jwt/ruby-jwt
A ruby implementation of the RFC 7519 OAuth JSON Web Token (JWT) standard. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
92/100
- Activity 95
- Release rhythm 85
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 8.0
- age_days: 5670
- days_rel: 103
- days_push: 30
- n_releases_24m: 13
Adoption not part of the score
3687 stars · 376 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
A Ruby gem implementing the RFC 7519 OAuth JSON Web Token (JWT) standard, supporting encoding and decoding of signed tokens with HMAC, RSASSA, ECDSA, RSASSA-PSS, and none algorithms via OpenSSL, plus JWK support and extension gems like jwt-eddsa. It is the de facto standard JWT library for Ruby applications.
Use cases
- encode and decode JWT tokens in a Ruby app
- sign tokens with HMAC or RSA in Rails
- verify JWTs from an auth provider
- handle JWK key sets for token verification
- implement token-based authentication in Ruby APIs
When to choose
- you need standards-compliant JWT handling in Ruby or Rails
- you need broad algorithm support including RSASSA-PSS and JWK
- you want a mature, widely used, MIT-licensed library
When to avoid
- you need JWT support in a non-Ruby language
- you need session management or full OAuth flows rather than just token encoding/decoding
Facets
library · maturity stable
auth cryptography security serialization security web-development backend apis ruby jwt jwk oauth token-signing rfc7519 jws jwa
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/jwt/ruby-jwt · fetched 2026-08-28 · 57533501b756
- homepage: http://ruby-jwt.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · f6a5df08611e
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| jwt/ruby-jwt | main | 92 |
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