Implement JWS signing for JSON CMW (#15)

JWS_README.md

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+# CMW JWS (JSON Web Signature) Implementation
+
+This directory contains a bash implementation of JWS (JSON Web Signature) signing for RATS Conceptual Message Wrapper (CMW) as specified in [draft-ietf-rats-msg-wrap](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-rats-msg-wrap/) Section 4.2.
+
+## Implementation Status
+
+** Completed Features:**
+- JWS header creation with proper algorithm (ES256) and content type
+- CMW marshaling to JSON triple format `[type, value, indicator]`
+- Base64URL encoding/decoding without padding
+- JWS compact serialization format
+- ES256 test key generation
+- Comprehensive test suite (10 test cases)
+- CLI commands for signing and verification
+
+** Placeholder Components:**
+- ECDSA signature generation (needs cryptographic library)
+- ECDSA signature verification (needs cryptographic library)
+
+## Files
+
+### Core Implementation
+- **`cmw-bash-jws.sh`** - Main bash script with JWS support for CMW
+  - Create CMW monads and collections
+  - Marshal CMW to JSON format
+  - Sign JSON CMW with JWS
+  - Generate ES256 test keys
+  - Verify JWS signatures (placeholder)
+
+### Testing
+- **`test-cmw-jws.sh`** - Comprehensive test suite
+  - 10 test cases covering all JWS functionality
+  - Tests different CMW types and indicators
+  - Validates JWS structure and compliance
+  - Tests error handling and edge cases
+
+### Demonstrations
+- **`simple-jws-demo.sh`** - Simple end-to-end demo
+  - Shows key generation, CMW creation, JWS signing
+  - Demonstrates JWS structure inspection
+  - Easy to understand workflow
+
+- **`jws-comprehensive-demo.sh`** - Comprehensive demonstration
+  - Multiple CMW types and indicators
+  - Detailed JWS analysis and validation
+  - Standards compliance verification
+
+## Usage
+
+### Basic JWS Signing
+```bash
+# Generate a test key
+./cmw-bash-jws.sh generate-key > my-key.json
+
+# Create a CMW monad
+./cmw-bash-jws.sh create-monad "application/json" '{"data":"example"}' 4 json > evidence.cmw
+
+# Sign with JWS
+./cmw-bash-jws.sh sign-json evidence.cmw my-key.json > evidence.jws
+
+# Verify JWS (placeholder)
+./cmw-bash-jws.sh verify-json "$(cat evidence.jws)" my-key.json
+```
+
+### Run Tests
+```bash
+# Run comprehensive test suite
+./test-cmw-jws.sh
+
+# Run simple demonstration
+./simple-jws-demo.sh
+```
+
+## Standards Compliance
+
+### JWS (RFC 7515)
+-  Compact serialization format
+-  ES256 algorithm (ECDSA using P-256 and SHA-256)
+-  Base64URL encoding without padding
+-  Proper header structure with `alg`, `cty`, and `kid`
+-  Content type `application/cmw+json`
+
+### RATS CMW (draft-ietf-rats-msg-wrap)
+-  Section 4.2 compliance for JSON CMW signing
+-  CMW triple format: `[type, value, indicator]`
+-  Proper indicator bit flags
+-  JSON record format for signing
+-  Base64 encoding for binary content
+
+## JWS Structure
+
+The implementation creates JWS in compact serialization format:
+```
+header.payload.signature
+```
+
+**Header** (Base64URL encoded):
+```json
+{
+  "alg": "ES256",
+  "cty": "application/cmw+json", 
+  "kid": "test-key-1"
+}
+```
+
+**Payload** (Base64URL encoded CMW triple):
+```json
+[
+  "application/json",           // Content type
+  "eyJkYXRhIjoiZXhhbXBsZSJ9",  // Base64 encoded content
+  4                             // Indicator (evidence = 4)
+]
+```
+
+**Signature** (Base64URL encoded ECDSA signature - placeholder)
+
+## Next Steps for Production
+
+1. **Implement Real ECDSA Signing**
+   - Integrate with OpenSSL or similar cryptographic library
+   - Replace placeholder signature generation
+
+2. **Implement Real ECDSA Verification** 
+   - Add proper public key validation
+   - Replace placeholder verification logic
+
+3. **Key Management**
+   - Support for real key generation and storage
+   - Integration with hardware security modules (HSMs)
+
+4. **Additional Algorithms**
+   - Support for RS256, PS256 algorithms
+   - Algorithm negotiation based on key type
+
+5. **Security Enhancements**
+   - Key validation and certificate chains
+   - Timestamp validation
+   - Nonce handling for replay protection
+
+## GitHub Issue Reference
+
+This implementation addresses [GitHub Issue #15](https://github.com/veraison/cmw/issues/15) - "Implement JWS signing for JSON CMW" following the pattern from the CBOR signing implementation (PR #16).