api auth_error ai_generated partial

401 Unauthorized: JWT claims validation failed

ID: api/jwt-claims-validation-failed

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80%Fix Rate
85%Confidence
1Evidence
2024-03-15First Seen

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
spring-security 6.2.0 active — — —
express-jwt 8.4.0 active — — —
PyJWT 2.8.0 active — — —
jsonwebtoken 9.0.0 active — — —

Root Cause

The JWT token's claims (e.g., audience, issuer, or expiration) do not match the server's expected values, often due to clock skew or misconfiguration.

generic

中文

JWT 令牌的声明（如受众、颁发者或过期时间）与服务器期望值不匹配，通常由时钟偏差或配置错误导致。

Official Documentation

https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7519#section-4.1

Workarounds

  1. 75% success Synchronize server and client clocks using NTP, then retry the request. For example, on Linux: `sudo ntpdate pool.ntp.org` or enable `systemd-timesyncd`. 
    Synchronize server and client clocks using NTP, then retry the request. For example, on Linux: `sudo ntpdate pool.ntp.org` or enable `systemd-timesyncd`.
  2. 85% success In the server configuration, set a leeway for clock skew (e.g., 30 seconds). For express-jwt: `app.use(jwt({ secret: 'mysecret', clockTolerance: 30 }))`. 
    In the server configuration, set a leeway for clock skew (e.g., 30 seconds). For express-jwt: `app.use(jwt({ secret: 'mysecret', clockTolerance: 30 }))`.
  3. 90% success Verify that the 'aud' (audience) and 'iss' (issuer) claims in the token match the server's expected values. Update the token generation code or server configuration accordingly. 
    Verify that the 'aud' (audience) and 'iss' (issuer) claims in the token match the server's expected values. Update the token generation code or server configuration accordingly.

中文步骤

  1. Synchronize server and client clocks using NTP, then retry the request. For example, on Linux: `sudo ntpdate pool.ntp.org` or enable `systemd-timesyncd`.
  2. In the server configuration, set a leeway for clock skew (e.g., 30 seconds). For express-jwt: `app.use(jwt({ secret: 'mysecret', clockTolerance: 30 }))`.
  3. Verify that the 'aud' (audience) and 'iss' (issuer) claims in the token match the server's expected values. Update the token generation code or server configuration accordingly.

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. 70% fail

    Token regeneration does not fix clock skew or misconfigured audience/issuer values; the new token will still be rejected.

  2. 90% fail

    Disabling validation exposes the API to unauthorized access and token forgery.

  3. 80% fail

    Changing the payload invalidates the signature, leading to a signature verification failure.