Using JSON Web Tokens (JWTs)
To authenticate to the akenza MQTT broker using device credentials, a device must send a JSON Web Token (JWT, RFC 7519).
Each JWT is composed of three components: a header, a payload (containing a claim set), and a signature.
The following python modules need to be installed in order for the scripts to work.
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import paho.mqtt.publish as publish
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import jwt
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import datetime
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import ssl
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import hashlib
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from Crypto.PublicKey import RSA
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device_id = "<deviceId>"
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topic = f"/up/device/id/{device_id}"
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host = "mqtt.akenza.io"
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port = 8883
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payload = '{"temperature":22}'
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public_key_file_path = "./rsa_public.pem"
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private_key_file_path = "./rsa_private.pem"
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def create_jwt(device_id, private_key_file, public_key_file, algorithm="RS256"):
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token = {
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"iat": datetime.datetime.now(tz=datetime.timezone.utc),
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"exp": datetime.datetime.now(tz=datetime.timezone.utc) + datetime.timedelta(minutes=20),
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"aud": f"https://akenza.io/devices/{device_id}"
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}
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headers = {
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"kid": get_public_key_fingerprint(public_key_file)
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}
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with open(private_key_file, "r") as f:
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private_key = f.read()
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return jwt.encode(token, private_key, algorithm=algorithm, headers=headers)
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def get_public_key_fingerprint(public_key_file):
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with open(public_key_file, "r") as f:
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public_key = RSA.import_key(f.read())
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return hashlib.sha256(public_key.export_key(format="DER")).hexdigest()
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tls_config = {
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"cert_reqs": ssl.CERT_REQUIRED,
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"tls_version": ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1_2
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}
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mqtt_password = create_jwt(device_id, private_key_file_path, public_key_file_path)
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auth = {
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"username": "unused",
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"password": mqtt_password
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}
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publish.single(topic, payload, hostname=host, port=port, tls=tls_config, auth=auth, client_id=device_id)
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import paho.mqtt.publish as publish
import jwt
import datetime
import ssl
import hashlib
from Crypto.PublicKey import ECC
device_id = "<deviceId>"
topic = f"/up/device/id/{device_id}"
host = "mqtt.akenza.io"
port = 8883
payload = '{"temperature":22}'
public_key_file_path = "./ec_public.pem"
private_key_file_path = "./ec_private.pem"
def create_jwt(device_id, private_key_file, public_key_file, algorithm="ES256"):
token = {
"iat": datetime.datetime.now(tz=datetime.timezone.utc),
"exp": datetime.datetime.now(tz=datetime.timezone.utc) + datetime.timedelta(minutes=20),
"aud": f"https://akenza.io/devices/{device_id}"
}
headers = {
"kid": get_public_key_fingerprint(public_key_file)
}
with open(private_key_file, "r") as f:
private_key = f.read()
return jwt.encode(token, private_key, algorithm=algorithm, headers=headers)
def get_public_key_fingerprint(public_key_file):
with open(public_key_file, "r") as f:
public_key = ECC.import_key(f.read())
return hashlib.sha256(public_key.export_key(format="DER")).hexdigest()
tls_config = {
"cert_reqs": ssl.CERT_REQUIRED,
"tls_version": ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1_2
}
mqtt_password = create_jwt(device_id, private_key_file_path, public_key_file_path)
auth = {
"username": "unused",
"password": mqtt_password
}
publish.single(topic, payload, hostname=host, port=port, tls=tls_config, auth=auth, client_id=device_id)
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