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AH JWT Auth

Name: AH JWT Auth
Author: andrewheberle

This plugin allows sign in to WordPress using a JSON Web Token (JWT) contained in a HTTP Header.

AH JWT Auth ranks #25,665 among WordPress.org plugins with 20+ active installations, is #596 of 1,659 in the Authentication category, and was last updated Oct 24, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1.4

v2.5.0 Current Version v2.5.0

Updated 2 weeks ago Last Update on 24 Oct, 2026

Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.5.0
Last Updated: Oct 24, 2026
Requires WP: 4.7+
Tested Up To: 7.1.4
PHP Version: 8.0 or higher
Author: andrewheberle

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about AH JWT Auth

By default the plugin looks for the JWT in the Authorization header as follows: Authorization: Bearer <JWT Here> However the token may be retrieved from a configurable HTTP header, for example to integrate with Cloudflare Access, which was the original target for this plugin, you would configure the use of the Cf-Access-Jwt-Assertion header.

The JWT must contain at least an email claim and may also contain a role claim: { "iss": "example.com", "aud": "example-audience-id", "email": "admin@example.com", "iat": 1356999524, "nbf": 1357000000, "role": "admin" } The aud and iss claims are only required when a JWT Audience and/or Issuer value has been configured in the plugin settings, however as they are standard JWT claims it is recommended to set these options to verify those claims exist and are valid.

Currently only the HS256 and RS256 algorithms are supported.

Deactivating the plugin leaves its settings in place, so reactivating it picks up where you left off. Deleting the plugin removes all of its settings, including the JWT private secret, from every site in a multisite network. User accounts the plugin created from JWTs are kept, as they belong to the site.