JWT

A JSON Web Token implementation in Objective-C.

What's new in master and bleeding edge.

These features are experiments! No warranties!

Whitelists possible algorithms.

When you need to decode jwt by several algorithms you could specify their names in whitelist.
Later this feature possible will migrate to options.
For example, someone returns result or error.

Limitations

Restricted to pair (algorithm or none) due to limitations of unique secret.

    NSString *jwtResultOrError = /*...*/;
    NSString *secret = @"secret";
    JWTBuilder *builder = [JWT decodeMessage:jwtResultOrError].secret(@"secret").whitelist(@[@"HS256", @"none"]);
    NSDictionary *decoded = builder.decode;
    if (builder.jwtError) {
        // oh!
    }
    else {
        NSDictionary *payload = decoded[@"payload"];
        NSDictionary *header = decoded[@"header"];
        NSArray *tries = decoded[@"tries"]; // will be evolded into something appropriate later.
    }

What's new in Version 2.0

Old plain style deprecated. Use modern fluent style instead.

    NSDictionary *payload = @{@"foo" : @"bar"};
    NSString *secret = @"secret";
    id<JWTAlgorithm> algorithm = [JWTAlgorithmFactory algorithmByName:@"HS256"];
    // Deprecated
    [JWT encodePayload:payload withSecret:secret algorithm:algorithm];

    // Modern
    [JWTBuilder encodePayload:payload].secret(@"secret").algorithm(algorithm).encode;

Installation

Add the following to your CocoaPods Podfile:

pod "JWT"

Usage

JWTBuilder

To encode & decode JWTs, use fluent style with the JWTBuilder interface

+ (JWTBuilder *)encodePayload:(NSDictionary *)payload;
+ (JWTBuilder *)encodeClaimsSet:(JWTClaimsSet *)claimsSet;
+ (JWTBuilder *)decodeMessage:(NSString *)message;

As you can see, JWTBuilder has interface from both decoding and encoding.

Note: some attributes are encode-only or decode-only.

#pragma mark - Encode only
*payload;
*headers;
*algorithm;

#pragma mark - Decode only
*message
*options // as forcedOption from jwt decode functions interface.
*whitelist  //optional array of algorithm names to whitelist for decoding

You can inspect JWTBuilder by jwt-prefixed attributes.

You can set JWTBuilder attributes by fluent style (block interface).

You can encode arbitrary payloads like so:

NSDictionary *payload = @{@"foo" : @"bar"};
NSString *secret = @"secret";
id<JWTAlgorithm> algorithm = [JWTAlgorithmFactory algorithmByName:@"HS256"];

[JWTBuilder encodePayload:payload].secret(@"secret").algorithm(algorithm).encode;

If you're using reserved claim names you can encode your claim set like so (all properties are optional):

JWTClaimsSet *claimsSet = [[JWTClaimsSet alloc] init];
claimsSet.issuer = @"Facebook";
claimsSet.subject = @"Token";
claimsSet.audience = @"http://yourkarma.com";
claimsSet.expirationDate = [NSDate distantFuture];
claimsSet.notBeforeDate = [NSDate distantPast];
claimsSet.issuedAt = [NSDate date];
claimsSet.identifier = @"thisisunique";
claimsSet.type = @"test";

NSString *secret = @"secret";
id<JWTAlgorithm> algorithm = [JWTAlgorithmFactory algorithmByName:@"HS256"];

[JWTBuilder encodeClaimsSet:claimsSet].secret(secret).algorithm(algorithm).encode;

You can decode a JWT like so:

NSString *jwtToken = @"header.payload.signature";
NSString *secret = @"secret";
NSString *algorithmName = @"HS256"; //Must specify an algorithm to use

NSDictionary *payload = [JWTBuilder decodeMessage:jwtToken].secret(secret).algorithmName(algorithmName).decode;

If you want to check claims while decoding, you could use next sample of code (all properties are optional):

// Trusted Claims Set
JWTClaimsSet *trustedClaimsSet = [[JWTClaimsSet alloc] init];
trustedClaimsSet.issuer = @"Facebook";
trustedClaimsSet.subject = @"Token";
trustedClaimsSet.audience = @"http://yourkarma.com";
trustedClaimsSet.expirationDate = [NSDate date];
trustedClaimsSet.notBeforeDate = [NSDate date];
trustedClaimsSet.issuedAt = [NSDate date];
trustedClaimsSet.identifier = @"thisisunique";
trustedClaimsSet.type = @"test";

NSString *message = @"encodedJwt";
NSString *secret = @"secret";
NSString *algorithmName = @"chosenAlgorithm"

JWTBuilder *builder = [JWTBuilder decodeMessage:jwt].secret(secret).algorithmName(algorithmName).claimsSet(trustedClaimsSet);
NSDictionary *payload = builder.decode;

if (!builder.jwtError) {
    // do your work here
}
else {
    // handle error
}

If you want to enforce a whitelist of valid algorithms:

NSArray *whitelist = @[@"HS256", @"HS512"];
NSString *jwtToken = @"header.payload.signature";
NSString *secret = @"secret";
NSString *algorithmName = @"HS256";

//Returns nil
NSDictionary *payload = [JWTBuilder decodeMessage:jwtToken].secret(secret).algorithmName(algorithmName).whitelist(@[]).decode;

//Returns the decoded payload
NSDictionary *payload = [JWTBuilder decodeMessage:jwtToken].secret(secret).algorithmName(algorithmName).whitelist(whitelist).decode;

Encode / Decode Example

// suppose, that you create ClaimsSet
JWTClaimsSet *claimsSet = [[JWTClaimsSet alloc] init];
// fill it
claimsSet.issuer = @"Facebook";
claimsSet.subject = @"Token";
claimsSet.audience = @"http://yourkarma.com";

// encode it
NSString *secret = @"secret";
NSString *algorithmName = @"HS384";
NSDictionary *headers = @{@"custom":@"value"};
id<JWTAlgorithm> algorithm = [JWTAlgorithmFactory algorithmByName:algorithmName];

JWTBuilder *encodeBuilder = [JWT encodeClaimsSet:claimsSet];
NSString *encodedResult = encodeBuilder.secret(secret).algorithm(algorithm).headers(headers).encode;

if (encodeBuilder.jwtError) {
    // handle error
    NSLog(@"encode failed, error: %@", encodeBuilder.jwtError);
}
else {
    // handle encoded result
    NSLog(@"encoded result: %@", encodedResult);
}

// decode it
// you can set any property that you want, all properties are optional
JWTClaimsSet *trustedClaimsSet = [claimsSet copy];

// decode forced ? try YES
BOOL decodeForced = NO;
NSNumber *options = @(decodeForced);
NSString *yourJwt = encodedResult; // from previous example
NSString *yourSecret = secret; // from previous example
NSString *yourAlgorithm = algorithmName; // from previous example
JWTBuilder *decodeBuilder = [JWT decodeMessage:yourJwt];
NSDictionary *decodedResult = decodeBuilder.message(yourJwt).secret(yourSecret).algorithmName(yourAlgorithm).claimsSet(trustedClaimsSet).options(options).decode;
if (decodeBuilder.jwtError) {
    // handle error
    NSLog(@"decode failed, error: %@", decodeBuilder.jwtError);
}
else {
    // handle decoded result
    NSLog(@"decoded result: %@", decodedResult);
}

NSData

You can also encode/decode using a secret that is represented as an NSData object

//Encode
NSData *secretData = <your data>
NSString *algorithmName = @"HS384";
NSDictionary *headers = @{@"custom":@"value"};
id<JWTAlgorithm> algorithm = [JWTAlgorithmFactory algorithmByName:algorithmName];

JWTBuilder *encodeBuilder = [JWT encodeClaimsSet:claimsSet];
NSString *encodedResult = encodeBuilder.secretData(secretData).algorithm(algorithm).headers(headers).encode;

//Decode
NSString *jwtToken = @"header.payload.signature";
NSData *secretData = <your data>
NSString *algorithmName = @"HS256"; //Must specify an algorithm to use

NSDictionary *payload = [JWTBuilder decodeMessage:jwtToken].secretData(secretData).algorithmName(algorithmName).decode;

Algorithms

The following algorithms are supported:

• RS256
• HS512 - HMAC using SHA-512.
• HS256 / HS384 / HS512
• None

RS256 usage.

For example, you have your file with privateKey: file.p12. And you have a secret passphrase for that file: secret.

// Encode
NSDictionary *payload = @{@"payload" : @"hidden_information"};
NSString *algorithmName = @"RS256";

NSString *filePath = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"secret_key" ofType:@"p12"];
NSData *privateKeySecretData = [NSData dataWithContentsOfFile:filePath];

NSString *passphraseForPrivateKey = @"secret";

JWTBuilder *builder = [JWTBuilder encodePayload:payload].secretData(privateKeySecretData).privateKeyCertificatePassphrase(passphraseForPrivateKey).algorithmName(algorithmName);
NSString *token = builder.encode;

// check error
if (builder.jwtError) {
    // error occurred.
}

// Decode
// Suppose, that you get token from previous example. You need a valid public key for a private key in previous example.
// Private key stored in @"secret_key.p12". So, you need public key for that private key.
NSString *publicKey = @"..."; // load public key. Or use it as raw string.

algorithmName = @"RS256";

JWTBuilder *decodeBuilder = [JWTBuilder decodeMessage:token].secret(publicKey).algorithmName(algorithmName);
NSDictionary *envelopedPayload = decodeBuilder.decode;

// check error
if (decodeBuilder.jwtError) {
    // error occurred.
}

Additional algorithms can be added by implementing the JWTAlgorithm protocol.

Contributing

1. Fork it
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b my-new-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add some feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin my-new-feature)
5. Create new Pull Request