diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 77a2a6e..abeca52 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ go 1.19
 
 require (
 	github.com/at-wat/ebml-go v0.17.0
-	github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4 v4.5.0
+	github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5 v5.2.0
 	github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.0
 	github.com/jech/cert v0.0.0-20210819231831-aca735647728
 	github.com/jech/samplebuilder v0.0.0-20221109182433-6cbba09fc1c9
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 17608f9..07b75c4 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSs
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.4.7/go.mod h1:jwhsz4b93w/PPRr/qN1Yymfu8t87LnFCMoQvtojpjFo=
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.4.9/go.mod h1:znqG4EE+3YCdAaPaxE2ZRY/06pZUdp0tY4IgpuI1SZQ=
 github.com/go-task/slim-sprig v0.0.0-20210107165309-348f09dbbbc0/go.mod h1:fyg7847qk6SyHyPtNmDHnmrv/HOrqktSC+C9fM+CJOE=
-github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4 v4.5.0 h1:7cYmW1XlMY7h7ii7UhUyChSgS5wUJEnm9uZVTGqOWzg=
-github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4 v4.5.0/go.mod h1:m21LjoU+eqJr34lmDMbreY2eSTRJ1cv77w39/MY0Ch0=
+github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5 v5.2.0 h1:d/ix8ftRUorsN+5eMIlF4T6J8CAt9rch3My2winC1Jw=
+github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5 v5.2.0/go.mod h1:pqrtFR0X4osieyHYxtmOUWsAWrfe1Q5UVIyoH402zdk=
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.2.0/go.mod h1:6lQm79b+lXiMfvg/cZm0SGofjICqVBUtrP5yJMmIC1U=
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.4.0-rc.1/go.mod h1:ceaxUfeHdC40wWswd/P6IGgMaK3YpKi5j83Wpe3EHw8=
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.4.0-rc.1.0.20200221234624-67d41d38c208/go.mod h1:xKAWHe0F5eneWXFV3EuXVDTCmh+JuBKY0li0aMyXATA=
diff --git a/token/jwt.go b/token/jwt.go
index bf6fc31..592ad5d 100644
--- a/token/jwt.go
+++ b/token/jwt.go
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ import (
 	"net/url"
 	"path"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
-	"github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4"
+	"github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5"
 )
 
 type JWT jwt.Token
@@ -108,9 +109,14 @@ func getKey(header map[string]interface{}, keys []map[string]interface{}) (inter
 	return nil, errors.New("key not found")
 }
 
-func toStringArray(a []interface{}) ([]string, bool) {
-	b := make([]string, len(a))
-	for i, v := range a {
+func toStringArray(a interface{}) ([]string, bool) {
+	aa, ok := a.([]interface{})
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, false
+	}
+
+	b := make([]string, len(aa))
+	for i, v := range aa {
 		w, ok := v.(string)
 		if !ok {
 			return nil, false
@@ -121,9 +127,15 @@ func toStringArray(a []interface{}) ([]string, bool) {
 }
 
 func parseJWT(token string, keys []map[string]interface{}) (*JWT, error) {
-	t, err := jwt.Parse(token, func(t *jwt.Token) (interface{}, error) {
-		return getKey(t.Header, keys)
-	})
+	t, err := jwt.Parse(
+		token,
+		func(t *jwt.Token) (interface{}, error) {
+			return getKey(t.Header, keys)
+		},
+		jwt.WithExpirationRequired(),
+		jwt.WithIssuedAt(),
+		jwt.WithLeeway(5*time.Second),
+	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -131,34 +143,18 @@ func parseJWT(token string, keys []map[string]interface{}) (*JWT, error) {
 }
 
 func (token *JWT) Check(host, group string, username *string) (string, []string, error) {
-	claims := token.Claims.(jwt.MapClaims)
-
-	s, ok := claims["sub"]
-	if !ok {
-		return "", nil, errors.New("token has no 'sub' field")
-	}
-	sub, ok := s.(string)
-	if !ok {
-		return "", nil, errors.New("invalid 'sub' field")
+	sub, err := token.Claims.GetSubject()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", nil, err
 	}
 	// we accept tokens with a different username from the one provided,
 	// and use the token's 'sub' field to override the username
 
-	var aud []string
-	if a, ok := claims["aud"]; ok && a != nil {
-		switch a := a.(type) {
-		case string:
-			aud = []string{a}
-		case []interface{}:
-			aud, ok = toStringArray(a)
-			if !ok {
-				return "", nil, errors.New("invalid 'aud' field")
-			}
-		default:
-			return "", nil, errors.New("invalid 'aud' field")
-		}
+	aud, err := token.Claims.GetAudience()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", nil, err
 	}
-	ok = false
+	ok := false
 	for _, u := range aud {
 		url, err := url.Parse(u)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -181,13 +177,14 @@ func (token *JWT) Check(host, group string, username *string) (string, []string,
 		return "", nil, errors.New("token for wrong group")
 	}
 
+	claims, ok := token.Claims.(jwt.MapClaims)
+	if !ok {
+		return "", nil, errors.New("unexpected type for token")
+	}
+
 	var perms []string
 	if p, ok := claims["permissions"]; ok && p != nil {
-		pp, ok := p.([]interface{})
-		if !ok {
-			return "", nil, errors.New("invalid 'permissions' field")
-		}
-		perms, ok = toStringArray(pp)
+		perms, ok = toStringArray(p)
 		if !ok {
 			return "", nil, errors.New("invalid 'permissions' field")
 		}
diff --git a/token/jwt_test.go b/token/jwt_test.go
index bb385f8..b19fa13 100644
--- a/token/jwt_test.go
+++ b/token/jwt_test.go
@@ -125,8 +125,11 @@ func TestJWT(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Couldn't parse noSubToken: %v", err)
 	}
 	username, perms, err = tok.Check("galene.org:8443", "auth", &jack)
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Errorf("noSubToken is valid")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("noSubToken is not valid: %v", err)
+	}
+	if username != "" || !reflect.DeepEqual(perms, []string{"present"}) {
+		t.Errorf("Expected \"\", [present], got %v %v", username, perms)
 	}
 
 	badToken := "eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJub25lIn0.eyJzdWIiOiJqb2huIiwiYXVkIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9nYWxlbmUub3JnOjg0NDMvZ3JvdXAvYXV0aC8iLCJwZXJtaXNzaW9ucyI6WyJwcmVzZW50Il0sImlhdCI6MTY0NTMxMDQ2OSwiZXhwIjoyOTA2NzUwNDY5LCJpc3MiOiJodHRwOi8vbG9jYWxob3N0OjEyMzQvIn0."