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# jwt-go
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A [go](http://www.golang.org) (or 'golang' for search engine friendliness) implementation of [JSON Web Tokens](http://self-issued.info/docs/draft-ietf-oauth-json-web-token.html)
A [go](http://www.golang.org) (or 'golang' for search engine friendliness) implementation of [JSON Web Tokens](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7519)
**NEW VERSION COMING:** There have been a lot of improvements suggested since the version 3.0.0 released in 2016. I'm working now on cutting two different releases: 3.2.0 will contain any non-breaking changes or enhancements. 4.0.0 will follow shortly which will include breaking changes. See the 4.0.0 milestone to get an idea of what's coming. If you have other ideas, or would like to participate in 4.0.0, now's the time. If you depend on this library and don't want to be interrupted, I recommend you use your dependency mangement tool to pin to version 3.
**SECURITY NOTICE:** Some older versions of Go have a security issue in the cryotp/elliptic. Recommendation is to upgrade to at least 1.8.3. See issue #216 for more detail.
**SECURITY NOTICE:** Some older versions of Go have a security issue in the crypto/elliptic. Recommendation is to upgrade to at least 1.8.3. See issue #216 for more detail.
**SECURITY NOTICE:** It's important that you [validate the `alg` presented is what you expect](https://auth0.com/blog/critical-vulnerabilities-in-json-web-token-libraries/). This library attempts to make it easy to do the right thing by requiring key types match the expected alg, but you should take the extra step to verify it in your usage. See the examples provided.
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JWT.io has [a great introduction](https://jwt.io/introduction) to JSON Web Tokens.
In short, it's a signed JSON object that does something useful (for example, authentication). It's commonly used for `Bearer` tokens in Oauth 2. A token is made of three parts, separated by `.`'s. The first two parts are JSON objects, that have been [base64url](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4648) encoded. The last part is the signature, encoded the same way.
In short, it's a signed JSON object that does something useful (for example, authentication). It's commonly used for `Bearer` tokens in Oauth 2. A token is made of three parts, separated by `.`'s. The first two parts are JSON objects, that have been [base64url](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc4648) encoded. The last part is the signature, encoded the same way.
The first part is called the header. It contains the necessary information for verifying the last part, the signature. For example, which encryption method was used for signing and what key was used.
The part in the middle is the interesting bit. It's called the Claims and contains the actual stuff you care about. Refer to [the RFC](http://self-issued.info/docs/draft-ietf-oauth-json-web-token.html) for information about reserved keys and the proper way to add your own.
The part in the middle is the interesting bit. It's called the Claims and contains the actual stuff you care about. Refer to [RFC 7519](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7519) for information about reserved keys and the proper way to add your own.
## What's in the box?
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## Examples
See [the project documentation](https://godoc.org/github.com/golang-jwt/jwt) for examples of usage:
See [the project documentation](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/golang-jwt/jwt) for examples of usage:
* [Simple example of parsing and validating a token](https://godoc.org/github.com/golang-jwt/jwt#example-Parse--Hmac)
* [Simple example of building and signing a token](https://godoc.org/github.com/golang-jwt/jwt#example-New--Hmac)
* [Directory of Examples](https://godoc.org/github.com/golang-jwt/jwt#pkg-examples)
* [Simple example of parsing and validating a token](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/golang-jwt/jwt#example-Parse-Hmac)
* [Simple example of building and signing a token](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/golang-jwt/jwt#example-New-Hmac)
* [Directory of Examples](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/golang-jwt/jwt#pkg-examples)
## Extensions
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## Compliance
This library was last reviewed to comply with [RTF 7519](http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7519) dated May 2015 with a few notable differences:
This library was last reviewed to comply with [RTF 7519](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7519) dated May 2015 with a few notable differences:
* In order to protect against accidental use of [Unsecured JWTs](http://self-issued.info/docs/draft-ietf-oauth-json-web-token.html#UnsecuredJWT), tokens using `alg=none` will only be accepted if the constant `jwt.UnsafeAllowNoneSignatureType` is provided as the key.
* In order to protect against accidental use of [Unsecured JWTs](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7519#section-6), tokens using `alg=none` will only be accepted if the constant `jwt.UnsafeAllowNoneSignatureType` is provided as the key.
## Project Status & Versioning
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This project uses [Semantic Versioning 2.0.0](http://semver.org). Accepted pull requests will land on `main`. Periodically, versions will be tagged from `main`. You can find all the releases on [the project releases page](https://github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/releases).
While we try to make it obvious when we make breaking changes, there isn't a great mechanism for pushing announcements out to users. You may want to use this alternative package include: `gopkg.in/dgrijalva/jwt-go.v3`. It will do the right thing WRT semantic versioning.
While we try to make it obvious when we make breaking changes, there isn't a great mechanism for pushing announcements out to users. You may want to use this alternative package include: `gopkg.in/golang-jwt/jwt.v3`. It will do the right thing WRT semantic versioning.
**BREAKING CHANGES:***
* Version 3.0.0 includes _a lot_ of changes from the 2.x line, including a few that break the API. We've tried to break as few things as possible, so there should just be a few type signature changes. A full list of breaking changes is available in `VERSION_HISTORY.md`. See `MIGRATION_GUIDE.md` for more information on updating your code.
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Each signing method expects a different object type for its signing keys. See the package documentation for details. Here are the most common ones:
* The [HMAC signing method](https://godoc.org/github.com/golang-jwt/jwt#SigningMethodHMAC) (`HS256`,`HS384`,`HS512`) expect `[]byte` values for signing and validation
* The [RSA signing method](https://godoc.org/github.com/golang-jwt/jwt#SigningMethodRSA) (`RS256`,`RS384`,`RS512`) expect `*rsa.PrivateKey` for signing and `*rsa.PublicKey` for validation
* The [ECDSA signing method](https://godoc.org/github.com/golang-jwt/jwt#SigningMethodECDSA) (`ES256`,`ES384`,`ES512`) expect `*ecdsa.PrivateKey` for signing and `*ecdsa.PublicKey` for validation
* The [HMAC signing method](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/golang-jwt/jwt#SigningMethodHMAC) (`HS256`,`HS384`,`HS512`) expect `[]byte` values for signing and validation
* The [RSA signing method](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/golang-jwt/jwt#SigningMethodRSA) (`RS256`,`RS384`,`RS512`) expect `*rsa.PrivateKey` for signing and `*rsa.PublicKey` for validation
* The [ECDSA signing method](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/golang-jwt/jwt#SigningMethodECDSA) (`ES256`,`ES384`,`ES512`) expect `*ecdsa.PrivateKey` for signing and `*ecdsa.PublicKey` for validation
### JWT and OAuth
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## More
Documentation can be found [on godoc.org](http://godoc.org/github.com/golang-jwt/jwt).
Documentation can be found [on pkg.go.dev](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/golang-jwt/jwt).
The command line utility included in this project (cmd/jwt) provides a straightforward example of token creation and parsing as well as a useful tool for debugging your own integration. You'll also find several implementation examples in the documentation.