diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 2a5003d7..84f8bae0 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/armon/go-socks5 v0.0.0-20160902184237-e75332964ef5
 	github.com/coreos/go-oidc/v3 v3.10.0
 	github.com/fatedier/golib v0.4.2
+	github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5 v5.2.1
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0
 	github.com/gorilla/mux v1.8.1
 	github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 8f1610f3..6a94df6d 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.1 h1:pKouT5E8xu9zeFC39JXRDukb6JFQPXM5p5I91188VAQ=
 github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.1/go.mod h1:9T104GzyrTigFIr8wt5mBrctHMim0Nb2HLGrmQ40KvY=
 github.com/go-task/slim-sprig v0.0.0-20230315185526-52ccab3ef572 h1:tfuBGBXKqDEevZMzYi5KSi8KkcZtzBcTgAUUtapy0OI=
 github.com/go-task/slim-sprig v0.0.0-20230315185526-52ccab3ef572/go.mod h1:9Pwr4B2jHnOSGXyyzV8ROjYa2ojvAY6HCGYYfMoC3Ls=
+github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5 v5.2.1 h1:OuVbFODueb089Lh128TAcimifWaLhJwVflnrgM17wHk=
+github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5 v5.2.1/go.mod h1:pqrtFR0X4osieyHYxtmOUWsAWrfe1Q5UVIyoH402zdk=
 github.com/golang/glog v0.0.0-20160126235308-23def4e6c14b/go.mod h1:SBH7ygxi8pfUlaOkMMuAQtPIUF8ecWP5IEl/CR7VP2Q=
 github.com/golang/mock v1.1.1/go.mod h1:oTYuIxOrZwtPieC+H1uAHpcLFnEyAGVDL/k47Jfbm0A=
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.2.0/go.mod h1:6lQm79b+lXiMfvg/cZm0SGofjICqVBUtrP5yJMmIC1U=
diff --git a/pkg/auth/auth.go b/pkg/auth/auth.go
index 9d8db7b6..dcb9e52f 100644
--- a/pkg/auth/auth.go
+++ b/pkg/auth/auth.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ type Setter interface {
 func NewAuthSetter(cfg v1.AuthClientConfig) (authProvider Setter) {
 	switch cfg.Method {
 	case v1.AuthMethodToken:
-		authProvider = NewTokenAuth(cfg.AdditionalScopes, cfg.Token)
+		authProvider = NewJWTAuth(cfg.AdditionalScopes, cfg.Token)
 	case v1.AuthMethodOIDC:
 		authProvider = NewOidcAuthSetter(cfg.AdditionalScopes, cfg.OIDC)
 	default:
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ type Verifier interface {
 func NewAuthVerifier(cfg v1.AuthServerConfig) (authVerifier Verifier) {
 	switch cfg.Method {
 	case v1.AuthMethodToken:
-		authVerifier = NewTokenAuth(cfg.AdditionalScopes, cfg.Token)
+		authVerifier = NewJWTAuth(cfg.AdditionalScopes, cfg.Token)
 	case v1.AuthMethodOIDC:
 		authVerifier = NewOidcAuthVerifier(cfg.AdditionalScopes, cfg.OIDC)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/auth/jwt.go b/pkg/auth/jwt.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..66c5c973
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/auth/jwt.go
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+// Copyright 2020 guylewin, guy@lewin.co.il
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package auth
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"slices"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5"
+
+	v1 "github.com/fatedier/frp/pkg/config/v1"
+	"github.com/fatedier/frp/pkg/msg"
+)
+
+type JWTAuthSetterVerifier struct {
+	additionalAuthScopes []v1.AuthScope
+	token                string
+}
+
+func NewJWTAuth(additionalAuthScopes []v1.AuthScope, token string) *JWTAuthSetterVerifier {
+	return &JWTAuthSetterVerifier{
+		additionalAuthScopes: additionalAuthScopes,
+		token:                token,
+	}
+}
+
+func (auth *JWTAuthSetterVerifier) SetLogin(loginMsg *msg.Login) error {
+	loginMsg.PrivilegeKey = auth.token
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (auth *JWTAuthSetterVerifier) SetPing(pingMsg *msg.Ping) error {
+	if !slices.Contains(auth.additionalAuthScopes, v1.AuthScopeHeartBeats) {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	pingMsg.Timestamp = time.Now().Unix()
+	pingMsg.PrivilegeKey = auth.token
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (auth *JWTAuthSetterVerifier) SetNewWorkConn(newWorkConnMsg *msg.NewWorkConn) error {
+	if !slices.Contains(auth.additionalAuthScopes, v1.AuthScopeNewWorkConns) {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	newWorkConnMsg.Timestamp = time.Now().Unix()
+	newWorkConnMsg.PrivilegeKey = auth.token
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (auth *JWTAuthSetterVerifier) VerifyLogin(m *msg.Login) error {
+	return auth.VerifyToken(m.User, m.PrivilegeKey)
+}
+
+func (auth *JWTAuthSetterVerifier) VerifyPing(m *msg.Ping) error {
+	if !slices.Contains(auth.additionalAuthScopes, v1.AuthScopeHeartBeats) {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return auth.VerifyToken("", m.PrivilegeKey)
+}
+
+func (auth *JWTAuthSetterVerifier) VerifyNewWorkConn(m *msg.NewWorkConn) error {
+	if !slices.Contains(auth.additionalAuthScopes, v1.AuthScopeNewWorkConns) {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return auth.VerifyToken("", m.PrivilegeKey)
+}
+
+func (auth *JWTAuthSetterVerifier) VerifyToken(user, token string) error {
+	methodKey := map[string]string{jwt.SigningMethodHS256.Alg(): auth.token}
+	parser := jwt.NewParser(jwt.WithValidMethods([]string{jwt.SigningMethodHS256.Name}))
+	parsedToken, err := parser.Parse(token, func(t *jwt.Token) (any, error) {
+		key, ok := methodKey[t.Method.Alg()]
+		if !ok {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("method %s is not supported", t.Method)
+		}
+		return []byte(key), nil
+	})
+
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, jwt.ErrTokenExpired) {
+			return errors.New("token is expired")
+		}
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if !parsedToken.Valid {
+		return fmt.Errorf("token %s is invalid", token)
+	}
+
+	claims, ok := parsedToken.Claims.(jwt.MapClaims)
+	if !ok {
+		return fmt.Errorf("claims %v is invalid", parsedToken.Claims)
+	}
+
+	if len(user) > 0 {
+		id, found := claims["email"]
+		if !found {
+			id, found = claims["id"]
+		}
+		if id != user {
+			return fmt.Errorf("token %s is not for user %s", token, user)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}