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+package jwt_test
+
+// using asymmetric crypto/RSA keys
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"crypto/rsa"
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/dgrijalva/jwt-go"
+	"github.com/dgrijalva/jwt-go/request"
+	"io"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"log"
+	"net"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// location of the files used for signing and verification
+const (
+	privKeyPath = "test/sample_key"     // openssl genrsa -out app.rsa keysize
+	pubKeyPath  = "test/sample_key.pub" // openssl rsa -in app.rsa -pubout > app.rsa.pub
+)
+
+var (
+	verifyKey  *rsa.PublicKey
+	signKey    *rsa.PrivateKey
+	serverPort int
+	// storing sample username/password pairs
+	// don't do this on a real server
+	users = map[string]string{
+		"test": "known",
+	}
+)
+
+// read the key files before starting http handlers
+func init() {
+	signBytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(privKeyPath)
+	fatal(err)
+
+	signKey, err = jwt.ParseRSAPrivateKeyFromPEM(signBytes)
+	fatal(err)
+
+	verifyBytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(pubKeyPath)
+	fatal(err)
+
+	verifyKey, err = jwt.ParseRSAPublicKeyFromPEM(verifyBytes)
+	fatal(err)
+
+	http.HandleFunc("/authenticate", authHandler)
+	http.HandleFunc("/restricted", restrictedHandler)
+
+	// Setup listener
+	listener, err := net.ListenTCP("tcp", &net.TCPAddr{})
+	serverPort = listener.Addr().(*net.TCPAddr).Port
+
+	log.Println("Listening...")
+	go func() {
+		fatal(http.Serve(listener, nil))
+	}()
+}
+
+var start func()
+
+func fatal(err error) {
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+}
+
+// Define some custom types were going to use within our tokens
+type CustomerInfo struct {
+	Name string
+	Kind string
+}
+
+type CustomClaimsExample struct {
+	*jwt.StandardClaims
+	TokenType string
+	CustomerInfo
+}
+
+func Example_getTokenViaHTTP() {
+	// See func authHandler for an example auth handler that produces a token
+	res, err := http.PostForm(fmt.Sprintf("http://localhost:%v/authenticate", serverPort), url.Values{
+		"user": {"test"},
+		"pass": {"known"},
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if res.StatusCode != 200 {
+		fmt.Println("Unexpected status code", res.StatusCode)
+	}
+
+	// Read the token out of the response body
+	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
+	io.Copy(buf, res.Body)
+	res.Body.Close()
+	tokenString := strings.TrimSpace(buf.String())
+
+	// Parse the token
+	token, err := jwt.ParseWithClaims(tokenString, &CustomClaimsExample{}, func(token *jwt.Token) (interface{}, error) {
+		// since we only use the one private key to sign the tokens,
+		// we also only use its public counter part to verify
+		return verifyKey, nil
+	})
+	fatal(err)
+
+	claims := token.Claims.(*CustomClaimsExample)
+	fmt.Println(claims.CustomerInfo.Name)
+
+	//Output: test
+}
+
+func Example_useTokenViaHTTP() {
+
+	// Make a sample token
+	// In a real world situation, this token will have been acquired from
+	// some other API call (see Example_getTokenViaHTTP)
+	token, err := createToken("foo")
+	fatal(err)
+
+	// Make request.  See func restrictedHandler for example request processor
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", fmt.Sprintf("http://localhost:%v/restricted", serverPort), nil)
+	fatal(err)
+	req.Header.Set("Authorization", fmt.Sprintf("Bearer %v", token))
+	res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
+	fatal(err)
+
+	// Read the response body
+	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
+	io.Copy(buf, res.Body)
+	res.Body.Close()
+	fmt.Println(buf.String())
+
+	// Output: Welcome, foo
+}
+
+func createToken(user string) (string, error) {
+	// create a signer for rsa 256
+	t := jwt.New(jwt.GetSigningMethod("RS256"))
+
+	// set our claims
+	t.Claims = &CustomClaimsExample{
+		&jwt.StandardClaims{
+			// set the expire time
+			// see http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-oauth-json-web-token-20#section-4.1.4
+			ExpiresAt: time.Now().Add(time.Minute * 1).Unix(),
+		},
+		"level1",
+		CustomerInfo{user, "human"},
+	}
+
+	// Creat token string
+	return t.SignedString(signKey)
+}
+
+// reads the form values, checks them and creates the token
+func authHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	// make sure its post
+	if r.Method != "POST" {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
+		fmt.Fprintln(w, "No POST", r.Method)
+		return
+	}
+
+	user := r.FormValue("user")
+	pass := r.FormValue("pass")
+
+	log.Printf("Authenticate: user[%s] pass[%s]\n", user, pass)
+
+	// check values
+	if user != "test" || pass != "known" {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusForbidden)
+		fmt.Fprintln(w, "Wrong info")
+		return
+	}
+
+	tokenString, err := createToken(user)
+	if err != nil {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		fmt.Fprintln(w, "Sorry, error while Signing Token!")
+		log.Printf("Token Signing error: %v\n", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/jwt")
+	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, tokenString)
+}
+
+// only accessible with a valid token
+func restrictedHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	// Get token from request
+	token, err := request.ParseFromRequestWithClaims(r, request.OAuth2Extractor, &CustomClaimsExample{}, func(token *jwt.Token) (interface{}, error) {
+		// since we only use the one private key to sign the tokens,
+		// we also only use its public counter part to verify
+		return verifyKey, nil
+	})
+
+	// If the token is missing or invalid, return error
+	if err != nil {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusUnauthorized)
+		fmt.Fprintln(w, "Invalid token:", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Token is valid
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "Welcome,", token.Claims.(*CustomClaimsExample).Name)
+	return
+}