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JWT tokenize - Postman Pre-Request Script
function base64url(source) {
// Encode in classical base64
encodedSource = CryptoJS.enc.Base64.stringify(source);
// Remove padding equal characters
encodedSource = encodedSource.replace(/=+$/, '');
// Replace characters according to base64url specifications
encodedSource = encodedSource.replace(/\+/g, '-');
encodedSource = encodedSource.replace(/\//g, '_');
return encodedSource;
}
function addIAT(request) {
var iat = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) + 257;
data.iat = iat;
return data;
}
var header = {
"typ": "JWT",
"alg": "HS256"
};
var data = {
"fname": "name",
"lname": "name",
"email": "email@domain.com",
"password": "abc123$"
};
data = addIAT(data);
var secret = 'myjwtsecret';
// encode header
var stringifiedHeader = CryptoJS.enc.Utf8.parse(JSON.stringify(header));
var encodedHeader = base64url(stringifiedHeader);
// encode data
var stringifiedData = CryptoJS.enc.Utf8.parse(JSON.stringify(data));
var encodedData = base64url(stringifiedData);
// build token
var token = encodedHeader + "." + encodedData;
// sign token
var signature = CryptoJS.HmacSHA256(token, secret);
signature = base64url(signature);
var signedToken = token + "." + signature;
postman.setEnvironmentVariable("payload", signedToken);
@pradeepbihanidd
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In my case changed secret to base64 worked perfectly. Those who are facing problem can try this out

var signature = CryptoJS.HmacSHA256(token, CryptoJS.enc.Base64.parse(secret));

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