Qlik JWT Token generator

This script was created to generate JWT tokens to authenticate the qlik-cli tool to Qlik Sense Enterprise. See the qlik-cli documentation for why you might want to do this.

The script might be adaptable to create JWT tokens for other purposes, but this is not the primary goal.

Install

This script is setup as a Python package. You should be able to install it directly with pip or pipx:

pip install qlikjwt@git+https://github.com/swsphn/qlikjwt.git

OR

pipx install qlikjwt@git+https://github.com/swsphn/qlikjwt.git

This will install qlikjwt as an importable Python library and an executable cli tool. (Or just an executable tool in the case of pipx)

Usage

Run the following to view the built-in help:

qlikjwt --help

Usage: qlikjwt [OPTIONS] JWT_PRIVATE_KEY

  Generate a JWT token from a private key and a payload. Payload options may
  be specified using optional arguments. If not specified, the user will be
  prompted to enter payload values.

Arguments:
  JWT_PRIVATE_KEY  Path to JWT private key  [required]

Options:
  --name TEXT               Token owner's name
  --user TEXT               User ID
  --directory TEXT          User directory
  --email TEXT              Email address
  --jwt-audience TEXT       JWT Intended Audience (aud)
  --group TEXT              Access group. Repeat this option to specify
                            multiple groups.
  --days-to-expiry INTEGER  Days until JWT token expires
  --help                    Show this message and exit.