phalcon/cphalcon · error · MissingJwtTypHeader

Invalid Header (missing 'typ' element)

Error message

Invalid Header (missing 'typ' element)

What it means

Error "Invalid Header (missing 'typ' element)" thrown in phalcon/cphalcon.

Source

Thrown at phalcon/Encryption/Security/JWT/Token/Parser.zep:117

    /**
     * Decodes the headers
     *
     * @param string $headers
     *
     * @return Item
     */
    private function decodeHeaders(string headers) -> <Item>
    {
        var decoded;

        let decoded = this->decode->__invoke(this->doDecodeUrl(headers), true);

        if typeof decoded !== "array" {
            throw new InvalidHeader();
        }

        if !isset decoded[Enum::TYPE] {
            throw new MissingJwtTypHeader();
        }

        return new Item(decoded, headers);
    }

    /**
     * Decodes the signature
     *
     * @param Item   $headers
     * @param string $signature
     *
     * @return Signature
     */
    private function decodeSignature(<Item> headers,  string signature) -> <Signature>
    {
        var algo, decoded, encodedSignature;

        let decoded          = "",

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at phalcon/Encryption/Security/JWT/Token/Parser.zep:117 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of phalcon/cphalcon@b7419de9cd (2026-08-21). Data as JSON: /api/errors/a12a43a859878d77. Report an issue: GitHub.