Verifying with RS256 (PEM)
Learn how to verify a signed JWT with a RS256 PEM key.
jwt-authn
rs256PEMVerify(jwt, publicKey)
- jwt: the signed JWT (JSON Web Token) that you’re trying to verify.
- publicKey: the public key used to verify the signature of the JWT.
import { rs256PEMVerify } from "jwt-authn";
const encoded = "eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJqb2UiLCJleHAiOjEzMDA4MTkzODAsImh0dHA6Ly9leGFtcGxlLmNvbS9pc19yb290Ijp0cnVlfQ.UkNEGPn1I_xQg_ztCjwjzQXetpRMtuLOnGx-6lHB1UH3QE6s8kCkYJLOT1dGMuH_LCcJU41VfGoKTKvAT0ZzDu0Au7g8FL1DFj0HmflpoWsYcuKrSywvqwHL8KSJySYzbSBzNLAYOn1CxfNKRcQyVwRAXJUkZlIL2eE0LRhSwuwQdobHm_oyB4l4OhQSLVgehprGBRLyHxh2fAuyTb3dE2HBXta5YKSPVSbGIvv41KRdqoBoo3a2-GxEMjjS9W7xSjc7Pb7sOt1IJLXeFF5aULI8WsefaW5kPvcdYtGbphxK3qJItudmk_3IuQoMXAZVvLcbfsUu920-gYKKN_iWAb9VDP6WRVOOihTVi5dtFfdzJMfg7rRz2Vprly6fsIDDedERMR-4e6YNE4lmpjjkWx7Roj5xSH0EmfHIiQagwLZ4UYhTpLSYnp_y3Eh7lb7VsoNRBFj_c-26ofB3TLRKqSzJzNdzCJWTZeugYk8Rv75zyh7bGUtX_WmdgwWNKwi4df_nBltB5VZ-UzbQakmqWoZ-HrkkCXrrbooZIySzNBDJJc89rYilIlB3rLv8pu4aSXf8pBp2ii-GZYK4rONK9wPlzYgXa-wMcifUQ7j5bBB9njPITRcp6iT60bAf143vnzGaZ7IE-5GxZ3x8smnBCTqxtRU6cZ3yhXrX5dN9_BM"
rs256PEMVerify(
encoded,
"-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\n\
MIICIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAg8AMIICCgKCAgEAoDEmXwa0fhiB6EA33u8q\
SIEkR8o26nzrOjLl0xpJ4hfjBMm+izLb+WudOINw6BmNcHfapLJm1XJxGOqQrbOe\
j1R513z+1GGZH+Ib94RQeQZRdReL5ZEfZS4H8ONMxAWGfQU/WEaKrp5NgxjHK8wc\
GwbHBFXZBkc7F0Sumb+IE2kDGJm3E/I5SGY5WWF+mKvsbGzen290f4tZ29j8yM3R\
prwKx5TKG/bAf/GDgQFtk+VWv39BO7S3AnR+XhjmEsAsudTAzCeEoW18VOP1EdjL\
oCzVPUYe6hYuHRT+v2NhZW9srCHp6WtQmh0GTz0d02l1Bbfws6e15lol9t91rlsx\
r8LxcWIWWzbKgSl8wJ1waR7CYtOWpSo3XGuftu0Fi2aLrsV7wkHyksvf69XYOC9F\
yxhokfFPgvfYd6zveUAl/Fvl6qYgtbbSfiNrKp3Rvd32hfBy4o7spKNGrTyQorWH\
8whQlTavSDxzSRcWcNSkZkkAeMlCJjc2mZTRpps06umVHZxibRiGf40WUMZHX/Sz\
F+ba9fFgTFmfIYvGZ0Kv6AEtJkEzreMjQvmGvt1b8L9FICp7dxcu/CWZE7xBgtYP\
cDUM9UwCdLBT8ObrLgv5rL/XNImAF8+lUG3k8WPupzOtDQxcAC7J+inb65HDSkK9\
JsiBGcDuqIAroTwjs457N4UCAwEAAQ==\
\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----"
);
// expected output: true