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Create and encode a JWT

Source: R/jwt.R
jwt_claim.Rd

jwt_claim() is a wrapper around jose::jwt_claim() that creates a JWT claim set with a few extra default values. jwt_encode_sig() and jwt_encode_hmac() are thin wrappers around jose::jwt_encode_sig() and jose::jwt_encode_hmac() that exist primarily to make specification in other functions a little simpler.

Usage

jwt_claim(
  iss = NULL,
  sub = NULL,
  aud = NULL,
  exp = unix_time() + 5L * 60L,
  nbf = unix_time(),
  iat = unix_time(),
  jti = NULL,
  ...
)

jwt_encode_sig(claim, key, size = 256, header = list())

jwt_encode_hmac(claim, secret, size = 256, header = list())

Arguments

iss

Issuer claim. Identifies the principal that issued the JWT.

sub

Subject claim. Identifies the principal that is the subject of the JWT (i.e. the entity that the claims apply to).

aud

Audience claim. Identifies the recipients that the JWT is intended. Each principle intended to process the JWT must be identified with a unique value.

exp

Expiration claim. Identifies the expiration time on or after which the JWT MUST NOT be accepted for processing. Defaults to 5 minutes.

nbf

Not before claim. Identifies the time before which the JWT MUST NOT be accepted for processing. Defaults to current time.

iat

Issued at claim. Identifies the time at which the JWT was issued. Defaults to current time.

jti

JWT ID claim. Provides a unique identifier for the JWT. If omitted, uses a random 32-byte sequence encoded with base64url.

...

Any additional claims to include in the claim set.

claim

Claim set produced by jwt_claim().

key

RSA or EC private key either specified as a path to a file, a connection, or a string (PEM/SSH format), or a raw vector (DER format).

size

Size, in bits, of sha2 signature, i.e. 256, 384 or 512. Only for HMAC/RSA, not applicable for ECDSA keys.

header

A named list giving additional fields to include in the JWT header.

secret

String or raw vector with a secret passphrase.

Value

An S3 list with class jwt_claim.

Examples

claim <- jwt_claim()
str(claim)
#> List of 4
#>  $ exp: num 1.73e+09
#>  $ nbf: num 1.73e+09
#>  $ iat: num 1.73e+09
#>  $ jti: chr "wbsAYy3zXMT4xGcUWdCkOCnHqUBWrmsMarOXOKYZAu8"
#>  - attr(*, "class")= chr [1:2] "jwt_claim" "list"