diff --git a/auth/auth_test.go b/auth/auth_test.go
index 8326a8979..a443cd641 100644
--- a/auth/auth_test.go
+++ b/auth/auth_test.go
@@ -10,10 +10,12 @@ import (
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	btcec "github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcec/v2"
 	btcecdsa "github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcec/v2/ecdsa"
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/chaincfg/chainhash"
+	"github.com/form3tech-oss/jwt-go"
 	"github.com/stakwork/sphinx-tribes/config"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
@@ -971,3 +973,185 @@ func TestConnectionCodeContext(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, 500, nextCalled)
 	})
 }
+
+func TestDecodeJwt(t *testing.T) {
+	config.InitConfig()
+	InitJwt()
+
+	mockJwtKey := "testsecretkey"
+	config.JwtKey = mockJwtKey
+
+	createToken := func(claims jwt.MapClaims) string {
+		token := jwt.NewWithClaims(jwt.SigningMethodHS256, claims)
+		tokenString, _ := token.SignedString([]byte(mockJwtKey))
+		return tokenString
+	}
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name           string
+		token          string
+		expectedClaims jwt.MapClaims
+		expectedError  error
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "Valid JWT Token",
+			token: createToken(jwt.MapClaims{
+				"pubkey": "testpubkey",
+				"exp":    float64(time.Now().Add(time.Hour).Unix()),
+			}),
+			expectedClaims: jwt.MapClaims{
+				"pubkey": "testpubkey",
+				"exp":    float64(time.Now().Add(time.Hour).Unix()),
+			},
+			expectedError: nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "Empty Token String",
+			token:          "",
+			expectedClaims: nil,
+			expectedError:  errors.New("token contains an invalid number of segments"),
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "Token with Only Header and Payload",
+			token:          "header.payload",
+			expectedClaims: nil,
+			expectedError:  errors.New("token contains an invalid number of segments"),
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Token with Invalid Signature",
+			token: func() string {
+				token := jwt.NewWithClaims(jwt.SigningMethodHS256, jwt.MapClaims{
+					"pubkey": "testpubkey",
+					"exp":    time.Now().Add(time.Hour).Unix(),
+				})
+				tokenString, _ := token.SignedString([]byte("wrongkey"))
+				return tokenString
+			}(),
+			expectedClaims: nil,
+			expectedError:  errors.New("signature is invalid"),
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "Malformed Token",
+			token:          "randomstring",
+			expectedClaims: nil,
+			expectedError:  errors.New("token contains an invalid number of segments"),
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Token with Unsupported Algorithm",
+			token: func() string {
+				token := jwt.New(jwt.SigningMethodNone)
+				token.Claims = jwt.MapClaims{
+					"pubkey": "testpubkey",
+					"exp":    time.Now().Add(time.Hour).Unix(),
+				}
+				tokenString, _ := token.SignedString(jwt.UnsafeAllowNoneSignatureType)
+				return tokenString
+			}(),
+			expectedClaims: nil,
+			expectedError:  errors.New("'none' signature type is not allowed"),
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Token with Expired Claims",
+			token: createToken(jwt.MapClaims{
+				"pubkey": "testpubkey",
+				"exp":    float64(time.Now().Add(-time.Hour).Unix()),
+			}),
+			expectedClaims: nil,
+			expectedError:  errors.New("Token is expired"),
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Token with Future Not Before (nbf) Claim",
+			token: createToken(jwt.MapClaims{
+				"pubkey": "testpubkey",
+				"nbf":    float64(time.Now().Add(time.Hour).Unix()),
+			}),
+			expectedClaims: nil,
+			expectedError:  errors.New("Token is not valid yet"),
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Token with Non-String Claims",
+			token: createToken(jwt.MapClaims{
+				"pubkey": "testpubkey",
+				"exp":    float64(time.Now().Add(time.Hour).Unix()),
+				"roles":  []interface{}{"admin", "user"},
+			}),
+			expectedClaims: jwt.MapClaims{
+				"pubkey": "testpubkey",
+				"exp":    float64(time.Now().Add(time.Hour).Unix()),
+				"roles":  []interface{}{"admin", "user"},
+			},
+			expectedError: nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "Null Request Object",
+			token:          "null",
+			expectedClaims: nil,
+			expectedError:  errors.New("token contains an invalid number of segments"),
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Token with Missing Key",
+			token: func() string {
+				token := jwt.NewWithClaims(jwt.SigningMethodHS256, jwt.MapClaims{
+					"pubkey": "testpubkey",
+					"exp":    time.Now().Add(time.Hour).Unix(),
+				})
+				tokenString, _ := token.SignedString([]byte("differentkey"))
+				return tokenString
+			}(),
+			expectedClaims: nil,
+			expectedError:  errors.New("signature is invalid"),
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Token with Additional Unrecognized Claims",
+			token: createToken(jwt.MapClaims{
+				"pubkey": "testpubkey",
+				"exp":    float64(time.Now().Add(time.Hour).Unix()),
+				"extra":  "value",
+			}),
+			expectedClaims: jwt.MapClaims{
+				"pubkey": "testpubkey",
+				"exp":    float64(time.Now().Add(time.Hour).Unix()),
+				"extra":  "value",
+			},
+			expectedError: nil,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			claims, err := DecodeJwt(tt.token)
+
+			if tt.expectedError != nil {
+				assert.Error(t, err)
+				assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), tt.expectedError.Error())
+			} else {
+				assert.NoError(t, err)
+				if claims != nil && tt.expectedClaims != nil {
+					assert.Equal(t, tt.expectedClaims["pubkey"], claims["pubkey"])
+					if tt.expectedClaims["roles"] != nil {
+						assert.ElementsMatch(t, tt.expectedClaims["roles"], claims["roles"])
+					}
+					if tt.expectedClaims["extra"] != nil {
+						assert.Equal(t, tt.expectedClaims["extra"], claims["extra"])
+					}
+					if tt.expectedClaims["data"] != nil {
+						assert.Equal(t, tt.expectedClaims["data"], claims["data"])
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+
+	t.Run("Large Number of Requests", func(t *testing.T) {
+		validToken := createToken(jwt.MapClaims{
+			"pubkey": "testpubkey",
+			"exp":    float64(time.Now().Add(time.Hour).Unix()),
+		})
+
+		for i := 0; i < 1000; i++ {
+			claims, err := DecodeJwt(validToken)
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.Equal(t, "testpubkey", claims["pubkey"])
+		}
+	})
+}