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[Authentication & Authorization](/categories/authentication) 4. / 5. nexmo/jwt ActiveLibrary[Authentication & Authorization](/categories/authentication) nexmo/jwt ========= A standalone package for creating JWTs for Nexmo/Vonage APIs 0.1.0(5y ago)0226[3 PRs](https://github.com/Nexmo/nexmo-jwt-php/pulls)MITPHP Since Jul 21Pushed 3mo ago12 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/Nexmo/nexmo-jwt-php)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/nexmo/jwt)[ RSS](/packages/nexmo-jwt/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 1w ago READMEChangelogDependencies (5)Versions (3)Used By (0) JWT Client Library for PHP ========================== [](#jwt-client-library-for-php) [![Contributor Covenant](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/2757a9db291c5ceda172e31d4fa5f3c4048a6e6257ee0b7113f80de277074b91/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f436f6e7472696275746f72253230436f76656e616e742d76322e3025323061646f707465642d6666363962342e737667)](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md)[![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/c263f5f435071f71ab539e6477fe25ed1d4a65117789846e0c9b29df660032d0/68747470733a2f2f6170692e7472617669732d63692e6f72672f4e65786d6f2f6e65786d6f2d6a77742d7068702e7376673f6272616e63683d6d61696e)](https://travis-ci.org/Nexmo/nexmo-jwt-php)[![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/719f57cfd67f8c9e1032f979d63b2287653b6990ee0c660b3e6c8de8e021edec/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f6e65786d6f2f6a77742f762f737461626c65)](https://packagist.org/packages/nexmo/jwt)[![MIT licensed](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/7013272bd27ece47364536a221edb554cd69683b68a46fc0ee96881174c4214c/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f6c6963656e73652d4d49542d626c75652e737667)](./LICENSE.txt)[![codecov](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/59b275282c4c43e3a97937328887606189d7f725dc5d90d307f795c852f0a8ca/68747470733a2f2f636f6465636f762e696f2f67682f4e65786d6f2f6e65786d6f2d6a77742f6272616e63682f6d61737465722f67726170682f62616467652e737667)](https://codecov.io/gh/Nexmo/nexmo-jwt) [![Nexmo is now known as Vonage](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/ccd17f652c73446c29e6b56a04f6b5c66ad6aaa85abd041db374e5d2a6b55d3f/68747470733a2f2f646576656c6f7065722e6e65786d6f2e636f6d2f6173736574732f696d616765732f566f6e6167655f4e65786d6f2e737667)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/ccd17f652c73446c29e6b56a04f6b5c66ad6aaa85abd041db374e5d2a6b55d3f/68747470733a2f2f646576656c6f7065722e6e65786d6f2e636f6d2f6173736574732f696d616765732f566f6e6167655f4e65786d6f2e737667) *This library requires a minimum PHP version of 7.1* This is the PHP library for generating JWTS to use Nexmo's API. To use this, you'll need a Nexmo account. Sign up [for free at nexmo.com](https://dashboard.nexmo.com/sign-up?utm_source=DEV_REL&utm_medium=github&utm_campaign=php-client-library). - [Installation](#installation) - [Usage](#usage) - [Examples](#examples) - [Contributing](#contributing) Installation ------------ [](#installation) To use the client library you'll need to have [created a Nexmo account](https://dashboard.nexmo.com/sign-up?utm_source=DEV_REL&utm_medium=github&utm_campaign=php-client-library). To install the PHP client library to your project, we recommend using [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/). ``` composer require nexmo/jwt ``` > You don't need to clone this repository to use this library in your own projects. Use Composer to install it from Packagist. If you're new to Composer, here are some resources that you may find useful: - [Composer's Getting Started page](https://getcomposer.org/doc/00-intro.md) from Composer project's documentation. - [A Beginner's Guide to Composer](https://scotch.io/tutorials/a-beginners-guide-to-composer) from the good people at ScotchBox. Usage ----- [](#usage) If you're using Composer, make sure the autoloader is included in your project's bootstrap file: ``` require_once "vendor/autoload.php"; ``` Create a Token Generator with the Application ID and Private Key of the Nexmo Application you want to access: ``` $generator = new Nexmo\JWT\TokenGenerator('d70425f2-1599-4e4c-81c4-cffc66e49a12', file_get_contents('/path/to/private.key')); ``` You can then retrieve a generated JWT token by calling the `generate()` method on the Token Generator: ``` $token = $generator->generate(); ``` This will return a string token that can be used for Bearer Authentication to Nexmo APIs that require JWTs. Examples -------- [](#examples) ### Generating a token with a specific Time To Live [](#generating-a-token-with-a-specific-time-to-live) By default, Nexmo JWT tokens are generated with an Time To Live, or TTL, of 15 minutes after generation. In cases where the token lifetime should be different, you can override this setting by calling the `setTTL()` method on the Token Generator and passing the length of seconds that the token should be valid for ``` $generator->setTTL(30 * 60); // Set expiration to 30 minutes after token creation ``` ### Setting ACLs [](#setting-acls) Nexmo JWTs will default to full access to all of the paths for an application, but this may not be desirable for cases where clients may need restricted access. You can specify the paths that a JWT token is valid for by using the `setPaths()` or `addPath()` methods to set the path information in bulk, or add individual paths in a more fluent interface. ``` // Set paths in bulk $generator->setPaths([ '/*/users/**', '/*/conversations/**' ]); // Set paths individually $generator->addPath('/*/users/**'); $generator->addPath('/*/conversations/**'); ``` For more information on assigning ACL information, please see [How to generate JWTs on the Nexmo Developer Platform](https://developer.nexmo.com/conversation/guides/jwt-acl) Contributing ------------ [](#contributing) This library is actively developed and we love to hear from you! Please feel free to [create an issue](https://github.com/Nexmo/nexmo-jwt-php/issues) or [open a pull request](https://github.com/Nexmo/nexmo-jwt-php/pulls) with your questions, comments, suggestions and feedback. ### Health Score 32 — LowBetter than 72% of packages Maintenance53 Moderate activity, may be stable Popularity9 Limited adoption so far Community18 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity46 Maturing project, gaining track record Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 88.9% of commits — single point of failure 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. 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