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Decoding a JWT token

Using jq to decode JWT tokens from the command line.

Decoding a JWT token

I know a lot of people just use the jwt.io website for decoding JWT tokens, but to me that always feels unsecure. It's definitely safer to use a command line tool on your own computer for that. I use the following jq command for that.

jq -R 'split(".") | .[1] | @base64d | fromjson' <<< ".... paste token here...."