pyjwt1
Python implementation of json web token
Usage
pyjwt [options]
<command>
[options]
input
Overview
Encodes or decodes JSON Web Tokens based on input
Options
-
--version -
show program's version number and exit
-
-h, --help -
show this help message and exit
-
-n, --no-verify -
ignore signature verification on decode
-
--key=KEY -
set the secret key to sign with
-
--alg=ALG -
set crypto algorithm to sign with. default=HS256
PyJWT subcommands are: encode and decode.
encode
|
use to encode a supplied payload |
|---|---|
decode
|
use to decode a supplied JSON web token |
Examples
Decoding:
pyjwt --key=secret decode json.web.token
pyjwt decode --no-verify json.web.token
Encoding requires the key option and takes space separated key/value pairs separated by equals (=) as input.
Examples:
pyjwt --key=secret encode iss=me exp=1302049071
pyjwt --key=secret encode foo=bar exp=+10
The exp key is special and can take an offset to current Unix time.