## Release Notes ### 0.10.5 This patch release fixed an Android `org.json` library compatibility [issue](https://github.com/jwtk/jjwt/issues/388). ### 0.10.4 This patch release fixed an [outstanding issue](https://github.com/jwtk/jjwt/issues/381) with JCA name case-sensitivity that impacted Android that was not caught in the 0.10.3 release. ### 0.10.3 This is a minor patch release that fixed a key length assertion for `SignatureAlgorithm.forSigningKey` that was failing in Android environments. The Android dependencies and ProGuard exclusions documentation was updated as well to reflect Android Studio 3.0 conventions. ### 0.10.2 This is a minor patch release that ensures the `OrgJsonSerializer` and `OrgJsonDeserializer` implementations are compatible with Android's older `org.json` API. Previously JJWT used newer `org.json` APIs that are not available on Android. ### 0.10.1 This is a minor point release that ensures the BouncyCastle dependency is optional and not pulled in as a transitive dependency into projects. Internal implementation code (not impacting the JJWT API) and documentation was also updated to reflect that all Elliptic Curve algorithms are standard on the JDK and do not require Bouncy Castle. Bouncy Castle is only needed when using PS256, PS384, and PS512 signature algorithms on < JDK 11. [JDK 11 and later](https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8146293) supports these algorithms natively. ### 0.10.0 This is a fairly large feature enhancement release that enables the following: * Modular project structure resulting in pluggable JJWT dependencies ([Issue 348](https://github.com/jwtk/jjwt/issues/348)) * Auto-configuration for Jackson or JSON-Java [JSON processors](https://github.com/jwtk/jjwt#json). * [Automatic SignatureAlgorithm selection](https://github.com/jwtk/jjwt#jws-create-key) based on specified signing Key. * Algorithm and Key [Strength Assertions](https://github.com/jwtk/jjwt#jws-key) * [Simplified Key generation](https://github.com/jwtk/jjwt#jws-key-create) * Deterministic [Base64(URL) support](https://github.com/jwtk/jjwt#base64) on all JDK and Android platforms * [Custom JSON processing](https://github.com/jwtk/jjwt#json-custom) * Complete [documentation](https://github.com/jwtk/jjwt) * and a bunch of other [minor fixes and enhancements](https://github.com/jwtk/jjwt/milestone/11). **BACKWARDS-COMPATIBILITY NOTICE:** JJWT's new modular design utilizes distinctions between compile and runtime dependencies to ensure you only depend on the public APIs that are safe to use in your application. All internal/private implementation classes have been moved to a new `jjwt-impl` runtime dependency. If you depended on any internal implementation classes in the past, you have two choices: 1. Refactor your code to use the public-only API classes and interfaces in the `jjwt-api` .jar. Any functionality you might have used in the internal implementation should be available via newer cleaner interfaces and helper classes in that .jar. 2. Specify the new `jjwt-impl` .jar not as a runtime dependency but as a compile dependency. This would make your upgrade to JJWT 0.10.0 fully backwards compatible, but you do so _at your own risk_. JJWT will make **NO** semantic version compatibility guarantees in the `jjwt-impl` .jar moving forward. Semantic versioning will be very carefully adhered to in all other JJWT dependencies however. ### 0.9.1 This is a minor patch release that updates the Jackson dependency to 2.9.6 to address Jackson CVE-2017-17485. ### 0.9.0 This is a minor release that includes changes to dependencies and plugins to allow for building jjwt with Java 9. Javadocs in a few classes were updated as well to support proper linting in both Java 8 and Java 9. ### 0.8.0 This is a minor feature enhancement, dependency version update and build update release. We switched from Jacoco to OpenClover as OpenClover delivers a higher quality of test metrics. As an interim measure, we introduced a new repository that has an updated version of the coveralls-maven-plugin which includes support for Clover reporting to Coveralls. Once this change has been merged and released to the official coveralls-maven-plugin on maven central, this repository will be removed. The following dependencies were updated to the latest release version: maven compiler, maven enforcer, maven failsafe, maven release, maven scm provider, maven bundle, maven gpg, maven source, maven javadoc, jackson, bouncy castle, groovy, logback and powermock. Of significance, is the upgrade for jackson as a security issue was addressed in its latest release. An `addClaims` method is added to the `JwtBuilder` interface in this release. It adds all given name/value pairs to the JSON Claims in the payload. Additional tests were added to improve overall test coverage. ### 0.7.0 This is a minor feature enhancement and bugfix release. One of the bug fixes is particularly important if using elliptic curve signatures, please see below. #### Elliptic Curve Signature Length Bug Fix Previous versions of JJWT safely calculated and verified Elliptic Curve signatures (no security risks), however, the signatures were encoded using the JVM's default ASN.1/DER format. The JWS specification however requires EC signatures to be in a R + S format. JJWT >= 0.7.0 now correctly represents newly computed EC signatures in this spec-compliant format. What does this mean for you? Signatures created from previous JJWT versions can still be verified, so your existing tokens will still be parsed correctly. HOWEVER, new JWTs with EC signatures created by JJWT >= 0.7.0 are now spec compliant and therefore can only be verified by JJWT >= 0.7.0 (or any other spec compliant library). **This means that if you generate JWTs using Elliptic Curve Signatures after upgrading to JJWT >= 0.7.0, you _must_ also upgrade any applications that parse these JWTs to upgrade to JJWT >= 0.7.0 as well.** #### Clock Skew Support When parsing a JWT, you might find that `exp` or `nbf` claims fail because the clock on the parsing machine is not perfectly in sync with the clock on the machine that created the JWT. You can now account for these differences (usually no more than a few minutes) when parsing using the new `setAllowedClockSkewSeconds` method on the parser. For example: ```java long seconds = 3 * 60; //3 minutes Jwts.parser().setAllowedClockSkewSeconds(seconds).setSigningKey(key).parseClaimsJws(jwt); ``` This ensures that clock differences between machines can be ignored. Two or three minutes should be more than enough; it would be very strange if a machine's clock was more than 5 minutes difference from most atomic clocks around the world. #### Custom Clock Support Timestamps created during parsing can now be obtained via a custom time source via an implementation of the new `io.jsonwebtoken.Clock` interface. The default implementation simply returns `new Date()` to reflect the time when parsing occurs, as most would expect. However, supplying your own clock could be useful, especially during test cases to guarantee deterministic behavior. #### Android RSA Private Key Support Previous versions of JJWT required RSA private keys to implement `java.security.interfaces.RSAPrivateKey`, but Android 6 RSA private keys do not implement this interface. JJWT now asserts that RSA keys are instances of both `java.security.interfaces.RSAKey` and `java.security.PrivateKey` which should work fine on both Android and all other 'standard' JVMs as well. #### Library version updates The few dependencies JWWT has (e.g. Jackson) have been updated to their latest stable versions at the time of release. #### Issue List For all completed issues, please see the [0.7.0 Milestone List](https://github.com/jwtk/jjwt/milestone/7?closed=1) ### 0.6.0 #### Enforce JWT Claims when Parsing You can now enforce that JWT claims have expected values when parsing a compact JWT string. For example, let's say that you require that the JWT you are parsing has a specific `sub` (subject) value, otherwise you may not trust the token. You can do that by using one of the `require` methods on the parser builder: ```java try { Jwts.parser().requireSubject("jsmith").setSigningKey(key).parseClaimsJws(s); } catch(InvalidClaimException ice) { // the sub field was missing or did not have a 'jsmith' value } ``` If it is important to react to a missing vs an incorrect value, instead of catching `InvalidClaimException`, you can catch either `MissingClaimException` or `IncorrectClaimException`: ```java try { Jwts.parser().requireSubject("jsmith").setSigningKey(key).parseClaimsJws(s); } catch(MissingClaimException mce) { // the parsed JWT did not have the sub field } catch(IncorrectClaimException ice) { // the parsed JWT had a sub field, but its value was not equal to 'jsmith' } ``` You can also require custom fields by using the `require(fieldName, requiredFieldValue)` method - for example: ```java try { Jwts.parser().require("myfield", "myRequiredValue").setSigningKey(key).parseClaimsJws(s); } catch(InvalidClaimException ice) { // the 'myfield' field was missing or did not have a 'myRequiredValue' value } ``` (or, again, you could catch either MissingClaimException or IncorrectClaimException instead) #### Body Compression **This feature is NOT JWT specification compliant**, *but it can be very useful when you parse your own tokens*. If your JWT body is large and you have size restrictions (for example, if embedding a JWT in a URL and the URL must be under a certain length for legacy browsers or mail user agents), you may now compress the JWT body using a `CompressionCodec`: ```java Jwts.builder().claim("foo", "someReallyLongDataString...") .compressWith(CompressionCodecs.DEFLATE) // or CompressionCodecs.GZIP .signWith(SignatureAlgorithm.HS256, key) .compact(); ``` This will set a new `zip` header with the name of the compression algorithm used so that parsers can see that value and decompress accordingly. The default parser implementation will automatically decompress DEFLATE or GZIP compressed bodies, so you don't need to set anything on the parser - it looks like normal: ```java Jwts.parser().setSigningKey(key).parseClaimsJws(compact); ``` ##### Custom Compression Algorithms If the DEFLATE or GZIP algorithms are not sufficient for your needs, you can specify your own Compression algorithms by implementing the `CompressionCodec` interface and setting it on the parser: ```java Jwts.builder().claim("foo", "someReallyLongDataString...") .compressWith(new MyCompressionCodec()) .signWith(SignatureAlgorithm.HS256, key) .compact(); ``` You will then need to specify a `CompressionCodecResolver` on the parser, so you can inspect the `zip` header and return your custom codec when discovered: ```java Jwts.parser().setSigningKey(key) .setCompressionCodecResolver(new MyCustomCompressionCodecResolver()) .parseClaimsJws(compact); ``` *NOTE*: Because body compression is not JWT specification compliant, you should only enable compression if both your JWT builder and parser are JJWT versions >= 0.6.0, or if you're using another library that implements the exact same functionality. This feature is best reserved for your own use cases - where you both create and later parse the tokens. It will likely cause problems if you compressed a token and expected a 3rd party (who doesn't use JJWT) to parse the token. ### 0.5.1 - Minor [bug](https://github.com/jwtk/jjwt/issues/31) fix [release](https://github.com/jwtk/jjwt/issues?q=milestone%3A0.5.1+is%3Aclosed) that ensures correct Base64 padding in Android runtimes. ### 0.5 - Android support! Android's built-in Base64 codec will be used if JJWT detects it is running in an Android environment. Other than Base64, all other parts of JJWT were already Android-compliant. Now it is fully compliant. - Elliptic Curve signature algorithms! `SignatureAlgorithm.ES256`, `ES384` and `ES512` are now supported. - Super convenient key generation methods, so you don't have to worry how to do this safely: - `MacProvider.generateKey(); //or generateKey(SignatureAlgorithm)` - `RsaProvider.generateKeyPair(); //or generateKeyPair(sizeInBits)` - `EllipticCurveProvider.generateKeyPair(); //or generateKeyPair(SignatureAlgorithm)` The `generate`* methods that accept an `SignatureAlgorithm` argument know to generate a key of sufficient strength that reflects the specified algorithm strength. Please see the full [0.5 closed issues list](https://github.com/jwtk/jjwt/issues?q=milestone%3A0.5+is%3Aclosed) for more information. ### 0.4 - [Issue 8](https://github.com/jwtk/jjwt/issues/8): Add ability to find signing key by inspecting the JWS values before verifying the signature. This is a handy little feature. If you need to parse a signed JWT (a JWS) and you don't know which signing key was used to sign it, you can now use the new `SigningKeyResolver` concept. A `SigningKeyresolver` can inspect the JWS header and body (Claims or String) _before_ the JWS signature is verified. By inspecting the data, you can find the key and return it, and the parser will use the returned key to validate the signature. For example: ```java SigningKeyResolver resolver = new MySigningKeyResolver(); Jws jws = Jwts.parser().setSigningKeyResolver(resolver).parseClaimsJws(compact); ``` The signature is still validated, and the JWT instance will still not be returned if the jwt string is invalid, as expected. You just get to 'see' the JWT data for key discovery before the parser validates. Nice. This of course requires that you put some sort of information in the JWS when you create it so that your `SigningKeyResolver` implementation can look at it later and look up the key. The *standard* way to do this is to use the JWS `kid` ('key id') field, for example: ```java Jwts.builder().setHeaderParam("kid", your_signing_key_id_NOT_THE_SECRET).build(); ``` You could of course set any other header parameter or claims parameter instead of setting `kid` if you want - that's just the default field reserved for signing key identification. If you can locate the signing key based on other information in the header or claims, you don't need to set the `kid` field - just make sure your resolver implementation knows how to look up the key. Finally, a nice `SigningKeyResolverAdapter` is provided to allow you to write quick and simple subclasses or anonymous classes instead of having to implement the `SigningKeyResolver` interface directly. For example: ```java Jws jws = Jwts.parser().setSigningKeyResolver(new SigningKeyResolverAdapter() { @Override public byte[] resolveSigningKeyBytes(JwsHeader header, Claims claims) { //inspect the header or claims, lookup and return the signing key String keyId = header.getKeyId(); //or any other field that you need to inspect return getSigningKey(keyId); //implement me }}) .parseClaimsJws(compact); ``` ### 0.3 - [Issue 6](https://github.com/jwtk/jjwt/issues/6): Parsing an expired Claims JWT or JWS (as determined by the `exp` claims field) will now throw an `ExpiredJwtException`. - [Issue 7](https://github.com/jwtk/jjwt/issues/7): Parsing a premature Claims JWT or JWS (as determined by the `nbf` claims field) will now throw a `PrematureJwtException`. ### 0.2 #### More convenient Claims building This release adds convenience methods to the `JwtBuilder` interface so you can set claims directly on the builder without having to create a separate Claims instance/builder, reducing the amount of code you have to write. For example, this: ```java Claims claims = Jwts.claims().setSubject("Joe"); String compactJwt = Jwts.builder().setClaims(claims).signWith(HS256, key).compact(); ``` can now be written as: ```java String compactJwt = Jwts.builder().setSubject("Joe").signWith(HS256, key).compact(); ``` A Claims instance based on the specified claims will be created and set as the JWT's payload automatically. #### Type-safe handling for JWT and JWS with generics The following < 0.2 code produced a JWT as expected: ```java Jwt jwt = Jwts.parser().setSigningKey(key).parse(compact); ``` But you couldn't easily determine if the `jwt` was a `JWT` or `JWS` instance or if the body was a `Claims` instance or a plaintext `String` without resorting to a bunch of yucky `instanceof` checks. In 0.2, we introduce the `JwtHandler` when you don't know the exact format of the compact JWT string ahead of time, and parsing convenience methods when you do. ##### JwtHandler If you do not know the format of the compact JWT string at the time you try to parse it, you can determine what type it is after parsing by providing a `JwtHandler` instance to the `JwtParser` with the new `parse(String compactJwt, JwtHandler handler)` method. For example: ```java T returnVal = Jwts.parser().setSigningKey(key).parse(compact, new JwtHandler() { @Override public T onPlaintextJwt(Jwt jwt) { //the JWT parsed was an unsigned plaintext JWT //inspect it, then return an instance of T (see returnVal above) } @Override public T onClaimsJwt(Jwt jwt) { //the JWT parsed was an unsigned Claims JWT //inspect it, then return an instance of T (see returnVal above) } @Override public T onPlaintextJws(Jws jws) { //the JWT parsed was a signed plaintext JWS //inspect it, then return an instance of T (see returnVal above) } @Override public T onClaimsJws(Jws jws) { //the JWT parsed was a signed Claims JWS //inspect it, then return an instance of T (see returnVal above) } }); ``` Of course, if you know you'll only have to parse a subset of the above, you can use the `JwtHandlerAdapter` and implement only the methods you need. For example: ```java T returnVal = Jwts.parser().setSigningKey(key).parse(plaintextJwt, new JwtHandlerAdapter>() { @Override public T onPlaintextJws(Jws jws) { //the JWT parsed was a signed plaintext JWS //inspect it, then return an instance of T (see returnVal above) } @Override public T onClaimsJws(Jws jws) { //the JWT parsed was a signed Claims JWS //inspect it, then return an instance of T (see returnVal above) } }); ``` ##### Known Type convenience parse methods If, unlike above, you are confident of the compact string format and know which type of JWT or JWS it will produce, you can just use one of the 4 new convenience parsing methods to get exactly the type of JWT or JWS you know exists. For example: ```java //for a known plaintext jwt string: Jwt jwt = Jwts.parser().parsePlaintextJwt(compact); //for a known Claims JWT string: Jwt jwt = Jwts.parser().parseClaimsJwt(compact); //for a known signed plaintext JWT (aka a plaintext JWS): Jws jws = Jwts.parser().setSigningKey(key).parsePlaintextJws(compact); //for a known signed Claims JWT (aka a Claims JWS): Jws jws = Jwts.parser().setSigningKey(key).parseClaimsJws(compact); ```