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Decode a JWT via command line
# will not work in all cases, see https://gist.github.com/angelo-v/e0208a18d455e2e6ea3c40ad637aac53#gistcomment-3439904
function jwt-decode() {
sed 's/\./\n/g' <<< $(cut -d. -f1,2 <<< $1) | base64 --decode | jq
}
JWT=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzdWIiOiIxMjM0NTY3ODkwIiwibmFtZSI6IkpvaG4gRG9lIiwiYWRtaW4iOnRydWV9.TJVA95OrM7E2cBab30RMHrHDcEfxjoYZgeFONFh7HgQ
jwt-decode $JWT
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jpbochi commented Jan 10, 2025

@rickgm I ended up settling for python3 -m base64 -d as a replacement for openssl base64 -d -A. It's more robust, supporting both base64 and base64url modes.

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