vxcontrol/pentagi · error

unexpected signing method: %v

Error message

unexpected signing method: %v

What it means

Error "unexpected signing method: %v" thrown in vxcontrol/pentagi.

Source

Thrown at backend/pkg/server/auth/api_token_jwt.go:43

	return models.APITokenClaims{
		TokenID: tokenID,
		RID:     rid,
		UID:     uid,
		UHASH:   uhash,
		RegisteredClaims: jwt.RegisteredClaims{
			ExpiresAt: jwt.NewNumericDate(now.Add(time.Duration(ttl) * time.Second)),
			IssuedAt:  jwt.NewNumericDate(now),
			Subject:   "api_token",
		},
	}
}

func ValidateAPIToken(tokenString, globalSalt string) (*models.APITokenClaims, error) {
	var claims models.APITokenClaims
	token, err := jwt.ParseWithClaims(tokenString, &claims, func(token *jwt.Token) (any, error) {
		// verify signing algorithm to prevent "alg: none"
		if _, ok := token.Method.(*jwt.SigningMethodHMAC); !ok {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unexpected signing method: %v", token.Header["alg"])
		}
		return MakeJWTSigningKey(globalSalt), nil
	})
	if err != nil {
		if errors.Is(err, jwt.ErrTokenMalformed) {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("token is malformed")
		} else if errors.Is(err, jwt.ErrTokenExpired) || errors.Is(err, jwt.ErrTokenNotValidYet) {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("token is either expired or not active yet")
		} else {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("token invalid: %w", err)
		}
	}

	if !token.Valid {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("token is invalid")
	}

	return &claims, nil

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at backend/pkg/server/auth/api_token_jwt.go:43 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of vxcontrol/pentagi@ea665308ba (2026-09-01). Data as JSON: /api/errors/c737d87cf7d2633b. Report an issue: GitHub.