diff --git a/gns3server/services/authentication.py b/gns3server/services/authentication.py
index 9dbf1616..477c24a8 100644
--- a/gns3server/services/authentication.py
+++ b/gns3server/services/authentication.py
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-
-from jose import JWTError, jwt
+from joserfc import jwt
+from joserfc.jwk import OctKey
+from joserfc.errors import JoseError
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
 import bcrypt
 
@@ -23,7 +24,6 @@ from typing import Optional
 from fastapi import HTTPException, status
 from gns3server.schemas.controller.tokens import TokenData
 from gns3server.config import Config
-from pydantic import ValidationError
 
 import logging
 
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ class AuthService:
             secret_key = DEFAULT_JWT_SECRET_KEY
             log.error("A JWT secret key must be configured to secure the server, using an unsecured default key!")
         algorithm = Config.instance().settings.Controller.jwt_algorithm
-        encoded_jwt = jwt.encode(to_encode, secret_key, algorithm=algorithm)
+        key = OctKey.import_key(secret_key)
+        encoded_jwt = jwt.encode({"alg": algorithm}, to_encode, key)
         return encoded_jwt
 
     def get_username_from_token(self, token: str, secret_key: str = None) -> Optional[str]:
@@ -73,11 +74,12 @@ class AuthService:
                 secret_key = DEFAULT_JWT_SECRET_KEY
                 log.error("A JWT secret key must be configured to secure the server, using an unsecured default key!")
             algorithm = Config.instance().settings.Controller.jwt_algorithm
-            payload = jwt.decode(token, secret_key, algorithms=[algorithm])
-            username: str = payload.get("sub")
+            key = OctKey.import_key(secret_key)
+            payload = jwt.decode(token, key, algorithms=[algorithm])
+            username: str = payload.claims.get("sub")
             if username is None:
                 raise credentials_exception
             token_data = TokenData(username=username)
-        except (JWTError, ValidationError):
+        except (JoseError, ValueError):
             raise credentials_exception
         return token_data.username
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 3882f22f..fb4eb280 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ sqlalchemy==2.0.36
 aiosqlite==0.20.0
 alembic==1.14.0
 bcrypt==4.2.1
-python-jose[cryptography]==3.3.0
+joserfc==1.0.1
 email-validator==2.2.0
 watchfiles==1.0.3
 zstandard==0.23.0
diff --git a/tests/api/routes/controller/test_users.py b/tests/api/routes/controller/test_users.py
index 88df89d9..416fe45b 100644
--- a/tests/api/routes/controller/test_users.py
+++ b/tests/api/routes/controller/test_users.py
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ from typing import Optional
 from fastapi import FastAPI, HTTPException, status
 from sqlalchemy import update
 from httpx import AsyncClient
-from jose import jwt
+from joserfc import jwt
+from joserfc.jwk import OctKey
 
 from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
 from gns3server.db.repositories.users import UsersRepository
@@ -166,16 +167,23 @@ class TestAuthTokens:
 
         jwt_secret = config.settings.Controller.jwt_secret_key
         token = auth_service.create_access_token(test_user.username)
-        payload = jwt.decode(token, jwt_secret, algorithms=["HS256"])
-        username = payload.get("sub")
+        key = OctKey.import_key(jwt_secret)
+        payload = jwt.decode(token, key, algorithms=["HS256"])
+        username = payload.claims.get("sub")
         assert username == test_user.username
 
-    async def test_token_missing_user_is_invalid(self, app: FastAPI, client: AsyncClient, config: Config) -> None:
+    async def test_decode_token_with_wrong_algorithm(
+            self,
+            app: FastAPI,
+            client: AsyncClient,
+            test_user: User,
+            config: Config
+    ) -> None:
 
         jwt_secret = config.settings.Controller.jwt_secret_key
-        token = auth_service.create_access_token(None)
-        with pytest.raises(jwt.JWTError):
-            jwt.decode(token, jwt_secret, algorithms=["HS256"])
+        token = auth_service.create_access_token(test_user.username)
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+            jwt.decode(token, jwt_secret, algorithms=["ES256"])
 
     async def test_can_retrieve_username_from_token(
             self,
@@ -236,9 +244,10 @@ class TestUserLogin:
 
         # check that token exists in response and has user encoded within it
         token = response.json().get("access_token")
-        payload = jwt.decode(token, jwt_secret, algorithms=["HS256"])
-        assert "sub" in payload
-        username = payload.get("sub")
+        key = OctKey.import_key(jwt_secret)
+        payload = jwt.decode(token, key, algorithms=["HS256"])
+        assert "sub" in payload.claims
+        username = payload.claims.get("sub")
         assert username == test_user.username
 
         # check that token is proper type