Decoding Token returns json instead of claims principal

[duhowise]

var json = new JwtBuilder()
                .WithAlgorithm(new HMACSHA256Algorithm()) // symmetric
                .WithSecret(ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["SigningKey"])
                .MustVerifySignature()
                .Decode(token);

[abatishchev]

Use DecodeToObject<Dictionary<string,string>>(token) to decode the payload into a dictionary.

See also JwtAuthenticationHandler and DefaultIdentityFactory for creating claims principal.