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Decoding the json web token header using the base64 and serde_json modules
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Rust - Decode JWT Header
#[derive(Deserialize, Debug)]
struct Header {
pub alg: String,
}
let header = base64
::decode_engine(
"JWT Header",
&FastPortable::from(&alphabet::STANDARD, fast_portable::NO_PAD)
)
.unwrap();
let decoded_json: Header = serde_json::from_slice(&header).unwrap();
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