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+node_modules
+.DS_Store
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diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
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+language: node_js
+node_js:
+  - 0.8
+  - 0.10
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# node-jws  [![Build Status](https://secure.travis-ci.org/auth0/node-jsonwebtoken.png)](http://travis-ci.org/auth0/node-jsonwebtoken)
+
+
+An implementation of [JSON Web Tokens](http://self-issued.info/docs/draft-ietf-oauth-json-web-token.html).
+
+This was developed against `draft-ietf-oauth-json-web-token-08`. It makes use of [node-jws](https://github.com/brianloveswords/node-jws)
+
+# Install
+
+```bash
+$ npm install jsonwebtoken
+```
+
+# Usage
+
+## jwt.sign(payload, secretOrPrivateKey, options)
+
+(Synchronous) Returns the JsonWebToken as string
+
+`payload` could be an literal, buffer or string
+
+`secretOrPrivateKey` is a string or buffer containing either the secret for HMAC algorithms, or the PEM
+encoded private key for RSA and ECDSA.
+
+`options`:
+
+* `algorithm` (default: `HS256`)
+* `expiresInMinutes`
+* `audience`
+* `subject`
+* `issuer`
+
+If `payload` is not a buffer or a string, it will be coerced into a string
+using `JSON.stringify`.
+
+If any `expiresInMinutes`, `audience`, `subject`, `issuer` are not provided, there is no default. The  jwt generated won't include those properties in the payload.
+
+Example
+
+```js
+// sign with default (HMAC SHA256)
+var token = jwt.sign({ foo: 'bar' }, 'shhhhh');
+
+// sign with RSA SHA256
+var cert = fs.readFileSync('private.key');  // get private key
+var token = jwt.sign({ foo: 'bar' }, cert, { algorithm: 'RS256'});
+```
+
+## jwt.verify(token, secretOrPublicKey, options, callback)
+
+(Synchronous with callback) Returns the payload decoded if the signature (and optionally expiration, audience, issuer) are valid. If not, it will return the error.
+
+`token` is the JsonWebToken string
+
+`secretOrPublicKey` is a string or buffer containing either the secret for HMAC algorithms, or the PEM
+encoded public key for RSA and ECDSA.
+
+`options`
+
+* `audience`: if you want to check audience (`aud`), provide a value here
+* `issuer`: if you want to check issuer (`iss`), provide a value here
+
+```js
+// verify a token symmetric
+jwt.verify(token, 'shhhhh', function(err, decoded) {
+  console.log(decoded.foo) // bar
+});
+
+// invalid token
+jwt.verify(token, 'wrong-secret', function(err, decoded) {
+  // err 
+  // decoded undefined
+});
+
+// verify a token asymmetric
+var cert = fs.readFileSync('public.pem');  // get public key
+jwt.verify(token, cert, function(err, decoded) {
+  console.log(decoded.foo) // bar
+});
+
+// verify audience
+var cert = fs.readFileSync('public.pem');  // get public key
+jwt.verify(token, cert, { audience: 'urn:foo' }, function(err, decoded) {
+  // if audience mismatch, err == invalid audience
+});
+
+// verify issuer
+var cert = fs.readFileSync('public.pem');  // get public key
+jwt.verify(token, cert, { audience: 'urn:foo', issuer: 'urn:issuer' }, function(err, decoded) {
+  // if issuer mismatch, err == invalid issuer
+});
+      
+```
+
+## Algorithms supported
+
+Array of supported algorithms. The following algorithms are currently supported.
+
+alg Parameter Value | Digital Signature or MAC Algorithm 
+----------------|----------------------------
+HS256 | HMAC using SHA-256 hash algorithm 
+HS384 | HMAC using SHA-384 hash algorithm 
+HS512 | HMAC using SHA-512 hash algorithm 
+RS256 | RSASSA using SHA-256 hash algorithm
+RS384 | RSASSA using SHA-384 hash algorithm
+RS512 | RSASSA using SHA-512 hash algorithm
+ES256 | ECDSA using P-256 curve and SHA-256 hash algorithm
+ES384 | ECDSA using P-384 curve and SHA-384 hash algorithm
+ES512 | ECDSA using P-521 curve and SHA-512 hash algorithm
+none | No digital signature or MAC value included
+
+
+
+# TODO
+
+* X.509 certificate chain is not checked
+
+# License
+
+MIT
+
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
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+var jws = require('jws');
+var moment = require('moment');
+
+module.exports.sign = function(payload, secretOrPrivateKey, options) {
+  options = options || {};
+
+  var header = {typ: 'JWT', alg: options.algorithm || 'HS256'};
+  if (options.expiresInMinutes) 
+    payload.exp = moment().add('minutes', options.expiresInMinutes).utc().unix();
+
+  if (options.audience)
+    payload.aud = options.audience;
+  
+  if (options.issuer)
+    payload.iss = options.issuer;
+  
+  if (options.subject)
+    payload.sub = options.subject;
+
+  payload.iat = moment().utc().unix();
+
+  var signed = jws.sign({header: header, payload: payload, secret: secretOrPrivateKey});
+
+  return signed;
+};
+
+module.exports.verify = function(jwtString, secretOrPublicKey, options, callback) {
+  if ((typeof options === 'function') && !callback) callback = options;
+  if (!options) options = {};
+
+  var valid;
+  try {
+    valid = jws.verify(jwtString, secretOrPublicKey);
+  }
+  catch (e) {
+    return callback(e);
+  }
+
+  if (!valid)
+    return callback(new Error('invalid signature'));
+  
+  var jwt = jws.decode(jwtString);
+
+  if (jwt.payload.exp) {
+    if (moment().utc().unix() >= jwt.payload.exp)
+      return callback(new Error('jwt expired'));
+  }
+
+  if (jwt.payload.aud && options.audience) {
+    if (jwt.payload.aud !== options.audience)
+      return callback(new Error('jwt audience invalid. expected: ' + jwt.payload.aud));
+  }
+
+  if (jwt.payload.iss && options.issuer) {
+    if (jwt.payload.iss !== options.issuer)
+      return callback(new Error('jwt issuer invalid. expected: ' + jwt.payload.iss));
+  }
+  
+  callback(null, jwt.payload);
+};
+
+
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{
+  "name": "node-jsonwebtoken",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "description": "JSON Web Token implementation (symmetric and asymmetric)",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "mocha"
+  },
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "https://github.com/auth0/node-jsonwebtoken"
+  },
+  "keywords": [
+    "jwt"
+  ],
+  "author": "auth0",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/auth0/node-jsonwebtoken/issues"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "jws": "~0.2.2"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "chai": "*"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/invalid_pub.pem b/test/invalid_pub.pem
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2482abb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/invalid_pub.pem
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
+MIIDJjCCAg6gAwIBAgIJAMyz3mSPlaW4MA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBBQUAMBYxFDASBgNV
+BAMUCyouYXV0aDAuY29tMB4XDTEzMDQxODE3MDE1MFoXDTI2MTIyNjE3MDE1MFow
+FjEUMBIGA1UEAxQLKi5hdXRoMC5jb20wggEiMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4IBDwAw
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+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
diff --git a/test/jwt.hs.tests.js b/test/jwt.hs.tests.js
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/jwt.hs.tests.js
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+var jwt = require('../index');
+
+var expect = require('chai').expect;
+var assert = require('chai').assert;
+
+describe('HS256', function() {
+
+  describe('when signing a token', function() {
+    var secret = 'shhhhhh';
+
+    var token = jwt.sign({ foo: 'bar' }, secret, { algorithm: 'HS256' });
+  
+    it('should be syntactically valid', function() {
+      expect(token).to.be.a('string');
+      expect(token.split('.')).to.have.length(3);
+    });
+
+    it('should validate with secret', function(done) {
+      jwt.verify(token, secret, function(err, decoded) {
+        assert.ok(decoded.foo);
+        assert.equal('bar', decoded.foo);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should throw with invalid secret', function(done) {
+      jwt.verify(token, 'invalid secret', function(err, decoded) {
+        assert.isUndefined(decoded);
+        assert.isNotNull(err);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+
+  });
+});
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diff --git a/test/jwt.rs.tests.js b/test/jwt.rs.tests.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..50f4b71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/jwt.rs.tests.js
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+var jwt = require('../index');
+var fs = require('fs');
+var path = require('path');
+
+var expect = require('chai').expect;
+var assert = require('chai').assert;
+
+describe('RS256', function() {
+  var pub = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, 'pub.pem'));
+  var priv = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, 'priv.pem'));
+  var invalid_pub = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, 'invalid_pub.pem'));
+
+  describe('when signing a token', function() {
+    var token = jwt.sign({ foo: 'bar' }, priv, { algorithm: 'RS256' });
+  
+    it('should be syntactically valid', function() {
+      expect(token).to.be.a('string');
+      expect(token.split('.')).to.have.length(3);
+    });
+
+    it('should validate with public key', function(done) {
+      jwt.verify(token, pub, function(err, decoded) {
+        assert.ok(decoded.foo);
+        assert.equal('bar', decoded.foo);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should throw with invalid public key', function(done) {
+      jwt.verify(token, invalid_pub, function(err, decoded) {
+        assert.isUndefined(decoded);
+        assert.isNotNull(err);
+        done();
+      });
+
+    });
+
+  });
+
+
+  describe('when signing a token with expiration', function() {
+    var token = jwt.sign({ foo: 'bar' }, priv, { algorithm: 'RS256', expiresInMinutes: 10 });
+  
+    it('should be valid expiration', function(done) {
+      jwt.verify(token, pub, function(err, decoded) {
+        assert.isNotNull(decoded);
+        assert.isNull(err);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should be invalid', function(done) {
+      // expired token
+      token = jwt.sign({ foo: 'bar' }, priv, { algorithm: 'RS256', expiresInMinutes: -10 });
+
+      jwt.verify(token, pub, function(err, decoded) {
+        assert.isUndefined(decoded);
+        assert.isNotNull(err);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+
+  });
+
+  describe('when signing a token with audience', function() {
+    var token = jwt.sign({ foo: 'bar' }, priv, { algorithm: 'RS256', audience: 'urn:foo' });
+  
+    it('should check audience', function(done) {
+      jwt.verify(token, pub, function(err, decoded) {
+        assert.isNotNull(decoded);
+        assert.isNull(err);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should throw when invalid audience', function(done) {
+      jwt.verify(token, pub, { audience: 'urn:wrong' }, function(err, decoded) {
+        assert.isUndefined(decoded);
+        assert.isNotNull(err);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+
+  });
+
+  describe('when signing a token with issuer', function() {
+    var token = jwt.sign({ foo: 'bar' }, priv, { algorithm: 'RS256', issuer: 'urn:foo' });
+  
+    it('should check issuer', function() {
+      jwt.verify(token, pub, { issuer: 'urn:foo' }, function(err, decoded) {
+        assert.isNotNull(decoded);
+        assert.isNull(err);
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should throw when invalid issuer', function() {
+      jwt.verify(token, pub, { issuer: 'urn:wrong' }, function(err, decoded) {
+        assert.isUndefined(decoded);
+        assert.isNotNull(err);
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('when verifying a malformed token', function() {
+    it('should throw', function(done) {
+      jwt.verify('fruit.fruit.fruit', pub, function(err, decoded) {
+        assert.isUndefined(decoded);
+        assert.isNotNull(err);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+
+});
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diff --git a/test/priv.pem b/test/priv.pem
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7be6d5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/priv.pem
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
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+-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
diff --git a/test/pub.pem b/test/pub.pem
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd95d34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/pub.pem
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
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