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jwcrypto_symmetric_key_jwt_signing_and_verification.py
pythonGenerates a symmetric key to sign and verify a JSON Web Token (JWT) with a cust
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jwcrypto_symmetric_key_jwt_signing_and_verification.py
1from jwcrypto import jwt, jwk
2
3# Create a symmetric key
4key = jwk.JWK(generate='oct', size=256)
5
6# Create a JWT with a claims set
7Token = jwt.JWT(header={"alg": "HS256"},
8 claims={"info": "I'm a signed token"})
9
10# Sign the token
11Token.make_signed_token(key)
12
13# Get the serialized representation
14signed_token = Token.serialize()
15
16# To verify, create a new JWT object with the serialized token and the key
17EToken = jwt.JWT(key=key, jwt=signed_token)
18
19# The claims are now available in the 'claims' attribute
20print(EToken.claims)