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# JWT must always be verified

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## Metadata{% #metadata %}

**ID:** `csharp-security/jwt-verify`

**Language:** C#

**Severity:** Warning

**Category:** Security

**CWE**: [347](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/347.html)

## Description{% #description %}

Preventing JWT validation may lead to unauthorized access. Make sure that tokens are always verified.

#### Learn More{% #learn-more %}

- [CWE-347: Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/347)

## Non-Compliant Code Examples{% #non-compliant-code-examples %}

```csharp
using System.Xml;

class MyClass {
    public static void decodePayload()
    {
        JwtDecoder decoder = null;
        decoder.Decode(token, secret, false);
        decoder.Decode(token, secret, verify: false);
    }
}
```

## Compliant Code Examples{% #compliant-code-examples %}

```csharp
using System.Xml;

class MyClass {
    public static void decodePayload()
    {
        JwtDecoder decoder = null;
        decoder.Decode(token, secret, true);
        decoder.Decode(token, secret, verify: true);
    }
}
```
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