1.0.0 • Published 6 years ago
jwt-generate v1.0.0
jwt-generate
Generate a JSON Web Token - JWT
Table of Contents
CLI
npm install -g jwt-generate
Commands
jwt-generate <command>
Commands:
jwt-generate generate Generates a JWT.
jwt-generate decode <jwt> Decodes a JWT.
Options:
--version Show version number [boolean]
--help Show help [boolean]
Generate
jwt-generate generate
Generates a JWT. Either 'secret' or 'secretFile' must be supplied.
Options:
--version Show version number [boolean]
--help Show help [boolean]
--secret, -s JWT secret string.
--secretFile, -f File path containing the JWT Secret.
--algorithm, -a Choices: "RS256", "HS256". [string] [default: "HS256"]
--expire, --exp How long in seconds until the JWT should expire. [number]
--claims JWT claims.
Decode
jwt-generate decode <jwt>
Decodes a JWT.
Options:
--version Show version number [boolean]
--help Show help [boolean]
CLI Examples
Generates a JWT signed with the secret 'my-secret' using the HS256 algorithm.
jwt-generate generate --secret my-secret
{
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpYXQiOjE1MjAwMjYzOTIsImV4cCI6MTUyMDAyOTk5Mn0.5TkR3nHlPA2LJhe8jGxE26AnkeCkfFeVrJN5FdOUPew"
},
"jwt": "eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpYXQiOjE1MjAwMjYzOTIsImV4cCI6MTUyMDAyOTk5Mn0.5TkR3nHlPA2LJhe8jGxE26AnkeCkfFeVrJN5FdOUPew"
}
Generates a JWT signed with private key file 'private_key.pem' using the HS256 algorithm.
jwt-generate generate --secretFile private_key.pem
{
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpYXQiOjE1MjAwMjYzODAsImV4cCI6MTUyMDAyOTk4MH0.19sUG-ncAycxdosaZJDGpkeSfuugmEH_fCPRJtTsOI4"
},
"jwt": "eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpYXQiOjE1MjAwMjYzODAsImV4cCI6MTUyMDAyOTk4MH0.19sUG-ncAycxdosaZJDGpkeSfuugmEH_fCPRJtTsOI4"
}
Generates a JWT signed with private key file 'private_key.pem' using the RS256 algorithm.
jwt-generate generate -f private_key.pem -a RS256
{
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiJ9.eyJpYXQiOjE1MjAwMjYzNTIsImV4cCI6MTUyMDAyOTk1Mn0.AkPpR5BASPD4qY-y_RIkVuaRNTnnA4VCyq7qRPd7nwsbdRGifDlRVJi0RoxyzFAWBkgskTJJK3Zb8v_AF16yp8QkNx00SvTMGOYueFjk2cWxCOneJyJ14K4huflTvqmky5VTpI6Bv5l6ezrpZaWVM9bmpbqI-_QC6A74mFkC5T45WRPXx0K14YCL2lW8UelnRFb8b3y9CdOA088wU4fShLHQvzPS0lzH-WXjfHl5_Dt7AjV8Bwim1sJS1yZudebKV3qEnO9nd4OhMlTeFH2vxevPumtlmmqCf6e5K59x27KcIu7tfkRK81WjX1HP-UiD-p0rpcney3oBDMHcjwIqZQ"
},
"jwt": "eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiJ9.eyJpYXQiOjE1MjAwMjYzNTIsImV4cCI6MTUyMDAyOTk1Mn0.AkPpR5BASPD4qY-y_RIkVuaRNTnnA4VCyq7qRPd7nwsbdRGifDlRVJi0RoxyzFAWBkgskTJJK3Zb8v_AF16yp8QkNx00SvTMGOYueFjk2cWxCOneJyJ14K4huflTvqmky5VTpI6Bv5l6ezrpZaWVM9bmpbqI-_QC6A74mFkC5T45WRPXx0K14YCL2lW8UelnRFb8b3y9CdOA088wU4fShLHQvzPS0lzH-WXjfHl5_Dt7AjV8Bwim1sJS1yZudebKV3qEnO9nd4OhMlTeFH2vxevPumtlmmqCf6e5K59x27KcIu7tfkRK81WjX1HP-UiD-p0rpcney3oBDMHcjwIqZQ"
}
Outputs the decoded JWT in JSON format.
jwt-generate decode eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpYXQiOjE1MjAwMjYyOTAsImV4cCI6MTUyMDAyOTg5MH0.lUGQ7n3QTWGLrH-KcMkCWsGlMWxO-QodOEdbGSeZF-A
{
"header": {
"typ": "JWT",
"alg": "HS256"
},
"payload": {
"iat": 1520026290,
"exp": 1520029890
},
"signature": "lUGQ7n3QTWGLrH-KcMkCWsGlMWxO-QodOEdbGSeZF-A"
}
1.0.0
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