feat: add NATS nkey (ed25519) JWT support#423
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Add support for encoding and decoding JWTs using NATS nkeys (ed25519-based
keys with base32 encoding). This enables full compatibility with NATS
authentication tokens and other nkey-signed JWTs.
Features:
- Encode JWTs using nkey seeds with EdDSA algorithm
- Decode/verify JWTs using nkey seeds or public keys
- Automatic normalization of NATS JWTs ("ed25519-nkey" → "EdDSA")
- Support for both string and file-based nkey inputs
Implementation:
- Detect nkey format by prefix (S/P for seeds, A/U/O/N/C/M/V/X for public keys)
- Convert nkeys to raw Ed25519 bytes via nkeys crate
- Transform to PKCS#8/SPKI PEM format for jsonwebtoken compatibility
- Normalize NATS JWT headers to enable parsing by jsonwebtoken
Dependencies:
- nkeys 0.4: NATS nkey format handling
- ed25519-dalek 2.2 (pkcs8 feature): Ed25519 cryptographic operations
- base64 0.21: JWT header manipulation for normalization
Testing:
- 4 test nkey files (user/account seeds and public keys)
- 7 new integration tests covering encoding, decoding, and error cases
- All 62 tests passing
This allows jwt-cli to work seamlessly with NATS ecosystem JWTs and
provides a convenient way to handle ed25519-nkey authentication tokens.
Signed-off-by: John Weldon <johnweldon4@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: John Weldon <johnweldon4@gmail.com>
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Summary
Add support for encoding and decoding JWTs using NATS nkeys (ed25519-based
keys with base32 encoding). This enables full compatibility with NATS
authentication tokens and other nkey-signed JWTs.
Features:
Implementation:
Dependencies:
Testing:
This allows jwt-cli to work seamlessly with NATS ecosystem JWTs and
provides a convenient way to handle ed25519-nkey authentication tokens.
Preflight checklist
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