#1 golang-jwt
Package jwt is a Go implementation of JSON Web Tokens: http://self-issued.info/docs/draft-jones-json-web-token.html
github.com/dgrijalva/jwt-go/v4
v4
Package jwt is a Go implementation of JSON Web Tokens: http://self-issued.info/docs/draft-jones-json-web-token.html See README.md for more info.
Decision Signals
Health score 71/100, confidence 95/100.
Install
go get github.com/dgrijalva/jwt-go/v4
Package Data
updated May 29, 2026| Latest version | v4.0.0-preview1 |
| Imported by | 427 packages |
| Stars | 10.8K |
| Forks | 977 |
| Last activity | 4 years ago |
| Latest release | Unknown |
| License | MIT |
| Known vuln records | 0 |
API Surface
180 symbols| Symbol | Kind | Synopsis |
|---|---|---|
| ClaimStrings | Type | type ClaimStrings []string |
| ClaimStrings.UnmarshalJSON | Method | func (c *ClaimStrings) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error |
| ParseClaimStrings | Function | func ParseClaimStrings(value interface{}) (ClaimStrings, error) |
| Claims | Type | type Claims interface{ ... } |
| Claims.Valid | Method | Valid func(*ValidationHelper) error |
| CodingContext | Type | type CodingContext struct{ ... } |
| CodingContext.Header | Field | Header map[string]interface{} |
| ErrorWrapper | Type | type ErrorWrapper struct{} |
| ErrorWrapper.Unwrap | Method | func (w ErrorWrapper) Unwrap() error |
| ErrorWrapper.Wrap | Method | func (w ErrorWrapper) Wrap(err error) |
| FieldDescriptor | Type | type FieldDescriptor uint8 |
| ClaimsFieldDescriptor | Constant | const ClaimsFieldDescriptor |
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