# Class: CompactSign

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The CompactSign class is used to build and sign Compact JWS strings.

This class is exported (as a named export) from the main `'jose'` module entry point as well as
from its subpath export `'jose/jws/compact/sign'`.

## Example

```js
const jws = await new jose.CompactSign(
  new TextEncoder().encode('It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door.'),
)
  .setProtectedHeader({ alg: 'ES256' })
  .sign(privateKey)

console.log(jws)
```

## Constructors

### Constructor

▸ **new CompactSign**(`payload`): `CompactSign`

CompactSign constructor

#### Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| ------ | ------ | ------ |
| `payload` | [`Uint8Array`](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Uint8Array) | Binary representation of the payload to sign. |

#### Returns

`CompactSign`

## Methods

### setProtectedHeader()

▸ **setProtectedHeader**(`protectedHeader`): `this`

Sets the JWS Protected Header on the CompactSign object.

#### Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| ------ | ------ | ------ |
| `protectedHeader` | [`CompactJWSHeaderParameters`](../../../../types/interfaces/CompactJWSHeaderParameters.md) | JWS Protected Header. |

#### Returns

`this`

***

### sign()

▸ **sign**(`key`, `options?`): [`Promise`](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Promise)\<`string`\>

Signs and resolves the value of the Compact JWS string.

#### Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| ------ | ------ | ------ |
| `key` | [`Uint8Array`](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Uint8Array) \| [`CryptoKey`](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/CryptoKey) \| [`JWK`](../../../../types/interfaces/JWK.md) \| [`KeyObject`](../../../../types/interfaces/KeyObject.md) | Private Key or Secret to sign the JWS with. See [Algorithm Key Requirements](https://github.com/panva/jose/issues/210#jws-alg). |
| `options?` | [`SignOptions`](../../../../types/interfaces/SignOptions.md) | JWS Sign options. |

#### Returns

[`Promise`](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Promise)\<`string`\>