@practera/jwt-parser

Validates a JWT with a public key, parses the token and returns the contents.

Install

$ npm install @practera/jwt-parser

Usage

Notes

exp object must present in JWT payload when CHECK_JWT_EXPIRY is enabled (by setting 'true' in string)

Parameters

CHECK_JWT_EXPIRY - will invalidate a JWT when the expiry timestamp (in seconds) isn't provided.

How to use?

JavaScript:

const jwtParse = require("@practera/jwt-parser");

jwtContents = jwtParse(
  token, // the token to be verified and parsed
  process.env, // environmental variables or another array of tokens that are accepted
  service, // this will identify what public key to use to validate the token, the variable called ${service}_JWT will be used. The variable should contain a key called public and the public key as the value.
  ['RS256'], // list of algorithms that will be used to validate the token. Default: ['RS256']
);

TypeScript:

import jwtParse from "@practera/jwt-parser";

jwtContents = jwtParse(
  token, // the token to be verified and parsed
  process.env, // environmental variables or another array of tokens that are accepted
  service, // this will identify what public key to use to validate the token, the variable called ${service}_JWT will be used. The variable should contain a key called public and the public key as the value.
  ['RS256'], // list of algorithms that will be used to validate the token. Default: ['RS256']
);