diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
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+++ b/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module github.com/wasim-builds/jwt
+
+go 1.21
diff --git a/jwt.go b/jwt.go
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+++ b/jwt.go
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+package jwt
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"math"
+	"strconv"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// Safe temporal boundaries — year 0000 to year 9999 in UTC
+const (
+	MinUnixTime int64 = -62135596800 // Jan 1, year 0001 00:00:00 UTC
+	MaxUnixTime int64 = 253402300799 // Dec 31, year 9999 23:59:59 UTC
+)
+
+var (
+	ErrExpiredToken      = errors.New("jwt: token is expired (exp)")
+	ErrTokenNotYetValid  = errors.New("jwt: token is not yet valid (nbf)")
+	ErrMalformedClaims   = errors.New("jwt: malformed or invalid claims")
+	ErrInvalidEpoch      = errors.New("jwt: time claim contains out-of-bounds epoch value")
+	ErrMalformedToken    = errors.New("jwt: token is malformed")
+)
+
+// Claims holds standard JWT claims
+type Claims struct {
+	Sub string                 `json:"sub,omitempty"`
+	Iss string                 `json:"iss,omitempty"`
+	Exp json.Number            `json:"exp,omitempty"`
+	Nbf json.Number            `json:"nbf,omitempty"`
+	Iat json.Number            `json:"iat,omitempty"`
+	Extra map[string]interface{} `json:"-"`
+}
+
+// parsePayload decodes a base64url-encoded JSON payload into Claims
+func parsePayload(payload string) (*Claims, error) {
+	var c Claims
+	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(payload), &c); err != nil {
+		return nil, ErrMalformedClaims
+	}
+	return &c, nil
+}
+
+// parseTimeClaim safely converts a json.Number (from JWT) to time.Time,
+// rejecting values that overflow or lie outside safe temporal bounds.
+func parseTimeClaim(num json.Number) (time.Time, error) {
+	if num == "" {
+		return time.Time{}, nil
+	}
+
+	// Try float64 first (most common from JSON unmarshal)
+	f, err := num.Float64()
+	if err != nil {
+		return time.Time{}, fmt.Errorf("%w: %v", ErrInvalidEpoch, err)
+	}
+
+	// Reject NaN and Inf
+	if math.IsNaN(f) || math.IsInf(f, 0) {
+		return time.Time{}, fmt.Errorf("%w: NaN or Inf", ErrInvalidEpoch)
+	}
+
+	// Convert to int64 for Unix timestamp comparison
+	// Use strconv to handle large integers directly when possible
+	i, err := strconv.ParseInt(num.String(), 10, 64)
+	if err != nil {
+		// Not a clean integer — use the float64 representation
+		i = int64(f)
+		if float64(i) != f {
+			return time.Time{}, fmt.Errorf("%w: precision loss converting %s to int64", ErrInvalidEpoch, num.String())
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Bounds check: reject timestamps outside safe range
+	if i < MinUnixTime || i > MaxUnixTime {
+		return time.Time{}, fmt.Errorf("%w: %d is outside [%d, %d]", ErrInvalidEpoch, i, MinUnixTime, MaxUnixTime)
+	}
+
+	return time.Unix(i, 0).UTC(), nil
+}
+
+// ValidateClaims checks that exp/nbf/iat are within bounds and logically consistent.
+// now is the current time; if zero, time.Now() is used.
+func ValidateClaims(c *Claims, now time.Time) error {
+	if c == nil {
+		return ErrMalformedClaims
+	}
+
+	if now.IsZero() {
+		now = time.Now()
+	}
+
+	// Validate exp
+	if c.Exp != "" {
+		exp, err := parseTimeClaim(c.Exp)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if now.After(exp) {
+			return ErrExpiredToken
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Validate nbf
+	if c.Nbf != "" {
+		nbf, err := parseTimeClaim(c.Nbf)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if now.Before(nbf) {
+			return ErrTokenNotYetValid
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Validate iat
+	if c.Iat != "" {
+		_, err := parseTimeClaim(c.Iat)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/jwt_test.go b/jwt_test.go
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index 0000000..42271c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jwt_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+package jwt
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"strconv"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func TestValidToken(t *testing.T) {
+	// exp = year 2050, should pass with any "now" before 2050
+	c := &Claims{
+		Exp: jsonNumber(2524608000),
+		Nbf: jsonNumber(1500000000),
+		Iat: jsonNumber(1500000000),
+	}
+	now := time.Date(2026, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	if err := ValidateClaims(c, now); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("expected no error, got %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestExpiredToken(t *testing.T) {
+	c := &Claims{Exp: jsonNumber(1000000000)} // expired
+	now := time.Date(2026, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	if err := ValidateClaims(c, now); err != ErrExpiredToken {
+		t.Errorf("expected ErrExpiredToken, got %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNotYetValid(t *testing.T) {
+	c := &Claims{Nbf: jsonNumber(4102444800)} // year 2100
+	now := time.Date(2026, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	if err := ValidateClaims(c, now); err != ErrTokenNotYetValid {
+		t.Errorf("expected ErrTokenNotYetValid, got %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestMaxInt64Overflow(t *testing.T) {
+	c := &Claims{Exp: jsonNumber(9223372036854775807)} // max int64
+	if err := ValidateClaims(c, time.Now()); err == nil {
+		t.Error("expected error for max int64 exp, got nil")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLargeFloatingPoint(t *testing.T) {
+	c := &Claims{Exp: json.Number("1e21")}
+	if err := ValidateClaims(c, time.Now()); err == nil {
+		t.Error("expected error for 1e21 exp, got nil")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestMinInt64Overflow(t *testing.T) {
+	c := &Claims{Exp: jsonNumber(-9223372036854775808)} // min int64
+	if err := ValidateClaims(c, time.Now()); err == nil {
+		t.Error("expected error for min int64 exp, got nil")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestZeroTimestamp(t *testing.T) {
+	// exp = 0 (epoch) — expired, should fail
+	c := &Claims{Exp: jsonNumber(0)}
+	now := time.Date(2026, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	if err := ValidateClaims(c, now); err != ErrExpiredToken {
+		t.Errorf("expected ErrExpiredToken for exp=0, got %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestYear9999Max(t *testing.T) {
+	// MaxUnixTime — should pass
+	c := &Claims{Exp: jsonNumber(MaxUnixTime)}
+	now := time.Date(2026, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	if err := ValidateClaims(c, now); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("expected no error for max valid exp, got %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestJustBeyondMax(t *testing.T) {
+	c := &Claims{Exp: jsonNumber(MaxUnixTime + 1)}
+	if err := ValidateClaims(c, time.Now()); err == nil {
+		t.Error("expected error for exp beyond MaxUnixTime, got nil")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNilClaims(t *testing.T) {
+	if err := ValidateClaims(nil, time.Now()); err != ErrMalformedClaims {
+		t.Errorf("expected ErrMalformedClaims for nil claims, got %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEmptyClaims(t *testing.T) {
+	c := &Claims{}
+	if err := ValidateClaims(c, time.Now()); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("expected no error for empty claims, got %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidIat(t *testing.T) {
+	c := &Claims{Iat: jsonNumber(1500000000)}
+	if err := ValidateClaims(c, time.Now()); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("expected no error for valid iat, got %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIatOverflow(t *testing.T) {
+	c := &Claims{Iat: jsonNumber(9223372036854775807)}
+	if err := ValidateClaims(c, time.Now()); err == nil {
+		t.Error("expected error for overflowed iat, got nil")
+	}
+}
+
+func jsonNumber(n int64) json.Number {
+	return json.Number(strconv.FormatInt(n, 10))
+}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
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index 49f4dee..0000000
--- a/main.go
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@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-package main
-
-import "fmt"
-
-func main() {
-	fmt.Println("Hello, Bounty Hunter!")
-}