vapor-docs/3.0/docs/jwt/getting-started.md

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# JSON Web Token
JSON Web Token is a library containing all JSON Web Token related APIs.
### What is JWT?
JWT is a standard for managing client tokens. Tokens are a form of identification and proof to the server. JWT is cryptographically signed, so it is not possible to falsify the validity of a JWT unless any of the following conditions is met:
- A broken algorithm was used (such as MD5)
- A weak signing key was used and brute-forced
- The signing key used was leaked out to a third party
Please note that any private/secret data **must not** be stored inside a JSON Web Token since they're publically readable. They are **not** encrypted.
## With Vapor
This package is included with Vapor by default, just add:
```swift
import JWT
```
## Without Vapor
To include it in your package, add the following to your `Package.swift` file.
```swift
// swift-tools-version:4.0
import PackageDescription
let package = Package(
name: "Project",
dependencies: [
...
.package(url: "https://github.com/vapor/jwt.git", .upToNextMajor(from: "3.0.0")),
],
targets: [
.target(name: "Project", dependencies: ["JWT", ... ])
]
)
```
If this is your first time adding a dependency, you should read our introduction to [Package.swift](../getting-started/spm.md).
Use `import JWT` to access JSON Web Token's APIs.