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IAT payload value is not respected if value is zero #874

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If the iat payload value is is zero, in other words, the UNIX epoch, it is not respected and the current time is used instead. I believe it is because zero evaluates to false here:

https://github.com/auth0/node-jsonwebtoken/blob/master/sign.js#L179

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jwt.sign({ iat: 0, data: 'foobar' }, 'secret', { expiresIn: 86400 });

Expected payload iat value should be zero and exp is expected to be 86400. The actual iat value is the current time and exp is the current time plus 86400.

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  • Version: 9.0.0
  • Node v14.18.1 (npm v8.12.2)

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