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# jwt.properties

## File purpose

The **jwt.properties** file is used to configure the authentication based on JWT.

## File location

The file is located in the folder **cvarc-application\src\main\resources\properties**.

## File values

<table><thead><tr><th>Key</th><th>Value</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>activeviam.jwt.key.public</td><td /><td>The public RSA key encoded in Base64.</td></tr><tr><td>activeviam.jwt.key.private</td><td /><td>The private RSA key encoded in Base64.</td></tr><tr><td>activeviam.jwt.expiration</td><td><code>43200</code></td><td>The lifetime of the tokens in seconds.</td></tr></tbody></table>

To generate new RSA keys, execute JwtUtil.