# Function: validateApplicationLevelSignature()

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▸ **validateApplicationLevelSignature**(`as`, `ref`, `options?`): [`Promise`](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Promise)\<`void`\>

Validates the JWS signature of a processed JWT response body or ID Token.

> [!NOTE]\
> Validating signatures of JWTs received via direct communication between the Client and a
> TLS-secured Endpoint (which it is here) is not mandatory since the TLS server validation is used
> to validate the issuer instead of checking the token signature. You only need to use this method
> for non-repudiation purposes.

> [!NOTE]\
> Supports only digital signatures.

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| ------ | ------ | ------ |
| `as` | [`AuthorizationServer`](../interfaces/AuthorizationServer.md) | Authorization Server Metadata. |
| `ref` | [`Response`](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Response) | Response previously processed by this module that contained an ID Token or its response body was a JWT |
| `options?` | [`ValidateSignatureOptions`](../interfaces/ValidateSignatureOptions.md) | - |

## Returns

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

Resolves if the signature validates, rejects otherwise.

## See

 - [RFC 9701 - JWT Response for OAuth Token Introspection](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9701.html#section-5)
 - [OpenID Connect Core 1.0](https://openid.net/specs/openid-connect-core-1_0-errata2.html#UserInfo)
