ciphertoken 0.1.6

High-performance token and crypto utilities written in Rust with PyO3

CipherToken

CipherToken is a modern, high-performance Python library for cryptography and JWT (JSON Web Token) management.
It is implemented in Rust using PyO3, providing both speed and security for generating, encoding, decoding, and verifying tokens.

The library is designed to be modular, organized into submodules for secret management, time utilities, algorithms, and token handling.
It supports both synchronous and asynchronous operations

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Library Overview

CipherToken is structured into the following main parts:

1. secret Module

Handles key generation for symmetric (HMAC) and asymmetric (RSA) algorithms:

• secret_key() – Generate a random HMAC key (default 32 bytes)
• secret_key_with_size(size: int) – Generate HMAC key with a custom size
• generate_hmac_secret(size: int) – Generate an HMAC secret key
• generate_hmac_secret_async(size: int) – Async version of HMAC key generation
• generate_rsa_keypair(bits: Optional[int] = 2048) – Generate RSA private/public key pair

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2. time Module

Provides utility functions for time conversion and timestamps:

• now() – Current UNIX timestamp
• seconds(n: int) – Convert n seconds to seconds
• minutes(n: int) – Convert n minutes to seconds
• hours(n: int) – Convert n hours to seconds
• days(n: int) – Convert n days to seconds
• weeks(n: int) – Convert n weeks to seconds

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3. utils Module

Contains useful constants:

• DEFAULT_SECRET_SIZE – Default key size
• MIN_SECRET_SIZE – Minimum allowed key size
• TOKEN_ACCESS – Access token type
• TOKEN_REFRESH – Refresh token type

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4. algorithms Module

Defines algorithm constants for token signing:

• HMAC: HS256, HS384, HS512
• RSA: RS256, RS384, RS512
• ECDSA: ES256, ES384
• RSA-PSS: PS256, PS384, PS512
• Edwards Curve: EDDSA

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5. CipherToken Class

Main class for managing JWTs:

• Constructor:

from ciphertoken import CipherToken

CipherToken(secret: str, algorithm: str, access_ttl: int, refresh_ttl: int)

Synchronous methods:

access(user_id: int, extra_payload: Optional[dict] = None) -> str
refresh(user_id: int, extra_payload: Optional[dict] = None) -> str
decode(token: str) -> dict
verify(token: str) -> bool
rotation(refresh_token: str, extra_payload: Optional[dict] = None) -> Tuple[str, str]
inspect(token: str) -> dict
remaining_time(token: str) -> Optional[int]
algorithm_name() -> str

Asynchronous methods:

await access_async(user_id: int, extra_payload: Optional[dict] = None) -> str
await refresh_async(user_id: int, extra_payload: Optional[dict] = None) -> str
await decode_async(token: str) -> dict
await verify_async(token: str) -> bool
await rotation_async(refresh_token: str, extra_payload: Optional[dict] = None) -> Tuple[str, str]

Helper Functions:

is_jwt_format(token: str) – Check if a string is a valid JWT

validate_jwt_format(token: str) – Validate JWT structure

Installation

CipherToken is available via PyPI. Install it with:

pip install ciphertoken

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Usage Example

from ciphertoken.secret import secret_key
from ciphertoken import CipherToken
from ciphertoken.time import minutes, days
from ciphertoken.utils import TOKEN_REFRESH
from ciphertoken.algorithms import HS256

# Generate a secret key
key = secret_key()

# Create a CipherToken instance
token = CipherToken(secret=key, algorithm=HS256, access_ttl=minutes(10), refresh_ttl=days(7))

# Generate access and refresh tokens
access_token = token.access(user_id=123)
refresh_token = token.refresh(user_id=123)

# Verify and decode tokens
payload = token.decode(access_token)
is_valid = token.verify(access_token)

# Async usage
import asyncio

async def generate_async_token():
    access_token = await token.access_async(user_id=123)
    payload = await token.decode_async(access_token)
    return payload

asyncio.run(generate_async_token())

Implementation Notes

• Built in Rust using PyO3 for maximum speed and memory safety

• Supports synchronous and asynchronous workflows

• Fully modular: secret, time, utils, algorithms, and CipherToken class

• Secure key handling with HMAC and RSA support

• Easily extendable for additional algorithms

Summary

CipherToken is a modern, Rust-backed Python library for authentication and JWT management. It is ideal for web APIs, microservices, or any system that requires secure token generation, verification, and rotation.