Using JSON Web Tokens (JWT) with Azure Functions (WITHOUT using Active Directory)

Question

I am sure someone out there has already done this, but I have yet to find any documentation with regard to the Microsoft implementation of JWT. The official documentation from

Answer 1

Try this: https://liftcodeplay.com/2017/11/25/validating-auth0-jwt-tokens-in-azure-functions-aka-how-to-use-auth0-with-azure-functions/ I successfully made it work using this guide. It took awhile due to nuget versions.

Follow that guide properly and use the following nuget versions

IdentityModel.Protocols (2.1.4)
IdentityModel.Protocols.OpenIdConenct (2.1.4)
IdentityModel.Tokens.Jwt (5.1.4)

Oh and, the guide tells you to write your AUDIENCE as your api link, don't. You'll get unauthorized error. Just write the name of your api, e.g. myapi

If you get error about System.http.formatting not being loaded when running the function, try to reinstall NET.Sdk.Functions and ignore the warning about AspNet.WebApi.Client being restored using .NETFramework. And restart visual studio.