jwt.private.key & jwt.public.key significance

[Maharana Domburu]

I am creating a new environment(NON-PROD) from an existing environment(PROD) by doing a VM refresh.

I need to update the confluence.cfg.xml file before I start confluence in the new environment. 

Can someone please clarify the significance of jwt.private.key & jwt.ppublic.key ? Also can these keys be used same as existing environment ?

Thank you

[Yash]

In Confluence, the jwt.private.key is a crucial component of the private_key_jwt authentication process. This process employs asymmetric encryption, where the private key is generated and kept confidential by the client, while the corresponding public key is registered with the authorization server.

For more detailed information, refer to the documentation on Understanding JWT for Connect apps.