# How to verify jwt token using public key in java

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**Created:** [November 23, 2019, 8:40pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/how-to-verify-jwt-token-using-public-key-in-java/34173 "2019-11-23T20:40:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![deepesh.agrawal919](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/auth0/user_avatar/community.auth0.com/deepesh.agrawal919/32/17595_2.png) [@deepesh.agrawal919](https://community.auth0.com/u/deepesh.agrawal919)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2019, 8:40pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/how-to-verify-jwt-token-using-public-key-in-java/34173/1 "2019-11-23T20:40:27Z")

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How to use Jwts.parser() with public ket to verify jwt token.

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**Author:** ![Eugenio\_Pace](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/auth0/user_avatar/community.auth0.com/eugenio_pace/32/6107_2.png) [@Eugenio\_Pace](https://community.auth0.com/u/Eugenio_Pace)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2019, 12:35am UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/how-to-verify-jwt-token-using-public-key-in-java/34173/2 "2019-11-24T00:35:12Z")

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Hi @deepesh.agrawal919 -

You might want to expand on what you are building, what libraries you are using, etc. This Java library does support public/private key.

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