Function NewJWT

tools/security/jwt.go:46–58

NewJWT generates and returns new HS256 signed JWT.

(payload jwt.MapClaims, signingKey string, duration time.Duration)

// NewJWT generates and returns new HS256 signed JWT.
func NewJWT(payload jwt.MapClaims, signingKey string, duration time.Duration) (string, error) {
	claims := jwt.MapClaims{
		// @todo consider with the refactoring to either remove the
		// duration argument or make it always take precedence?
		"exp": time.Now().Add(duration).Unix(),
	}

	for k, v := range payload {
		claims[k] = v
	}

	return jwt.NewWithClaims(jwt.SigningMethodHS256, claims).SignedString([]byte(signingKey))
}