JWT Token Generator

A simple Python utility for generating JSON Web Tokens (JWT) using RS256 algorithm.

Features

• Generate JWT tokens with customizable claims
• Support for RS256 signing algorithm
• Configurable subject, name, and API key claims
• Includes timestamp (iat) in token payload

Requirements

• Python 3.x
• PyJWT (2.8.0)
• cryptography (41.0.4)

Setup

1. Clone the repository
2. Install dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Copy config.template.py to config.py and fill in your configuration:

   cp config.template.py config.py

Usage

The main script generate_jwt.py provides a function to generate JWT tokens. You can either import the function in your code or run the script directly:

from generate_jwt import generate_jwt

token = generate_jwt(
    subject="your-subject",
    name="your-name",
    x_api_key="your-api-key",
    private_key="your-private-key"
)

Or run directly from command line:

python generate_jwt.py

Configuration

Edit config.py to set your default values for:

• SUBJECT: The subject claim for the token
• NAME: The name claim for the token
• X_API_KEY: Your API key
• PRIVATE_KEY: Your RSA private key for signing
• ALGORITHM: The signing algorithm (defaults to RS256)