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[Authentication & Authorization](/categories/authentication) 4. / 5. lcobucci/jwt ActiveLibrary[Authentication & Authorization](/categories/authentication) lcobucci/jwt ============ A simple library to work with JSON Web Token and JSON Web Signature 5.6.0(7mo ago)7.5k316.6M—5.5%600[6 issues](https://github.com/lcobucci/jwt/issues)[1 PRs](https://github.com/lcobucci/jwt/pulls)20BSD-3-ClausePHPPHP ~8.2.0 || ~8.3.0 || ~8.4.0 || ~8.5.0CI passing Since Mar 8Pushed today130 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/lcobucci/jwt)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/lcobucci/jwt)[ GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/lcobucci)[ Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/lcobucci)[ RSS](/packages/lcobucci-jwt/feed)WikiDiscussions 6.0.x Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (11)Versions (87)Used By (20)Security (1) JWT === [](#jwt) [![Gitter](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/82b37b704e2e79c5d50f45f6cf0aab5873f32ffcca6c38864d72b1a66c2ba48c/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f4749545445522d4a4f494e253230434841542532302545322538362539322d627269676874677265656e2e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://gitter.im/lcobucci/jwt?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge)[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/1862f3190a73581e8fc508aca688fd0ce7cb95039781fd1900f051b1d1b5afa6/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f6c636f62756363692f6a77742e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/lcobucci/jwt)[![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/0b37242cd552fe13cf8fcfc7eaadb1cafaecccb4828017654317bf5f54a13af6/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f6c636f62756363692f6a77742e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/lcobucci/jwt)[![Unstable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/490eb6b244e49fadcdb096846ffde972fcea767c0bab9e50903f4075bb459534/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f767072652f6c636f62756363692f6a77742e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/lcobucci/jwt) [![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/390291af2ce1fa154d42da18a987161beafb522ffa1ea2548d98cc1d45856bc5/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6769746875622f616374696f6e732f776f726b666c6f772f7374617475732f6c636f62756363692f6a77742f706870756e69742e796d6c3f6272616e63683d362e302e78267374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://github.com/lcobucci/jwt/actions?query=workflow%3A%22PHPUnit%20Tests%22+branch%3A6.0.x)[![Code Coverage](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/81d10d428835c41edff39c6a7c2d0f1cf142e53f98f0404e95d45c71d371f624/68747470733a2f2f636f6465636f762e696f2f67682f6c636f62756363692f6a77742f6272616e63682f352e312e782f67726170682f62616467652e737667)](https://codecov.io/gh/lcobucci/jwt) A simple library to work with JSON Web Token and JSON Web Signature based on the [RFC 7519](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7519). Installation ------------ [](#installation) Package is available on [Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/lcobucci/jwt), you can install it using [Composer](https://getcomposer.org). ``` composer require lcobucci/jwt ``` Documentation ------------- [](#documentation) The documentation is available at . ### Health Score 86 — ExcellentBetter than 100% of packages Maintenance85 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity88 Widely adopted with strong download metrics Community62 Healthy contributor diversity Maturity96 Battle-tested with a long release history Bus Factor2 2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement. **Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~55 days Recently: every ~103 days Total 81 Last Release 53d ago Major Versions 3.4.6 → 4.0.42021-09-28 4.3.0 → 5.0.02023-02-25 3.4.x-dev → 4.0.x-dev2023-11-20 4.4.x-dev → 5.0.x-dev2023-11-20 5.6.x-dev → 6.0.x-dev2026-03-26 PHP version history (10 changes)1.0.0PHP >=5.5 4.0.0-alpha1PHP ^7.1 4.0.0-alpha2PHP ^7.2 3.3.0PHP ^5.6 || ^7.0 4.0.0-beta1PHP ^7.4 || ^8.0 5.0.0PHP ~8.1.0 || ~8.2.0 5.1.0PHP ~8.1.0 || ~8.2.0 || ~8.3.0 5.4.0PHP ~8.2.0 || ~8.3.0 || ~8.4.0 5.6.0PHP ~8.2.0 || ~8.3.0 || ~8.4.0 || ~8.5.0 6.0.x-devPHP ~8.3.0 || ~8.4.0 || ~8.5.0 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/201963?v=4)[Luís Cobucci](/maintainers/lcobucci)[@lcobucci](https://github.com/lcobucci) --- Top Contributors [![lcobucci](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/201963?v=4)](https://github.com/lcobucci "lcobucci (680 commits)")[![renovate[bot]](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/in/2740?v=4)](https://github.com/renovate[bot] "renovate[bot] (462 commits)")[![dependabot-preview[bot]](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/in/2141?v=4)](https://github.com/dependabot-preview[bot] "dependabot-preview[bot] (273 commits)")[![Slamdunk](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/152236?v=4)](https://github.com/Slamdunk "Slamdunk (136 commits)")[![dependabot[bot]](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/in/29110?v=4)](https://github.com/dependabot[bot] "dependabot[bot] (128 commits)")[![github-actions[bot]](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/in/15368?v=4)](https://github.com/github-actions[bot] "github-actions[bot] (110 commits)")[![Ocramius](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/154256?v=4)](https://github.com/Ocramius "Ocramius (30 commits)")[![henriquemoody](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/154023?v=4)](https://github.com/henriquemoody "henriquemoody (7 commits)")[![t0mmy742](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/29512640?v=4)](https://github.com/t0mmy742 "t0mmy742 (5 commits)")[![freebuu](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/9998200?v=4)](https://github.com/freebuu "freebuu (4 commits)")[![Spomky](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1091072?v=4)](https://github.com/Spomky "Spomky (4 commits)")[![localheinz](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/605483?v=4)](https://github.com/localheinz "localheinz (4 commits)")[![vanbrabantf](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/12281411?v=4)](https://github.com/vanbrabantf "vanbrabantf (3 commits)")[![paragonie-security](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/15914520?v=4)](https://github.com/paragonie-security "paragonie-security (3 commits)")[![b1rdex](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/312855?v=4)](https://github.com/b1rdex "b1rdex (2 commits)")[![baijunyao](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/9360694?v=4)](https://github.com/baijunyao "baijunyao (2 commits)")[![SvenRtbg](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/416600?v=4)](https://github.com/SvenRtbg "SvenRtbg (2 commits)")[![Nyholm](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1275206?v=4)](https://github.com/Nyholm "Nyholm (1 commits)")[![ricardoseriani](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3369718?v=4)](https://github.com/ricardoseriani "ricardoseriani (1 commits)")[![royopa](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/442991?v=4)](https://github.com/royopa "royopa (1 commits)") --- Tags hacktoberfestjwtphptokensjwtJWS ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit Static AnalysisPHPStan Type Coverage Yes ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/lcobucci-jwt/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/lcobucci-jwt/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/lcobucci-jwt) ``` ### Alternatives [namshi/jose JSON Object Signing and Encryption library for PHP. 1.8k99.6M101](/packages/namshi-jose)[web-token/jwt-framework JSON Object Signing and Encryption library for PHP and Symfony Bundle. 94818.9M77](/packages/web-token-jwt-framework)[web-token/jwt-library JWT library 2011.2M83](/packages/web-token-jwt-library)[bizley/jwt JWT integration for Yii 2 67425.3k2](/packages/bizley-jwt)[web-token/jwt-bundle JWT Bundle of the JWT Framework. 132.5M7](/packages/web-token-jwt-bundle)[gamegos/jws Json Web Signature (JWS) PHP implementation 26359.6k6](/packages/gamegos-jws) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)