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JWT Authentication Helper: Payload Validation - hono-docs
JWT Authentication Helper: Payload Validation Source evidence: /Sources/honojs hono/provenance.md Canonical citation: https://hono.dev/llms full.txt payload...
JWT Authentication Helper: Payload Validation
Source evidence: /Sources/honojs__hono/provenance.md Canonical citation: https://hono.dev/llms-full.txt#payload-validation
Summary
When verifying a JWT token, the following payload validations are performed: - exp: The token is checked to ensure it has not expired. - nbf: The token is checked to ensure it is not being used before a specified time. - iat: The t...
Content
When verifying a JWT token, the following payload validations are performed:
exp: The token is checked to ensure it has not expired.nbf: The token is checked to ensure it is not being used before a specified time.iat: The token is checked to ensure it is not issued in the future.iss: The token is checked to ensure it has been issued by a trusted issuer.aud: The token is checked to ensure it is intended for an accepted audience when theaudverification parameter is set.
Please ensure that your JWT payload includes these fields, as an object, if you intend to perform these checks during verification.
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