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Set options via Environment Variables

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
38/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
javascript, node.js
Domain
backend, security

Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating where options are accepted and where clockTolerance is consumed, then determine the supported environment-variable mapping and verify it with focused tests. Done means the documented configuration options work through environment variables without breaking explicit options.

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Description

Describe the problem you'd like to have solved

Ability to set config options (e.g., clockTolerance), via environment variables to work-around libraries which leverage jsonwebtoken internally but are not exposing config options to the end-user.

Describe the ideal solution

opts.clockTolerance ?? process.env.clockTolerance etc.

Alternatives and current work-arounds

No current workaround, outside of a custom patch. An alternative would be a major upstream refactor in firebase (and others) to properly allow for option consumption. This would be preferable, in an ideal world.

Additional context

Trying to account for minor clock skew between client mobile & IoT devices through clockTolerance.

Dominant language
JavaScript
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