Node js JWT token not generated with RS256 algorithm

Question

I used JWT to protect my node.js REST api calls. I used below code to generate the token:

jwt.sign({ foo: 'bar' }, private_key, { algorithm: 'RS256'}, (err, token) => {
      res.json({
        token
      });

But I don't get any token with when I use the algorithm: 'RS256'. But above code works with algorithm: 'HS256'.

Do you know a solution?

You didn't show what private key actually is. Do you get any errors? Please click on edit to complete the code above and add more information to your question. — jps, May 23 '19 at 08:38
What npm package are you using to try and generate the JWT? Also please add `console.log(err, token);` to your code and report the results. — Tom, May 23 '19 at 08:40
quite a waste of time, if you just dump your uncomplete questions and then don't react anymore — jps, May 28 '19 at 06:44

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered May 23 '19 at 08:56

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try this:

jwt.sign({ foo: 'bar' }, private_key, [{ algorithm: 'RS256'}, (err, token) => {
  res.json({
    token
  }}]);

In npm docs appear this jwt.sign(payload, secretOrPrivateKey, [options, callback]) so pass your options and callback like an array. Hope this help

answered May 23 '19 at 08:56

Schwarz54

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