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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-jones-json-web-token.html)
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**NOTICE:** We recently introduced a breaking change in the API. Please refer to [VERSION_HISTORY.md](VERSION_HISTORY.md) for details.
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**NOTICE:** A vulnerability in JWT was [recently published](https://auth0.com/blog/2015/03/31/critical-vulnerabilities-in-json-web-token-libraries/). As this library doesn't force users to validate the `alg` is what they expected, it's possible your usage is effected. There will be an update soon to remedy this, and it will likey require backwards-incompatible changes to the API. In the short term, please make sure your implementation verifies the `alg` is what you expect.
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## What the heck is a JWT?
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```go
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token, err := jwt.Parse(myToken, func(token *jwt.Token) (interface{}, error) {
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// Don't forget to validate the alg is what you expect:
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if _, ok := t.Method.(*jwt.SigningMethodRSA); !ok {
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return nil, fmt.Errorf("Unexpected signing method: %v", t.Header["alg"])
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}
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return myLookupKey(token.Header["kid"])
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})
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