Add DefaultJwtParser functionality to parse JWSs with empty body.

impl/src/main/java/io/jsonwebtoken/impl/DefaultJwtBuilder.java

@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ public String compact() {
         }
 
         if (payload == null && Collections.isEmpty(claims)) {
-            throw new IllegalStateException("Either 'payload' or 'claims' must be specified.");
+            payload = "";
         }
 
         if (payload != null && !Collections.isEmpty(claims)) {

impl/src/main/java/io/jsonwebtoken/impl/DefaultJwtParser.java

@@ -257,6 +257,11 @@ public Jwt parse(String jwt) throws ExpiredJwtException, MalformedJwtException,
 
         Assert.hasText(jwt, "JWT String argument cannot be null or empty.");
 
+        if ("..".equals(jwt)) {
+            String msg = "JWT string '..' is missing a header.";
+            throw new MalformedJwtException(msg);
+        }
+
         String base64UrlEncodedHeader = null;
         String base64UrlEncodedPayload = null;
         String base64UrlEncodedDigest = null;
@@ -293,9 +298,6 @@ public Jwt parse(String jwt) throws ExpiredJwtException, MalformedJwtException,
             base64UrlEncodedDigest = sb.toString();
         }
 
-        if (base64UrlEncodedPayload == null) {
-            throw new MalformedJwtException("JWT string '" + jwt + "' is missing a body/payload.");
-        }
 
         // =============== Header =================
         Header header = null;
@@ -317,15 +319,18 @@ public Jwt parse(String jwt) throws ExpiredJwtException, MalformedJwtException,
         }
 
         // =============== Body =================
-        byte[] bytes = base64UrlDecoder.decode(base64UrlEncodedPayload);
-        if (compressionCodec != null) {
-            bytes = compressionCodec.decompress(bytes);
+        String payload = ""; // https://github.com/jwtk/jjwt/pull/540
+        if (base64UrlEncodedPayload != null) {
+            byte[] bytes = base64UrlDecoder.decode(base64UrlEncodedPayload);
+            if (compressionCodec != null) {
+                bytes = compressionCodec.decompress(bytes);
+            }
+            payload = new String(bytes, Strings.UTF_8);
         }
-        String payload = new String(bytes, Strings.UTF_8);
 
         Claims claims = null;
 
-        if (payload.charAt(0) == '{' && payload.charAt(payload.length() - 1) == '}') { //likely to be json, parse it:
+        if (!payload.isEmpty() && payload.charAt(0) == '{' && payload.charAt(payload.length() - 1) == '}') { //likely to be json, parse it:
             Map<String, Object> claimsMap = (Map<String, Object>) readValue(payload);
             claims = new DefaultClaims(claimsMap);
         }
@@ -385,7 +390,10 @@ public Jwt parse(String jwt) throws ExpiredJwtException, MalformedJwtException,
             Assert.notNull(key, "A signing key must be specified if the specified JWT is digitally signed.");
 
             //re-create the jwt part without the signature.  This is what needs to be signed for verification:
-            String jwtWithoutSignature = base64UrlEncodedHeader + SEPARATOR_CHAR + base64UrlEncodedPayload;
+            String jwtWithoutSignature = base64UrlEncodedHeader + SEPARATOR_CHAR;
+            if (base64UrlEncodedPayload != null) {
+              jwtWithoutSignature += base64UrlEncodedPayload;
+            }
 
             JwtSignatureValidator validator;
             try {

impl/src/test/groovy/io/jsonwebtoken/DeprecatedJwtParserTest.groovy

@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import java.security.SecureRandom
 import static ClaimJwtException.INCORRECT_EXPECTED_CLAIM_MESSAGE_TEMPLATE
 import static ClaimJwtException.MISSING_EXPECTED_CLAIM_MESSAGE_TEMPLATE
 import static org.junit.Assert.*
-import static io.jsonwebtoken.DateTestUtils.truncateMillis
 
 class DeprecatedJwtParserTest {
 

impl/src/test/groovy/io/jsonwebtoken/DeprecatedJwtsTest.groovy

@@ -167,18 +167,15 @@ class DeprecatedJwtsTest {
             Jwts.parser().parse('..')
             fail()
         } catch (MalformedJwtException e) {
-            assertEquals e.message, "JWT string '..' is missing a body/payload."
+            assertEquals e.message, "JWT string '..' is missing a header."
         }
     }
 
     @Test
     void testParseWithHeaderOnly() {
-        try {
-            Jwts.parser().parse('foo..')
-            fail()
-        } catch (MalformedJwtException e) {
-            assertEquals e.message, "JWT string 'foo..' is missing a body/payload."
-        }
+        String unsecuredJwt = base64Url("{\"alg\":\"none\"}") + ".."
+        Jwt jwt = Jwts.parser().parse(unsecuredJwt)
+        assertEquals("none", jwt.getHeader().get("alg"))
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -187,17 +184,7 @@ class DeprecatedJwtsTest {
             Jwts.parser().parse('..bar')
             fail()
         } catch (MalformedJwtException e) {
-            assertEquals e.message, "JWT string '..bar' is missing a body/payload."
-        }
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    void testParseWithHeaderAndSignatureOnly() {
-        try {
-            Jwts.parser().parse('foo..bar')
-            fail()
-        } catch (MalformedJwtException e) {
-            assertEquals e.message, "JWT string 'foo..bar' is missing a body/payload."
+            assertEquals e.message, "JWT string has a digest/signature, but the header does not reference a valid signature algorithm."
         }
     }
 

impl/src/test/groovy/io/jsonwebtoken/JwtParserTest.groovy

@@ -19,9 +19,11 @@ import io.jsonwebtoken.impl.DefaultClock
 import io.jsonwebtoken.impl.FixedClock
 import io.jsonwebtoken.io.Encoders
 import io.jsonwebtoken.lang.Strings
+import io.jsonwebtoken.security.Keys
 import io.jsonwebtoken.security.SignatureException
 import org.junit.Test
 
+import javax.crypto.SecretKey
 import javax.crypto.spec.SecretKeySpec
 import java.security.SecureRandom
 
@@ -168,6 +170,44 @@ class JwtParserTest {
         assertEquals jwt.body, payload
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void testParseEmptyPayload() {
+        SecretKey key = Keys.secretKeyFor(SignatureAlgorithm.HS256)
+
+        String payload = ''
+
+        String compact = Jwts.builder().setPayload(payload).signWith(key).compact()
+
+        assertTrue Jwts.parserBuilder().build().isSigned(compact)
+
+        Jwt<Header, String> jwt = Jwts.parserBuilder().setSigningKey(key).build().parse(compact)
+
+        assertEquals payload, jwt.body
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testParseNullPayload() {
+        SecretKey key = Keys.secretKeyFor(SignatureAlgorithm.HS256)
+
+        String compact = Jwts.builder().signWith(key).compact()
+
+        assertTrue Jwts.parserBuilder().build().isSigned(compact)
+
+        Jwt<Header, String> jwt = Jwts.parserBuilder().setSigningKey(key).build().parse(compact)
+
+        assertEquals '', jwt.body
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testParseNullPayloadWithoutKey() {
+        String compact = Jwts.builder().compact()
+
+        Jwt<Header, String> jwt = Jwts.parserBuilder().build().parse(compact)
+
+        assertEquals 'none', jwt.header.alg
+        assertEquals '', jwt.body
+    }
+
     @Test
     void testParseWithExpiredJwt() {
 

impl/src/test/groovy/io/jsonwebtoken/JwtsTest.groovy

@@ -167,18 +167,15 @@ class JwtsTest {
             Jwts.parserBuilder().build().parse('..')
             fail()
         } catch (MalformedJwtException e) {
-            assertEquals e.message, "JWT string '..' is missing a body/payload."
+            assertEquals e.message, "JWT string '..' is missing a header."
         }
     }
 
     @Test
     void testParseWithHeaderOnly() {
-        try {
-            Jwts.parserBuilder().build().parse('foo..')
-            fail()
-        } catch (MalformedJwtException e) {
-            assertEquals e.message, "JWT string 'foo..' is missing a body/payload."
-        }
+        String unsecuredJwt = base64Url("{\"alg\":\"none\"}") + ".."
+        Jwt jwt = Jwts.parserBuilder().build().parse(unsecuredJwt)
+        assertEquals("none", jwt.getHeader().get("alg"))
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -187,17 +184,7 @@ class JwtsTest {
             Jwts.parserBuilder().build().parse('..bar')
             fail()
         } catch (MalformedJwtException e) {
-            assertEquals e.message, "JWT string '..bar' is missing a body/payload."
-        }
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    void testParseWithHeaderAndSignatureOnly() {
-        try {
-            Jwts.parserBuilder().build().parse('foo..bar')
-            fail()
-        } catch (MalformedJwtException e) {
-            assertEquals e.message, "JWT string 'foo..bar' is missing a body/payload."
+            assertEquals e.message, "JWT string has a digest/signature, but the header does not reference a valid signature algorithm."
         }
     }
 

impl/src/test/groovy/io/jsonwebtoken/impl/DefaultJwtBuilderTest.groovy

@@ -138,26 +138,11 @@ class DefaultJwtBuilderTest {
         assertNull b.claims.foo
     }
 
-    @Test
-    void testCompactWithoutBody() {
-        def b = new DefaultJwtBuilder()
-        try {
-            b.compact()
-            fail()
-        } catch (IllegalStateException ise) {
-            assertEquals ise.message, "Either 'payload' or 'claims' must be specified."
-        }
-    }
-
     @Test
     void testCompactWithoutPayloadOrClaims() {
-        def b = new DefaultJwtBuilder()
-        try {
-            b.compact()
-            fail()
-        } catch (IllegalStateException ise) {
-            assertEquals ise.message, "Either 'payload' or 'claims' must be specified."
-        }
+        def compact = new DefaultJwtBuilder().compact()
+
+        assertTrue compact.endsWith("..")
     }
 
     @Test