@Test
    void testJose4jExample() throws InvalidJwtException, JoseException {

        //
        // JSON Web Token is a compact URL-safe means of representing claims/attributes to be transferred
        // between two parties. This example demonstrates producing and consuming a signed JWT
        //

        // Generate an RSA key pair, which will be used for signing and verification of the JWT, wrapped in a JWK
        RsaJsonWebKey rsaJsonWebKey = RsaJwkGenerator.generateJwk(2048);

        // Give the JWK a Key ID (kid), which is just the polite thing to do
        rsaJsonWebKey.setKeyId("k1");

        // Create the Claims, which will be the content of the JWT
        JwtClaims claims = new JwtClaims();
        claims.setIssuer("Issuer");  // who creates the token and signs it
        claims.setAudience("Audience"); // to whom the token is intended to be sent
        claims.setExpirationTimeMinutesInTheFuture(10); // time when the token will expire (10 minutes from now)
        claims.setGeneratedJwtId(); // a unique identifier for the token
        claims.setIssuedAtToNow();  // when the token was issued/created (now)
        claims.setNotBeforeMinutesInThePast(2); // time before which the token is not yet valid (2 minutes ago)
        claims.setSubject("subject"); // the subject/principal is whom the token is about
        // additional claims/attributes about the subject can be added
        claims.setClaim("email", "mail@example.com");
        List<String> groups = Arrays.asList("group-one", "other-group", "group-three");
        // multi-valued claims work too and will end up as a JSON array
        claims.setStringListClaim("groups", groups);

        // A JWT is a JWS and/or a JWE with JSON claims as the payload.
        // In this example it is a JWS so we create a JsonWebSignature object.
        JsonWebSignature jws = new JsonWebSignature();

        // The payload of the JWS is JSON content of the JWT Claims
        jws.setPayload(claims.toJson());

        // The JWT is signed using the private key
        jws.setKey(rsaJsonWebKey.getPrivateKey());

        // Set the Key ID (kid) header because it's just the polite thing to do.
        // We only have one key in this example but a using a Key ID helps
        // facilitate a smooth key rollover process
        jws.setKeyIdHeaderValue(rsaJsonWebKey.getKeyId());

        // Set the signature algorithm on the JWT/JWS that will integrity protect the claims
        jws.setAlgorithmHeaderValue(AlgorithmIdentifiers.RSA_USING_SHA256);

        // Sign the JWS and produce the compact serialization or the complete JWT/JWS
        // representation, which is a string consisting of three dot ('.') separated
        // base64url-encoded parts in the form Header.Payload.Signature
        // If you wanted to encrypt it, you can simply set this jwt as the payload
        // of a JsonWebEncryption object and set the cty (Content Type) header to "jwt".
        String jwt = jws.getCompactSerialization();


        // Now you can do something with the JWT. Like send it to some other party
        // over the clouds and through the interwebs.
        System.out.println("JWT: " + jwt);

        // Use JwtConsumerBuilder to construct an appropriate JwtConsumer, which will
        // be used to validate and process the JWT.
        // The specific validation requirements for a JWT are context dependent, however,
        // it typically advisable to require a (reasonable) expiration time, a trusted issuer, and
        // and audience that identifies your system as the intended recipient.
        // If the JWT is encrypted too, you need only provide a decryption key or
        // decryption key resolver to the builder.
        JwtConsumer jwtConsumer = new JwtConsumerBuilder()
                .setRequireExpirationTime() // the JWT must have an expiration time
                .setAllowedClockSkewInSeconds(30) // allow some leeway in validating time based claims to
                //                                   account for clock skew
                .setRequireSubject() // the JWT must have a subject claim
                .setExpectedIssuer("Issuer") // whom the JWT needs to have been issued by
                .setExpectedAudience("Audience") // to whom the JWT is intended for
                .setVerificationKey(rsaJsonWebKey.getKey()) // verify the signature with the public key
                .setJwsAlgorithmConstraints(// only allow the expected signature algorithm(s) in the given context
                        new AlgorithmConstraints(
                                AlgorithmConstraints.ConstraintType.WHITELIST,
                                AlgorithmIdentifiers.RSA_USING_SHA256)) // which is only RS256 here
                .build(); // create the JwtConsumer instance

        LOGGER.info("Public key: {}", rsaJsonWebKey.getPublicKey().toString());

        LOGGER.info("Base64: \n{}\n", Base64.encode(rsaJsonWebKey.getPublicKey().getEncoded()));

        LOGGER.info("private key: {}", rsaJsonWebKey.getPrivateKey().toString());

        LOGGER.info("Base64: \n{}\n", Base64.encode(rsaJsonWebKey.getPrivateKey().getEncoded()));


        //  Validate the JWT and process it to the Claims
        JwtClaims jwtClaims = jwtConsumer.processToClaims(jwt);
        System.out.println("JWT validation succeeded! " + jwtClaims);

    }
Copied from https://bitbucket.org/b_c/jose4j/wiki/JWT Examples
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Not really a test, just a handy reference for how to create a token and verify it in jose4j
stroom-security/stroom-security-impl/src/test/java/stroom/security/impl/TestJWTService.java