| Claim | Descripción |
|---|---|
iss | Identifies the principal that issued the JWT. Typically the auth server URL. |
sub | Identifies the principal that is the subject of the JWT — usually the user ID. |
aud | Identifies the recipients that the JWT is intended for. The API must check this. |
exp | The time after which the JWT MUST NOT be accepted. Critical for security. |
nbf | The time before which the JWT MUST NOT be accepted. Useful for deferred activation. |
iat | The time at which the JWT was issued. Used to determine the age of the token. |
jti | Unique identifier for the JWT. Prevents token replay attacks when combined with a blocklist. |
| Claim | Descripción |
|---|---|
name | End-user's full name in displayable form. |
given_name | Given name(s) or first name of the end-user. |
family_name | Surname(s) or last name of the end-user. |
email | End-user's preferred email address. |
email_verified | True if the end-user's email has been verified by the Provider. |
picture | URL of the end-user's profile picture. |
locale | End-user's locale as a BCP 47 language tag. |
zoneinfo | End-user's time zone from the IANA Time Zone Database. |
updated_at | Time the end-user's information was last updated. |
nonce | String value used to associate a Client session with an ID Token and to mitigate replay attacks. |
at_hash | Hash of the Access Token value. Used to validate the access_token. |
auth_time | Time when the end-user was authenticated. |
| Claim | Descripción |
|---|---|
scope | OAuth 2.0 scopes granted to the token. Defines what resources the token can access. |
roles | Non-standard but widely used. Application roles assigned to the user. |
permissions | Fine-grained permissions. Used by Auth0, AWS Cognito, and others. |
azp | The client_id of the OAuth 2.0 Client that requested the token. Used with OIDC. |
acr | Level of authentication that occurred. Values defined by the deployment. |
amr | How the user was authenticated (password, OTP, biometric, etc.). |
| Claim | Descripción |
|---|---|
tenant_id | Multi-tenant app custom claim. Identifies the tenant/organization. |
org_id | Organization identifier used by Auth0, WorkOS, and similar platforms. |
plan | User's subscription tier. Common in SaaS billing-based access control. |
| Claim | Descripción |
|---|---|
Verify exp | Reject any token where exp < current time (in UTC seconds). Add small clock skew (30–60s). |
Verify iss | Must exactly match the expected issuer URL. Reject mismatches. |
Verify aud | Must contain your API's identifier. Reject tokens issued for other audiences. |
Verify signature | NEVER trust a JWT without verifying its cryptographic signature using the correct key/JWKS. |
Check nbf | If nbf is present, reject tokens used before this time. |
Check alg | Explicitly specify expected algorithm. Reject 'none' algorithm. Prefer RS256 or ES256 over HS256 for public APIs. |
| Claim | Descripción |
|---|---|
HS256 | Fast; uses a single shared secret for sign & verify. Only suitable when both parties are trusted (e.g., server-to-server). |
HS512 | Like HS256 but with 512-bit hash output. Marginally stronger for symmetric use cases. |
RS256 | Most widely supported asymmetric algorithm. Sign with private key, verify with public key. Use this for public APIs and OIDC. |
RS512 | RS256 with SHA-512. Stronger hash but same RSA security level. Marginally slower. |
ES256 | Compact, fast asymmetric algorithm. Smaller keys than RSA for equivalent security. Recommended for new systems. |
PS256 | More secure padding than RS256 (probabilistic). Required by FAPI (Financial-grade API) and advanced OIDC profiles. |
EdDSA | Modern elliptic curve algorithm. Fastest, smallest signatures. Use with jose library. Not universally supported yet. |
A JWT consists of three Base64URL-encoded parts separated by dots: Encabezado.Carga útil.Signature
eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJodHRwczovL2F1dGguZXhhbXBsZS5jb20iLCJzdWIiOiJ1c2VyXzEyMyIsImF1ZCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXBpLmV4YW1wbGUuY29tIiwiZXhwIjoxNzM1Njg5NjAwLCJpYXQiOjE3MzU2MDMyMDAsInNjb3BlIjoicmVhZDp1c2VycyJ9.SflKxwRJSMeKKF2QT4fwpMeJf36POk6yJV_adQssw5c
{"alg":"RS256","typ":"JWT"}Algoritmo y tipo de token
{"iss":"https://auth.example.com","sub":"user_123","exp":1735689600,...}Claims: los datos
RSASHA256(base64url(header) + '.' + base64url(payload), privateKey)Verificación criptográfica
exp (expiration time) es cuando expira el token. nbf (not before) es cuando el token se vuelve válido. iat (issued at) registra cuándo fue emitido. Los tres usan formato NumericDate (segundos desde Unix epoch).
Los tokens de acceso deben tener vida corta: 5-60 minutos para la mayoría de apps. Los tokens de refresco pueden ser más largos: días a semanas. Nunca almacenes datos sensibles en el payload JWT ya que es solo base64url-encoded, no cifrado.
sub (subject) identifica al principal (típicamente un ID de usuario) del que trata el JWT. Debe ser único dentro del contexto del emisor. Usa un identificador estable como UUID o ID numérico en lugar de nombre de usuario o email.
Sí, para autorización sin estado. Incluye roles/permisos en claims personalizados. Sin embargo, mantén los tokens ligeros. Para permisos granulares, considera el patrón de token de referencia donde el JWT contiene un ID de sesión.