Author
Mike Jones
Identity Standards Architect (former) · Self-Employed Consultant
Bio
Mike Jones is one of the most prolific contributors to modern identity standards. His name appears as author or editor on the JSON Web Token (RFC 7519), JSON Web Signature, JSON Web Encryption, and JSON Web Key specifications. Long career at Microsoft where he led identity standards work before becoming an independent consultant.
Notable contributions
Lead author or editor on the JOSE specification suite (JWT, JWS, JWE, JWK). Co-editor of OpenID Connect Core. Active contributor to OAuth working group specifications across two decades.
Profile built from public IETF and OpenID Foundation records. Corrections welcome.