---
title: "shared/jwt"
description: "Loads and validates JWT secrets that authenticate Engine API traffic between node components."
source: https://basehub.org/crates/shared/jwt/
---
import { LinkCard } from '@astrojs/starlight/components';

## Overview

The `shared/jwt` sub-crate (`base-jwt`) is part of the [shared crate group](/crates/shared/overview/).

It loads and validates the JWT secrets that authenticate Engine API traffic between the consensus and execution components.

## Source

<LinkCard title="View source on GitHub" href="https://github.com/base/base/tree/main/crates/shared/jwt" />