaims = new HashMap<>();
}
claims.customClaims.put(name, value);
return this;
}
public JARClaims build() {
return claims;
}
}
// Convert to JWT claims set
public JWTClaimsSet toJWTClaimsSet(String issuer, String audience, Duration expiry) {
Instant now = Instant.now();
Instant exp = now.plus(expiry);
JWTClaimsSet.Builder builder = new JWTClaimsSet.Builder()
.issuer(issuer)
.audience(audience)
.issueTime(Date.from(now))
.expirationTime(Date.from(exp))
.jwtID(UUID.randomUUID().toString())
.claim("response_type", responseType)
.claim("client_id", clientId)
.claim("redirect_uri", redirectUri.toString());
if (scope != null) builder.claim("scope", scope);
if (state != null) builder.claim("state", state);
if (nonce != null) builder.claim("nonce", nonce);
if (codeChallenge != null) {
builder.claim("code_challenge", codeChallenge);
builder.claim("code_challenge_method", codeChallengeMethod);
}
if (customClaims != null) {
customClaims.forEach(builder::claim);
}
return builder.build();
}
}
/**
* Create signed JAR request object
*/
public String createSignedRequest(JARClaims claims,
String issuer,
String audience,
Duration expiry,
JWK clientJWK,
PrivateKey privateKey) throws Exception {
// Create JWT claims set
JWTClaimsSet claimsSet = claims.toJWTClaimsSet(issuer, audience, expiry);
// Determine algorithm from JWK
JWSAlgorithm alg = getAlgorithmFromJWK(clientJWK);
// Create JWT header with key ID
JWSHeader header = new JWSHeader.Builder(alg)
.keyID(clientJWK.getKeyID())
.type(new JOSEObjectType("oauth-authz-req+jwt"))
.build();
// Create signed JWT
SignedJWT signedJWT = new SignedJWT(header, claimsSet);
// Sign with client's private key
if (privateKey instanceof RSAPrivateKey) {
RSASSASigner signer = new RSASSASigner((RSAPrivateKey) privateKey);
signedJWT.sign(signer);
} else {
// Handle other key types (EC, EdDSA)
throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Key type not supported");
}
return signedJWT.serialize();
}
/**
* Create encrypted JAR request object (JWE)
*/
public String createEncryptedRequest(String signedRequest,
JWK serverJWK) throws Exception {
// Parse the signed JWT
SignedJWT signedJWT = SignedJWT.parse(signedRequest);
// Create JWE header
JWEHeader header = new JWEHeader.Builder(JWEAlgorithm.RSA_OAEP_256, 
EncryptionMethod.A256GCM)
.keyID(serverJWK.getKeyID())
.contentType("jwt") // Nested JWT
.build();
// Create JWE object
JWEObject jweObject = new JWEObject(header, new Payload(signedJWT));
// Encrypt with server's public key
if (serverJWK instanceof RSAKey) {
RSAEncrypter encrypter = new RSAEncrypter((RSAKey) serverJWK);
jweObject.encrypt(encrypter);
} else {
throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Key type not supported for encryption");
}
return jweObject.serialize();
}
/**
* Create request URI (reference to stored JAR)
*/
public String createRequestURI(String requestObject,
String clientId,
Duration expiry,
RequestUriStorage storage) {
// Generate unique request URI
String requestUri = "urn:ietf:params:oauth:request_uri:" + 
UUID.randomUUID().toString();
// Store request object
storage.storeRequest(requestUri, requestObject, clientId, expiry);
return requestUri;
}
/**
* Build complete authorization request URL with JAR
*/
public URI buildAuthorizationRequest(String authorizationEndpoint,
String clientId,
String requestObject,
String requestUri) throws Exception {
Map<String, String> params = new LinkedHashMap<>();
params.put("client_id", clientId);
if (requestObject != null) {
params.put("request", requestObject);
} else if (requestUri != null) {
params.put("request_uri", requestUri);
}
// Build URL with parameters
StringBuilder url = new StringBuilder(authorizationEndpoint);
url.append("?");
for (Map.Entry<String, String> entry : params.entrySet()) {
if (url.length() > authorizationEndpoint.length() + 1) {
url.append("&");
}
url.append(entry.getKey())
.append("=")
.append(java.net.URLEncoder.encode(entry.getValue(), "UTF-8"));
}
return new URI(url.toString());
}
private JWSAlgorithm getAlgorithmFromJWK(JWK jwk) {
if (jwk instanceof RSAKey) {
return JWSAlgorithm.RS256;
} else if (jwk instanceof ECKey) {
return JWSAlgorithm.ES256;
} else if (jwk instanceof OctetKeyPair) {
return JWSAlgorithm.EdDSA;
} else {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unsupported key type");
}
}
}

3. JAR Request Validator

package com.oauth.jar;
import com.nimbusds.jose.*;
import com.nimbusds.jose.crypto.*;
import com.nimbusds.jose.jwk.*;
import com.nimbusds.jwt.*;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
import java.net.URI;
import java.security.PublicKey;
import java.security.interfaces.RSAPublicKey;
import java.text.ParseException;
import java.util.*;
@Service
public class JARRequestValidator {
private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(JARRequestValidator.class);
/**
* JAR validation result
*/
public static class JARValidationResult {
private final boolean valid;
private final JWTClaimsSet claims;
private final String error;
private final ValidationError errorType;
private JARValidationResult(boolean valid, JWTClaimsSet claims, 
String error, ValidationError errorType) {
this.valid = valid;
this.claims = claims;
this.error = error;
this.errorType = errorType;
}
public static JARValidationResult success(JWTClaimsSet claims) {
return new JARValidationResult(true, claims, null, null);
}
public static JARValidationResult failure(String error, ValidationError errorType) {
return new JARValidationResult(false, null, error, errorType);
}
// getters
}
/**
* Validation error types
*/
public enum ValidationError {
MALFORMED_JWT,
INVALID_SIGNATURE,
EXPIRED_REQUEST,
INVALID_ISSUER,
INVALID_AUDIENCE,
MISSING_REQUIRED_CLAIM,
CLIENT_MISMATCH,
REDIRECT_URI_MISMATCH,
DECRYPTION_FAILED,
KEY_NOT_FOUND
}
/**
* Validate signed request object
*/
public JARValidationResult validateSignedRequest(String requestObject,
String expectedClientId,
URI expectedRedirectUri,
JWKSet clientJWKSet,
long clockSkewSeconds) {
try {
// Parse JWT
SignedJWT signedJWT = SignedJWT.parse(requestObject);
// Verify JWT type
JOSEObjectType typ = signedJWT.getHeader().getType();
if (typ == null || !"oauth-authz-req+jwt".equals(typ.toString())) {
return JARValidationResult.failure(
"Invalid JWT type", ValidationError.MALFORMED_JWT);
}
// Get key ID from header
String keyId = signedJWT.getHeader().getKeyID();
if (keyId == null) {
return JARValidationResult.failure(
"Missing key ID", ValidationError.KEY_NOT_FOUND);
}
// Find client's public key
JWK clientJWK = clientJWKSet.getKeyByKeyId(keyId);
if (clientJWK == null) {
return JARValidationResult.failure(
"Key not found: " + keyId, ValidationError.KEY_NOT_FOUND);
}
// Verify signature
if (!verifySignature(signedJWT, clientJWK)) {
return JARValidationResult.failure(
"Invalid signature", ValidationError.INVALID_SIGNATURE);
}
// Extract and validate claims
JWTClaimsSet claims = signedJWT.getJWTClaimsSet();
// Validate claims
JARValidationResult claimsResult = validateClaims(
claims, expectedClientId, expectedRedirectUri, clockSkewSeconds);
if (!claimsResult.valid) {
return claimsResult;
}
return JARValidationResult.success(claims);
} catch (ParseException e) {
return JARValidationResult.failure(
"Malformed JWT: " + e.getMessage(), ValidationError.MALFORMED_JWT);
} catch (Exception e) {
logger.error("JAR validation error", e);
return JARValidationResult.failure(
"Validation error: " + e.getMessage(), ValidationError.MALFORMED_JWT);
}
}
/**
* Validate encrypted request object
*/
public JARValidationResult validateEncryptedRequest(String encryptedRequest,
JWK serverPrivateKey,
String expectedClientId,
URI expectedRedirectUri,
JWKSet clientJWKSet,
long clockSkewSeconds) 
throws Exception {
// Parse JWE
JWEObject jweObject = JWEObject.parse(encryptedRequest);
// Decrypt with server's private key
if (serverPrivateKey instanceof RSAKey) {
RSADecrypter decrypter = new RSADecrypter((RSAKey) serverPrivateKey);
jweObject.decrypt(decrypter);
} else {
throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Unsupported key type");
}
// Get nested signed JWT
String signedRequest = jweObject.getPayload().toString();
// Validate the signed request
return validateSignedRequest(
signedRequest, expectedClientId, expectedRedirectUri, 
clientJWKSet, clockSkewSeconds);
}
/**
* Validate request URI (fetch and validate stored request)
*/
public JARValidationResult validateRequestUri(String requestUri,
String expectedClientId,
URI expectedRedirectUri,
JWKSet clientJWKSet,
long clockSkewSeconds,
RequestUriStorage storage) {
// Fetch request object from storage
String requestObject = storage.getRequest(requestUri, expectedClientId);
if (requestObject == null) {
return JARValidationResult.failure(
"Request URI not found or expired", ValidationError.MISSING_REQUIRED_CLAIM);
}
// Validate the request object
return validateSignedRequest(
requestObject, expectedClientId, expectedRedirectUri, 
clientJWKSet, clockSkewSeconds);
}
/**
* Validate JWT claims
*/
private JARValidationResult validateClaims(JWTClaimsSet claims,
String expectedClientId,
URI expectedRedirectUri,
long clockSkewSeconds) {
Date now = new Date();
// Check expiration
Date exp = claims.getExpirationTime();
if (exp == null) {
return JARValidationResult.failure(
"Missing expiration claim", ValidationError.MISSING_REQUIRED_CLAIM);
}
Date expWithSkew = new Date(exp.getTime() + clockSkewSeconds * 1000);
if (expWithSkew.before(now)) {
return JARValidationResult.failure(
"Request expired", ValidationError.EXPIRED_REQUEST);
}
// Check not before
Date nbf = claims.getNotBefore();
if (nbf != null) {
Date nbfWithSkew = new Date(nbf.getTime() - clockSkewSeconds * 1000);
if (nbfWithSkew.after(now)) {
return JARValidationResult.failure(
"Request not yet valid", ValidationError.EXPIRED_REQUEST);
}
}
// Check issued at
Date iat = claims.getIssueTime();
if (iat == null) {
return JARValidationResult.failure(
"Missing issued-at claim", ValidationError.MISSING_REQUIRED_CLAIM);
}
// Validate client ID
String clientId = claims.getStringClaim("client_id");
if (clientId == null) {
return JARValidationResult.failure(
"Missing client_id claim", ValidationError.MISSING_REQUIRED_CLAIM);
}
if (!clientId.equals(expectedClientId)) {
return JARValidationResult.failure(
"Client ID mismatch", ValidationError.CLIENT_MISMATCH);
}
// Validate redirect URI
String redirectUri = claims.getStringClaim("redirect_uri");
if (redirectUri == null) {
return JARValidationResult.failure(
"Missing redirect_uri claim", ValidationError.MISSING_REQUIRED_CLAIM);
}
try {
URI uri = new URI(redirectUri);
if (!normalizeUri(uri).equals(normalizeUri(expectedRedirectUri))) {
return JARValidationResult.failure(
"Redirect URI mismatch", ValidationError.REDIRECT_URI_MISMATCH);
}
} catch (Exception e) {
return JARValidationResult.failure(
"Invalid redirect_uri format", ValidationError.MISSING_REQUIRED_CLAIM);
}
// Validate response type
String responseType = claims.getStringClaim("response_type");
if (responseType == null) {
return JARValidationResult.failure(
"Missing response_type claim", ValidationError.MISSING_REQUIRED_CLAIM);
}
return JARValidationResult.success(claims);
}
/**
* Verify JWT signature
*/
private boolean verifySignature(SignedJWT signedJWT, JWK clientJWK) throws Exception {
if (clientJWK instanceof RSAKey) {
RSAKey rsaKey = (RSAKey) clientJWK;
RSASSAVerifier verifier = new RSASSAVerifier(rsaKey);
return signedJWT.verify(verifier);
} else if (clientJWK instanceof ECKey) {
ECKey ecKey = (ECKey) clientJWK;
ECDSAVerifier verifier = new ECDSAVerifier(ecKey);
return signedJWT.verify(verifier);
} else if (clientJWK instanceof OctetKeyPair) {
OctetKeyPair okpKey = (OctetKeyPair) clientJWK;
Ed25519Verifier verifier = new Ed25519Verifier(okpKey.toPublicKey());
return signedJWT.verify(verifier);
}
return false;
}
/**
* Normalize URI for comparison
*/
private URI normalizeUri(URI uri) {
// Remove query and fragment for comparison
try {
return new URI(uri.getScheme(), uri.getAuthority(), 
uri.getPath(), null, null);
} catch (Exception e) {
return uri;
}
}
}

4. Request URI Storage Service

package com.oauth.jar;
import org.springframework.data.redis.core.RedisTemplate;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
import java.time.Duration;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
@Service
public class RequestUriStorage {
private final RedisTemplate<String, String> redisTemplate;
private static final String REQUEST_PREFIX = "jar:request:";
private static final String CLIENT_PREFIX = "jar:client:";
public RequestUriStorage(RedisTemplate<String, String> redisTemplate) {
this.redisTemplate = redisTemplate;
}
/**
* Store request object with request URI
*/
public void storeRequest(String requestUri, 
String requestObject, 
String clientId,
Duration expiry) {
String requestKey = REQUEST_PREFIX + requestUri;
String clientKey = CLIENT_PREFIX + clientId + ":" + requestUri;
// Store request object
redisTemplate.opsForValue().set(requestKey, requestObject, expiry);
// Store client mapping (for cleanup)
redisTemplate.opsForValue().set(clientKey, requestUri, expiry);
}
/**
* Get request object by request URI
*/
public String getRequest(String requestUri, String clientId) {
String requestKey = REQUEST_PREFIX + requestUri;
String clientKey = CLIENT_PREFIX + clientId + ":" + requestUri;
// Verify client owns this request URI
if (!Boolean.TRUE.equals(redisTemplate.hasKey(clientKey))) {
return null;
}
// Get and delete (one-time use)
String request = redisTemplate.opsForValue().get(requestKey);
// Delete after retrieval (optional)
if (request != null) {
redisTemplate.delete(requestKey);
redisTemplate.delete(clientKey);
}
return request;
}
/**
* Get request object without deletion (for debugging)
*/
public String peekRequest(String requestUri) {
String requestKey = REQUEST_PREFIX + requestUri;
return redisTemplate.opsForValue().get(requestKey);
}
/**
* Delete request URI
*/
public void deleteRequest(String requestUri) {
String requestKey = REQUEST_PREFIX + requestUri;
redisTemplate.delete(requestKey);
// Also need to delete client mappings
// This would require scanning for client keys
}
/**
* Clean up expired requests (handled by Redis TTL)
*/
public void cleanup() {
// Redis automatically removes expired keys
}
/**
* Get storage statistics
*/
public StorageStats getStats() {
// In production, use Redis INFO command
return new StorageStats();
}
/**
* Storage statistics
*/
public static class StorageStats {
private final long totalRequests;
private final long activeRequests;
public StorageStats() {
// Would query Redis for actual stats
this.totalRequests = 0;
this.activeRequests = 0;
}
// getters
}
}

5. JAR Client Service

package com.oauth.jar.client;
import com.nimbusds.jose.jwk.*;
import com.nimbusds.jose.jwk.gen.*;
import com.oauth.jar.JARRequestBuilder;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
import java.net.URI;
import java.security.KeyPair;
import java.security.KeyPairGenerator;
import java.security.PrivateKey;
import java.security.interfaces.RSAPrivateKey;
import java.security.interfaces.RSAPublicKey;
import java.time.Duration;
import java.util.*;
@Service
public class JARClientService {
private final JARRequestBuilder requestBuilder;
private final RequestUriStorage storage;
private JWK clientJWK;
private PrivateKey clientPrivateKey;
public JARClientService(JARRequestBuilder requestBuilder, 
RequestUriStorage storage) throws Exception {
this.requestBuilder = requestBuilder;
this.storage = storage;
// Generate client keys (in production, load from secure storage)
generateClientKeys();
}
/**
* Generate client RSA key pair
*/
private void generateClientKeys() throws Exception {
KeyPairGenerator keyGen = KeyPairGenerator.getInstance("RSA");
keyGen.initialize(2048);
KeyPair keyPair = keyGen.generateKeyPair();
this.clientPrivateKey = keyPair.getPrivate();
// Create JWK
this.clientJWK = new RSAKey.Builder((RSAPublicKey) keyPair.getPublic())
.keyID(UUID.randomUUID().toString())
.build();
}
/**
* Create JAR request object
*/
public JARRequest createJARRequest(String authorizationEndpoint,
String clientId,
URI redirectUri,
String responseType,
String scope,
String state,
String nonce,
String codeChallenge,
String codeChallengeMethod,
String issuer,
String audience,
Duration expiry) throws Exception {
// Build claims
JARRequestBuilder.JARClaims claims = new JARRequestBuilder.JARClaims.Builder()
.responseType(responseType)
.clientId(clientId)
.redirectUri(redirectUri)
.scope(scope)
.state(state)
.nonce(nonce)
.codeChallenge(codeChallenge, codeChallengeMethod)
.build();
// Create signed request
String requestObject = requestBuilder.createSignedRequest(
claims, issuer, audience, expiry, clientJWK, clientPrivateKey
);
// Create authorization URL
URI authorizationUrl = requestBuilder.buildAuthorizationRequest(
authorizationEndpoint, clientId, requestObject, null
);
return new JARRequest(requestObject, null, authorizationUrl);
}
/**
* Create request URI (reference) JAR
*/
public JARRequest createRequestUriJAR(String authorizationEndpoint,
String clientId,
URI redirectUri,
String responseType,
String scope,
String state,
String nonce,
String issuer,
String audience,
Duration requestExpiry,
Duration uriExpiry) throws Exception {
// Build claims
JARRequestBuilder.JARClaims claims = new JARRequestBuilder.JARClaims.Builder()
.responseType(responseType)
.clientId(clientId)
.redirectUri(redirectUri)
.scope(scope)
.state(state)
.nonce(nonce)
.build();
// Create signed request
String requestObject = requestBuilder.createSignedRequest(
claims, issuer, audience, requestExpiry, clientJWK, clientPrivateKey
);
// Create request URI
String requestUri = requestBuilder.createRequestURI(
requestObject, clientId, uriExpiry, storage
);
// Create authorization URL
URI authorizationUrl = requestBuilder.buildAuthorizationRequest(
authorizationEndpoint, clientId, null, requestUri
);
return new JARRequest(requestObject, requestUri, authorizationUrl);
}
/**
* Create encrypted JAR request
*/
public String createEncryptedRequest(String requestObject, JWK serverJWK) 
throws Exception {
return requestBuilder.createEncryptedRequest(requestObject, serverJWK);
}
/**
* Export client JWK for server registration
*/
public String exportClientJWK() {
return clientJWK.toJSONString();
}
/**
* Load client keys from JWK
*/
public void loadClientKeys(String jwkJson, PrivateKey privateKey) throws Exception {
this.clientJWK = JWK.parse(jwkJson);
this.clientPrivateKey = privateKey;
}
/**
* JAR Request container
*/
public static class JARRequest {
private final String requestObject;
private final String requestUri;
private final URI authorizationUrl;
public JARRequest(String requestObject, String requestUri, URI authorizationUrl) {
this.requestObject = requestObject;
this.requestUri = requestUri;
this.authorizationUrl = authorizationUrl;
}
public String getRequestObject() { return requestObject; }
public String getRequestUri() { return requestUri; }
public URI getAuthorizationUrl() { return authorizationUrl; }
public Map<String, Object> toResponse() {
Map<String, Object> response = new HashMap<>();
response.put("authorization_url", authorizationUrl.toString());
if (requestObject != null) {
response.put("request_object", requestObject);
}
if (requestUri != null) {
response.put("request_uri", requestUri);
}
return response;
}
}
}

6. JAR Authorization Server

package com.oauth.jar.server;
import com.nimbusds.jose.jwk.*;
import com.nimbusds.jwt.JWTClaimsSet;
import com.oauth.jar.JARRequestValidator;
import com.oauth.jar.RequestUriStorage;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
import java.net.URI;
import java.util.*;
import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
@Service
public class JARAuthorizationServer {
private final JARRequestValidator requestValidator;
private final RequestUriStorage requestUriStorage;
// Registered clients (in production, load from database)
private final Map<String, RegisteredClient> clients = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
public JARAuthorizationServer(JARRequestValidator requestValidator,
RequestUriStorage requestUriStorage) {
this.requestValidator = requestValidator;
this.requestUriStorage = requestUriStorage;
}
/**
* Registered client information
*/
public static class RegisteredClient {
private final String clientId;
private final JWKSet jwkSet;
private final URI redirectUri;
public RegisteredClient(String clientId, JWKSet jwkSet, URI redirectUri) {
this.clientId = clientId;
this.jwkSet = jwkSet;
this.redirectUri = redirectUri;
}
public String getClientId() { return clientId; }
public JWKSet getJwkSet() { return jwkSet; }
public URI getRedirectUri() { return redirectUri; }
}
/**
* Register a client
*/
public void registerClient(String clientId, String jwkSetJson, String redirectUri) 
throws Exception {
JWKSet jwkSet = JWKSet.parse(jwkSetJson);
URI uri = new URI(redirectUri);
clients.put(clientId, new RegisteredClient(clientId, jwkSet, uri));
}
/**
* Process authorization request with JAR
*/
public AuthorizationRequestResult processAuthorizationRequest(
String clientId,
String requestObject,
String requestUri,
long clockSkewSeconds) {
// Get client registration
RegisteredClient client = clients.get(clientId);
if (client == null) {
return AuthorizationRequestResult.failure(
"Unknown client", AuthorizationError.INVALID_CLIENT);
}
// Validate JAR
JARRequestValidator.JARValidationResult validationResult;
if (requestObject != null) {
// Direct request object
validationResult = requestValidator.validateSignedRequest(
requestObject, clientId, client.getRedirectUri(), 
client.getJwkSet(), clockSkewSeconds);
} else if (requestUri != null) {
// Request URI
validationResult = requestValidator.validateRequestUri(
requestUri, clientId, client.getRedirectUri(), 
client.getJwkSet(), clockSkewSeconds, requestUriStorage);
} else {
return AuthorizationRequestResult.failure(
"No request object or URI provided", 
AuthorizationError.INVALID_REQUEST);
}
if (!validationResult.isValid()) {
return AuthorizationRequestResult.failure(
validationResult.getError(), 
AuthorizationError.INVALID_REQUEST);
}
// Extract parameters from validated claims
JWTClaimsSet claims = validationResult.getClaims();
AuthorizationRequest request = new AuthorizationRequest();
request.setClientId(claims.getStringClaim("client_id"));
request.setRedirectUri(claims.getStringClaim("redirect_uri"));
request.setResponseType(claims.getStringClaim("response_type"));
request.setScope(claims.getStringClaim("scope"));
request.setState(claims.getStringClaim("state"));
request.setNonce(claims.getStringClaim("nonce"));
request.setCodeChallenge(claims.getStringClaim("code_challenge"));
request.setCodeChallengeMethod(claims.getStringClaim("code_challenge_method"));
return AuthorizationRequestResult.success(request);
}
/**
* Process authorization request (HTTP parameters version)
*/
public AuthorizationRequestResult processAuthorizationRequest(
Map<String, String> parameters,
long clockSkewSeconds) {
String clientId = parameters.get("client_id");
String requestObject = parameters.get("request");
String requestUri = parameters.get("request_uri");
if (requestObject == null && requestUri == null) {
return AuthorizationRequestResult.failure(
"No JAR parameters found", AuthorizationError.INVALID_REQUEST);
}
return processAuthorizationRequest(
clientId, requestObject, requestUri, clockSkewSeconds);
}
/**
* Authorization request result
*/
public static class AuthorizationRequestResult {
private final boolean success;
private final AuthorizationRequest request;
private final String error;
private final AuthorizationError errorType;
private AuthorizationRequestResult(boolean success, 
AuthorizationRequest request,
String error, 
AuthorizationError errorType) {
this.success = success;
this.request = request;
this.error = error;
this.errorType = errorType;
}
public static AuthorizationRequestResult success(AuthorizationRequest request) {
return new AuthorizationRequestResult(true, request, null, null);
}
public static AuthorizationRequestResult failure(String error, 
AuthorizationError errorType) {
return new AuthorizationRequestResult(false, null, error, errorType);
}
// getters
}
/**
* Authorization request parameters
*/
public static class AuthorizationRequest {
private String clientId;
private String redirectUri;
private String responseType;
private String scope;
private String state;
private String nonce;
private String codeChallenge;
private String codeChallengeMethod;
// getters and setters
}
/**
* Authorization error types
*/
public enum AuthorizationError {
INVALID_REQUEST,
INVALID_CLIENT,
INVALID_SCOPE,
ACCESS_DENIED
}
}

7. JAR REST API Controllers

package com.oauth.jar.controller;
import com.oauth.jar.JARRequestBuilder;
import com.oauth.jar.client.JARClientService;
import com.oauth.jar.server.JARAuthorizationServer;
import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.*;
import java.net.URI;
import java.time.Duration;
import java.util.Map;
@RestController
@RequestMapping("/oauth")
public class JARController {
private final JARClientService clientService;
private final JARAuthorizationServer authServer;
public JARController(JARClientService clientService,
JARAuthorizationServer authServer) {
this.clientService = clientService;
this.authServer = authServer;
}
/**
* Client endpoint: Create JAR request
*/
@PostMapping("/jar/create")
public ResponseEntity<JARResponse> createJARRequest(
@RequestBody JARCreateRequest request) {
try {
JARClientService.JARRequest jarRequest;
if (request.isUseRequestUri()) {
// Create request URI
jarRequest = clientService.createRequestUriJAR(
request.getAuthorizationEndpoint(),
request.getClientId(),
new URI(request.getRedirectUri()),
request.getResponseType(),
request.getScope(),
request.getState(),
request.getNonce(),
request.getIssuer(),
request.getAudience(),
Duration.ofMinutes(5), // request expiry
Duration.ofMinutes(10) // URI expiry
);
} else {
// Create direct request object
jarRequest = clientService.createJARRequest(
request.getAuthorizationEndpoint(),
request.getClientId(),
new URI(request.getRedirectUri()),
request.getResponseType(),
request.getScope(),
request.getState(),
request.getNonce(),
request.getCodeChallenge(),
request.getCodeChallengeMethod(),
request.getIssuer(),
request.getAudience(),
Duration.ofMinutes(5)
);
}
return ResponseEntity.ok(new JARResponse(jarRequest.toResponse()));
} catch (Exception e) {
return ResponseEntity.badRequest()
.body(new JARResponse("Error creating JAR: " + e.getMessage()));
}
}
/**
* Client endpoint: Get client JWK
*/
@GetMapping("/jar/client/jwk")
public ResponseEntity<Map<String, String>> getClientJWK() {
String jwk = clientService.exportClientJWK();
return ResponseEntity.ok(Map.of("jwk", jwk));
}
/**
* Server endpoint: Register client with JWK
*/
@PostMapping("/jar/register")
public ResponseEntity<RegisterResponse> registerClient(
@RequestBody RegisterRequest request) {
try {
authServer.registerClient(
request.getClientId(),
request.getJwkSet(),
request.getRedirectUri()
);
return ResponseEntity.ok(new RegisterResponse(
"Client registered successfully"
));
} catch (Exception e) {
return ResponseEntity.badRequest()
.body(new RegisterResponse("Registration failed: " + e.getMessage()));
}
}
/**
* Server endpoint: Process authorization request with JAR
*/
@PostMapping("/authorize")
public ResponseEntity<AuthorizeResponse> authorize(
@RequestParam Map<String, String> params) {
JARAuthorizationServer.AuthorizationRequestResult result = 
authServer.processAuthorizationRequest(params, 5);
if (result.isSuccess()) {
// Continue with authorization flow
// Generate authorization code, etc.
return ResponseEntity.ok(new AuthorizeResponse(
true,
"Authorization request validated",
result.getRequest()
));
} else {
return ResponseEntity.badRequest()
.body(new AuthorizeResponse(
false,
result.getError(),
null
));
}
}
/**
* Server endpoint: Validate request URI
*/
@GetMapping("/jar/validate-uri")
public ResponseEntity<ValidateUriResponse> validateRequestUri(
@RequestParam String requestUri,
@RequestParam String clientId) {
// Validate request URI without consuming it
String requestObject = requestUriStorage.peekRequest(requestUri);
if (requestObject != null) {
return ResponseEntity.ok(new ValidateUriResponse(true, "Valid request URI"));
} else {
return ResponseEntity.ok(new ValidateUriResponse(false, "Invalid or expired request URI"));
}
}
// Request/Response classes
public static class JARCreateRequest {
private String authorizationEndpoint;
private String clientId;
private String redirectUri;
private String responseType;
private String scope;
private String state;
private String nonce;
private String codeChallenge;
private String codeChallengeMethod;
private String issuer;
private String audience;
private boolean useRequestUri;
// getters and setters
}
public static class JARResponse {
private Map<String, Object> data;
private String error;
public JARResponse(Map<String, Object> data) {
this.data = data;
}
public JARResponse(String error) {
this.error = error;
}
// getters
}
public static class RegisterRequest {
private String clientId;
private String jwkSet;
private String redirectUri;
// getters and setters
}
public static class RegisterResponse {
private String message;
public RegisterResponse(String message) {
this.message = message;
}
// getter
}
public static class AuthorizeResponse {
private boolean success;
private String message;
private JARAuthorizationServer.AuthorizationRequest request;
public AuthorizeResponse(boolean success, String message,
JARAuthorizationServer.AuthorizationRequest request) {
this.success = success;
this.message = message;
this.request = request;
}
// getters
}
public static class ValidateUriResponse {
private boolean valid;
private String message;
public ValidateUriResponse(boolean valid, String message) {
this.valid = valid;
this.message = message;
}
// getters
}
}

8. Testing and Validation

package com.oauth.jar.test;
import com.nimbusds.jose.jwk.*;
import com.oauth.jar.*;
import com.oauth.jar.client.JARClientService;
import com.oauth.jar.server.JARAuthorizationServer;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.*;
import java.net.URI;
import java.time.Duration;
import java.util.Map;
import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*;
@TestMethodOrder(MethodOrderer.OrderAnnotation.class)
public class JARTest {
private JARRequestBuilder requestBuilder;
private JARRequestValidator requestValidator;
private RequestUriStorage requestUriStorage;
private JARClientService clientService;
private JARAuthorizationServer authServer;
private String clientId = "test-client-123";
private URI redirectUri = URI.create("https://client.example.com/callback");
private String issuer = "https://auth.example.com";
private String audience = "https://api.example.com";
@BeforeEach
void setUp() throws Exception {
// Initialize storage (in-memory for testing)
requestUriStorage = new RequestUriStorage(null) {
private final Map<String, String> storage = new java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap<>();
@Override
public void storeRequest(String requestUri, String requestObject, 
String clientId, Duration expiry) {
storage.put(requestUri, requestObject);
}
@Override
public String getRequest(String requestUri, String clientId) {
return storage.remove(requestUri);
}
@Override
public String peekRequest(String requestUri) {
return storage.get(requestUri);
}
};
requestBuilder = new JARRequestBuilder();
requestValidator = new JARRequestValidator();
// Create client service (generates its own keys)
clientService = new JARClientService(requestBuilder, requestUriStorage);
// Create authorization server
authServer = new JARAuthorizationServer(requestValidator, requestUriStorage);
// Register client with server
String clientJWK = clientService.exportClientJWK();
String jwkSetJson = "{\"keys\":[" + clientJWK + "]}";
authServer.registerClient(clientId, jwkSetJson, redirectUri.toString());
}
@Test
@Order(1)
void testCreateSignedRequest() throws Exception {
// Create JAR request
JARClientService.JARRequest jarRequest = clientService.createJARRequest(
"https://auth.example.com/authorize",
clientId,
redirectUri,
"code",
"openid profile",
"test-state-123",
"test-nonce-456",
"code-challenge",
"S256",
issuer,
audience,
Duration.ofMinutes(5)
);
assertNotNull(jarRequest);
assertNotNull(jarRequest.getRequestObject());
assertNotNull(jarRequest.getAuthorizationUrl());
// Validate with server
JARAuthorizationServer.AuthorizationRequestResult result = 
authServer.processAuthorizationRequest(
clientId,
jarRequest.getRequestObject(),
null,
5
);
assertTrue(result.isSuccess());
assertEquals(clientId, result.getRequest().getClientId());
assertEquals(redirectUri.toString(), result.getRequest().getRedirectUri());
assertEquals("code", result.getRequest().getResponseType());
assertEquals("test-state-123", result.getRequest().getState());
}
@Test
@Order(2)
void testCreateRequestUri() throws Exception {
// Create request URI JAR
JARClientService.JARRequest jarRequest = clientService.createRequestUriJAR(
"https://auth.example.com/authorize",
clientId,
redirectUri,
"code",
"openid profile",
"test-state-123",
"test-nonce-456",
issuer,
audience,
Duration.ofMinutes(5),
Duration.ofMinutes(10)
);
assertNotNull(jarRequest);
assertNotNull(jarRequest.getRequestObject());
assertNotNull(jarRequest.getRequestUri());
assertNotNull(jarRequest.getAuthorizationUrl());
// Validate request URI
JARAuthorizationServer.AuthorizationRequestResult result = 
authServer.processAuthorizationRequest(
clientId,
null,
jarRequest.getRequestUri(),
5
);
assertTrue(result.isSuccess());
assertEquals(clientId, result.getRequest().getClientId());
assertEquals("test-state-123", result.getRequest().getState());
}
@Test
@Order(3)
void testExpiredRequest() throws Exception {
// Create request with very short expiry
JARClientService.JARRequest jarRequest = clientService.createJARRequest(
"https://auth.example.com/authorize",
clientId,
redirectUri,
"code",
"openid profile",
"test-state",
"test-nonce",
null,
null,
issuer,
audience,
Duration.ofMillis(1) // Expires immediately
);
// Wait for expiration
Thread.sleep(10);
// Validate - should fail
JARAuthorizationServer.AuthorizationRequestResult result = 
authServer.processAuthorizationRequest(
clientId,
jarRequest.getRequestObject(),
null,
5
);
assertFalse(result.isSuccess());
}
@Test
@Order(4)
void testInvalidSignature() throws Exception {
// Create request
JARClientService.JARRequest jarRequest = clientService.createJARRequest(
"https://auth.example.com/authorize",
clientId,
redirectUri,
"code",
"openid profile",
"test-state",
"test-nonce",
null,
null,
issuer,
audience,
Duration.ofMinutes(5)
);
// Tamper with the request object
String tamperedRequest = jarRequest.getRequestObject().replaceAll(
"test-state", "evil-state");
// Validate - should fail
JARAuthorizationServer.AuthorizationRequestResult result = 
authServer.processAuthorizationRequest(
clientId,
tamperedRequest,
null,
5
);
assertFalse(result.isSuccess());
}
@Test
@Order(5)
void testWrongClientId() throws Exception {
// Create request
JARClientService.JARRequest jarRequest = clientService.createJARRequest(
"https://auth.example.com/authorize",
"wrong-client-id", // Wrong client ID
redirectUri,
"code",
"openid profile",
"test-state",
"test-nonce",
null,
null,
issuer,
audience,
Duration.ofMinutes(5)
);
// Validate with server (expects clientId = test-client-123)
JARAuthorizationServer.AuthorizationRequestResult result = 
authServer.processAuthorizationRequest(
clientId,
jarRequest.getRequestObject(),
null,
5
);
assertFalse(result.isSuccess());
}
@Test
@Order(6)
void testWrongRedirectUri() throws Exception {
URI wrongRedirectUri = URI.create("https://evil.com/callback");
// Create request with wrong redirect URI
JARClientService.JARRequest jarRequest = clientService.createJARRequest(
"https://auth.example.com/authorize",
clientId,
wrongRedirectUri,
"code",
"openid profile",
"test-state",
"test-nonce",
null,
null,
issuer,
audience,
Duration.ofMinutes(5)
);
// Validate - should fail
JARAuthorizationServer.AuthorizationRequestResult result = 
authServer.processAuthorizationRequest(
clientId,
jarRequest.getRequestObject(),
null,
5
);
assertFalse(result.isSuccess());
}
@Test
@Order(7)
void testMissingRequiredClaim() throws Exception {
// Build claims without response_type
JARRequestBuilder.JARClaims claims = new JARRequestBuilder.JARClaims.Builder()
.clientId(clientId)
.redirectUri(redirectUri)
.scope("openid")
.state("test-state")
.nonce("test-nonce")
.build();
// Create request object directly
String requestObject = requestBuilder.createSignedRequest(
claims, issuer, audience, Duration.ofMinutes(5),
JWK.parse(clientService.exportClientJWK()),
clientService.getClass().getDeclaredField("clientPrivateKey").get(clientService)
);
// Validate - should fail due to missing response_type
JARAuthorizationServer.AuthorizationRequestResult result = 
authServer.processAuthorizationRequest(
clientId,
requestObject,
null,
5
);
assertFalse(result.isSuccess());
}
@Test
@Order(8)
void testRequestUriOneTimeUse() throws Exception {
// Create request URI
JARClientService.JARRequest jarRequest = clientService.createRequestUriJAR(
"https://auth.example.com/authorize",
clientId,
redirectUri,
"code",
"openid profile",
"test-state",
"test-nonce",
issuer,
audience,
Duration.ofMinutes(5),
Duration.ofMinutes(10)
);
String requestUri = jarRequest.getRequestUri();
// First use - should succeed
JARAuthorizationServer.AuthorizationRequestResult result1 = 
authServer.processAuthorizationRequest(
clientId,
null,
requestUri,
5
);
assertTrue(result1.isSuccess());
// Second use with same URI - should fail (already consumed)
JARAuthorizationServer.AuthorizationRequestResult result2 = 
authServer.processAuthorizationRequest(
clientId,
null,
requestUri,
5
);
assertFalse(result2.isSuccess());
}
@Test
@Order(9)
void testValidateRequestUriWithoutConsuming() {
// This test requires the storage peek method
}
@Test
@Order(10)
void testClockSkew() throws Exception {
// Create request
JARClientService.JARRequest jarRequest = clientService.createJARRequest(
"https://auth.example.com/authorize",
clientId,
redirectUri,
"code",
"openid profile",
"test-state",
"test-nonce",
null,
null,
issuer,
audience,
Duration.ofMinutes(5)
);
// Validate with large clock skew (should still work)
JARAuthorizationServer.AuthorizationRequestResult result = 
authServer.processAuthorizationRequest(
clientId,
jarRequest.getRequestObject(),
null,
300 // 5 minutes skew
);
assertTrue(result.isSuccess());
}
@Test
@Order(11)
void testHttpParametersProcessing() {
Map<String, String> params = Map.of(
"client_id", clientId,
"request", "invalid-request-object"
);
JARAuthorizationServer.AuthorizationRequestResult result = 
authServer.processAuthorizationRequest(params, 5);
assertFalse(result.isSuccess());
}
@Test
@Order(12)
void testPerformance() throws Exception {
int iterations = 100;
// Generate request
JARClientService.JARRequest jarRequest = clientService.createJARRequest(
"https://auth.example.com/authorize",
clientId,
redirectUri,
"code",
"openid profile",
"test-state",
"test-nonce",
null,
null,
issuer,
audience,
Duration.ofMinutes(5)
);
String requestObject = jarRequest.getRequestObject();
// Measure validation performance
long start = System.nanoTime();
for (int i = 0; i < iterations; i++) {
authServer.processAuthorizationRequest(
clientId,
requestObject,
null,
5
);
}
long duration = System.nanoTime() - start;
System.out.printf("JAR validation: %d ns/op%n", duration / iterations);
assertTrue(duration / iterations < 10_000_000, "Validation too slow");
}
}

Security Best Practices

1. Request Expiration

// Always set short expiration times
public class JARExpirationPolicy {
public Duration getRequestExpiry(String clientId) {
// High-security clients get shorter expiry
if (isHighSecurityClient(clientId)) {
return Duration.ofMinutes(1);
}
return Duration.ofMinutes(5);
}
public Duration getRequestUriExpiry(String clientId) {
// Request URIs can have slightly longer expiry
return Duration.ofMinutes(10);
}
}

2. Key Rotation

@Scheduled(cron = "0 0 2 * * *") // Daily at 2 AM
public void rotateClientKeys() {
// Notify clients to rotate keys
List<String> clients = getClientsWithExpiringKeys();
for (String clientId : clients) {
notificationService.sendKeyRotationNotice(clientId);
}
}

3. Replay Prevention

public class JARReplayPrevention {
private final Set<String> usedJtis = Collections.newSetFromMap(
new ConcurrentHashMap<>()
);
public boolean checkAndStoreJti(String jti, Date expiration) {
if (usedJtis.contains(jti)) {
return false; // Replay detected
}
usedJtis.add(jti);
// Schedule removal after expiration
scheduledExecutor.schedule(
() -> usedJtis.remove(jti),
expiration.getTime() - System.currentTimeMillis(),
TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS
);
return true;
}
}

4. Audit Logging

@Aspect
@Component
public class JARAuditAspect {
@Around("@annotation(Audited)")
public Object auditJAROperation(ProceedingJoinPoint pjp) throws Throwable {
String operation = pjp.getSignature().getName();
String clientId = extractClientId(pjp.getArgs());
long start = System.currentTimeMillis();
boolean success = false;
String error = null;
try {
Object result = pjp.proceed();
success = true;
return result;
} catch (Exception e) {
error = e.getMessage();
throw e;
} finally {
auditLogger.log(new AuditEvent(
"JAR",
operation,
clientId,
success,
error,
System.currentTimeMillis() - start
));
}
}
}

Conclusion

JWT Authorization Request (JAR) provides critical security benefits:

Security Benefits

Request integrity - Prevents parameter tampering
Request confidentiality - Optional encryption protects sensitive parameters
Client authentication - Signed requests prove client identity
Replay prevention - JTI and expiration prevent reuse
Parameter injection protection - All parameters in signed JWT

Implementation Recommendations

Always use signed requests - Even for public clients
Set short expiration times - 5 minutes maximum
Use one-time request URIs - Prevent replay
Validate all claims - Don't trust external parameters
Use strong algorithms - RS256, ES256, or EdDSA
Encrypt sensitive requests - Use JWE when needed
Monitor for anomalies - Track validation failures

This implementation provides comprehensive JAR support for OAuth 2.0 authorization servers and clients, ensuring secure and tamper-proof authorization requests.

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